Portrayal of Elisabeth in the arts Empress Elisabeth of Austria

1 portrayal of elisabeth in arts

1.1 stage
1.2 ballet
1.3 film
1.4 television
1.5 literature
1.6 music
1.7 architecture

portrayal of elisabeth in arts
stage

in 1932 comic operetta sissi premiered in vienna. composed fritz kreisler, libretto written ernst , hubert marischka, orchestrations robert russell bennett. although pet name of empress spelled, sisi, never sissi, incorrect version of name persisted in works followed.

in 1943 jean cocteau wrote play imagined meeting between elisabeth , assassin, l aigle à deux têtes (the eagle 2 heads). first staged in 1946.

in 1992, musical elisabeth premièred @ theater der wien in vienna. libretto michael kunze , music sylvester levay, darkest portrayal of empress life. portrayed elisabeth bringing physical manifestation of death imperial court, destroying habsburg dynasty. leading role in premiere played dutch musical singer pia douwes. elisabeth went on become successful german-language musical of time , has enjoyed numerous productions around world.

ballet

in 1978 ballet, mayerling kenneth macmillan portrayed elisabeth in pas de deux son prince rudolf, principal character in ballet.

in 1993 french ballerina sylvie guillem appeared in piece entitled, sissi, l impératice anarchiste (sissi, anarchist empress), choreographed maurice béjart strauss s emperor waltz.

film

the 1921 film kaiserin elisabeth von Österreich 1 of first films focus entirely on elisabeth. co-written elisabeth s niece, marie larisch (who played younger self @ age of 62), , starred carla nelsen title character. film later achieved notoriety when group of con-artists started selling stills murder scene actual photographs of crime.

adolf trotz directed 1931 german film elisabeth of austria.

in 1936, columbia pictures released king steps out, film version of operetta sissi , directed josef von sternberg. starred opera diva grace moore , franchot tone.

jean cocteau directed 1948 film version of play eagle 2 heads. antonioni s 1981 film mystery of oberwald adaptation of play.

in german-speaking world, elisabeth s name associated trilogy of romantic films life directed ernst marischka starred teenage romy schneider:

sissi (1955)
sissi — die junge kaiserin (1956) (sissi — young empress)
sissi — schicksalsjahre einer kaiserin (1957) (sissi — fateful years of empress)
forever love condensed version, 3 films edited down 1 feature , dubbed in english. version released in north america in 1962.

in dramatizations, elisabeth appears peripheral husband , son, , shown mature character. schneider s characterization of elisabeth young woman first time young empress seen on screen. trilogy first explicitly depict romantic myth of sissi, , ends abruptly determination live private life. further exploration of topic have been @ odds accepted image of loving wife, devoted mother, , benevolent empress. 3 films, newly restored, shown every christmas on austrian, german, dutch, , french television. in 2007, films released sissi collection english subtitles. schneider came loathe role, claiming, sissi sticks me porridge (haferbrei). later appeared more realistic , fascinating elisabeth in luchino visconti s ludwig, 1972 film elisabeth s cousin, ludwig ii of bavaria. portrait of schneider in film one, taken roles, displayed in home.

ava gardner played empress in 1968 film mayerling, in omar sharif starred crown prince rudolf.

the 1991 german film called sisi/last minute (original sisi und der kaiserkuß, (sisi , emperor s kiss) starred french actress vanessa wagner sisi, nils tavernier emperor franz joseph , sonja kirchberger helene.

in film version of andrew lloyd webber s phantom of opera, character christine wearing gown inspired famous portrait of elisabeth winterhalter.

in 2007, german comedian , director michael herbig released computer-animated parody film based on elisabeth under title lissi und der wilde kaiser (lit.: lissi , wild emperor ). based on sissi parody sketches featured in television show bullyparade.

a recent appearance of sisi in new 2012 biopic ludwig ii of bavaria titled ludwig ii, played hannah herzsprung.

in december 2014, coincide presentation of pre-fall 2015 metier d arts collection luxury fashion house chanel, shown in schloss leopoldskron palace, creative director karl lagerfeld directed short film featuring cara delevingne empress elisabeth accompanied pharrell williams. during dream sequence, duo sing song written williams entitled cc world, playing on iconic interlocking logo of fashion house, initials of founder coco chanel, empress s nickname sisi . lagerfeld recreated iconic gown worn elisabeth in portrait winterhalter, whilst pharrell takes on attire similar franz joseph.

television

in 1974, elisabeth portrayed in british television series fall of eagles. diane keen played young elisabeth , rachel gurney portrayed empress @ time of rudolf s death.

the 1992 wgbh-tv adaptation of agatha christie s miss marple mystery mirror crack d side side centers around shooting of fictitious film elisabeth. role of actress portraying empress played claire bloom.

the season 5 finale of austrian detective television series kommissar rex (1994) revolves around deluded woman affected myth of empress. episode, appropriately, entitled, sisi.

a heavily fictionalized version of elisabeth s younger years portrayed in 1997 animated children s series, princess sissi.

arielle dombasle portrayed elisabeth in 2004 television film sissi, l impératrice rebelle, detailing last 5 days of life.

sandra ceccarelli portrayed older elisabeth in 2006 television dramatization of mayerling incident, crown prince. son , lover played max von thun , vittoria puccini.

in december 2009, sisi, two-part mini-series, premiered on european television, produced german, austrian , italian partnership, starring cristiana capotondi elisabeth , david rott emperor franz joseph. 1997 animated series, film portrays romantic mythology surrounding unhappy marriage of elisabeth , franz joseph, political problems of empire , personal troubles of main characters dealt in better detail in many other dramas.

literature

constantin christomanos (1867–1911) served elisabeth s modern greek language tutor 1891 1893 , escorted during stay in corfu, published memoirs of shortly after death, in 1899 tagebuchblätter (diary pages). although portrayed elisabeth in idealistic favourable manner fairytale princess come life, book displeased imperial court declared him persona non grata , forced him resign university teaching position in vienna , leave austria.

the story of elisabeth told in susan appleyard s ebook, in gilded cage.

elisabeth s youth , adult life dramatized in novel imperial waltz william s. abrahams (dial press, 1954).

elisabeth appears significant character in gary jennings 1987 novel spangle. novel concerns circus traveling through europe @ close of 1800s, , portrays elisabeth s interest in circuses , daredevil riding.

her story inspired 2003 children s book royal diaries: elisabeth, princess bride.

the empress appears in romantic fiction novel stars in heart barbara cartland.

appears in alexander lernet-holenia s novel mayerling (1960).

she appears in cameo in short story road charing cross in book flashman , tiger george macdonald fraser (1999). dances anti-hero, harry flashman @ ball @ end of story, in flashman has helped prevent husband emperor being assassinated.

mark twain (a.k.a. samuel clemens) wrote assassination of empress of austria in article entitled memorable assassination, did not submit publication.

the empress haunts deadly christmas house party in form of chatty biography, life of empress elizabeth of austria, in georgette heyer’s mystery, envious casca (1941). book , disappearance form part of goings-on drive various family members , guests distraction.

author allison pataki wrote historical fiction novel elisabeth , marriage emperor franz joseph entitled accidental empress, in february 2015. sequel, sisi, empress on own, published in march 2016.

journalist jennifer bowers bahney wrote narrative non-fiction true story of theft of koechert diamond pearl titled stealing sisi s star: how master thief got away austria s famous jewel, published mcfarland & co., june 2015.

music

dutch singer petra berger s album eternal woman includes if had wish , song elisabeth.

the song sisi scottish band washington irving inspired elisabeth s life.

architecture

the elizabeth church in lviv, ukraine (now greek catholic church of st. olha , elizabeth), founded in 1903 emperor in memory of elisabeth.