The world premiere of "Man of la Mancha" took place on Broadway on 22nd November 1965. The story about the bewildered Spanish knight who battles against windmills ran for a record number of 2300 performances. "Man of la Mancha" was first performed at the Volksoper in 1994 with Robert Meyer in the role of Sancho. Now the musical, directed by Olivier Tambosi, returns with Meyer playing the “Knight of the Sad Countenance”.
Cast
- Conductor
- Lorenz C. Aichner
- Stage direction
- Olivier Tambosi
- Choreography
- Stephan Brauer
- Stage and costume design
- Friedrich Despalmes
- Don Quixote (Cervantes)
- Robert Meyer
- Sancho (Gehilfe)
- Boris Pfeifer
- Aldonza
- Patricia Nessy
- Der Gastwirt (Gouverneur)
- Christian Graf
- Der Padre
- Mehrzad Montazeri
- Dr. Carrasco (Duke)
- Christian Dolezal
- Antonia
- Martina Dorak
- Der Barbier
- Thomas Sigwald
- Die Haushälterin
- Wolfgang Gratschmaier
- Maria, Frau des Gastwirts
- Susanne Litschauer
- Gefangene
- Lorna Dawson
- Gefangene
- Josephine Kindl
- Jose, Gefangener
- Oliver Liebl
- Pedro, Gefangener
- Thomas Huber
- Juan, Gefangener
- Kevin Perry
- Tenorio, Gefangener
- Markus Schiefer
- Paco, Gefangener
- Maximilian Klakow
- Anselmo, Gefangener
- Jeffrey Treganza
- Gitarrist
- Jonathan Bolívar