Hamburg’s State Opera will stage “Titanic: The Musical” in a slightly reworked version for the German audience on August 7. One of the biggest sea tragedies of history the Titanic, on its maiden voyage in 1912, collided with an iceberg and sank. The tragedy is considered one 20th century’s most dramatic accidents. "Titanic - The Musical" based Peter Stone’s book and directed by Maury Yeston details the fateful destinies of those who were on board that day, narrating their stories meticulously to detail. The original Broadway production has already won five Tony Awards, including the best musical. This new production has German surtitles for an exclusive Germany guest performance for the first time ever at Hamburg’s State Opera.In 1985, when the wreck of RMS Titanic was first discovered, it got Yeston interested in writing a musical about the disaster. In an interview to a noted British Newspaper Yeston mentioned that, "What drew me to the project was the positive aspects of what the ship represented, the first was humankind's striving after great artistic works and similar technological feats, despite the possibility of tragic failure, and second the dreams of the passengers on board: the 3rd Class immigrating to America for a better life; the 2nd Class, with a dream of leading a lifestyle that only the upper classes can afford and the 1st Class, to maintain their fortunate positions forever. Titanic’s collision with the iceberg shattered all their dreams within no time. Also of interest to Yeston was the subsequent change of character passengers and crew had, it seemed to him, the potential for a great emotional and musical stage expression.The makers were aware that the idea was quite an unusual subject for a musical. But as Yeston believes that if one doesn’t have that daring to-forget-the-odds attitude, one must not be in show business. It's the shows that sound safe on the surface which don't do well. “One needs to dare greatly, and I really want to stretch the bounds of creative expression in musical theater," Yeston explained. He saw the story as symbolic the British culture of that time, prevalent with its rigid social class system and its innate desire to progress through technology. To depict the same expression on stage, the presentation had to be worked upon because Titanic is a very English. Yeston knew that he would have to color something that makes the theme identifiable with the music of the great composers at that time, like Elgar or Vaughan Williams. It was a chance to bring in the musical theater an element of the symphonic tradition that wasn’t heard of before.The show is on August 7, 2018 at Staatsoper, Great House, Dammtorstraße 28, 20354 HamburgFor details, visit https://www.staatsoper-hamburg.deClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the musical.http://www.blouinartinfo.com Founder: Louise Blouin
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