"Mask in Blue" 2016 at the Sirnach Operetta
Operette Sirnach has been producing an operetta every three years since 1955 and is staging "Mask in Blue" by Fred Raymond in 2016. The Government Council of the Canton of Thurgau has granted a lottery fund contribution of CHF 50,000 for this production.
Operetta Sirnach developed from the Sirnach Male Voice Choir, which has been active since 1860, and the Sirnach Theater Society, which was founded later. Since 1955, the theater company has created a tradition of operetta productions that also enjoys a considerable reputation outside the canton of Thurgau.
Every three years, a large-scale production is put on under professional direction and with over 200 participants from the region, which is attended by over 11,000 spectators from the region and the surrounding cantons.
The 2016 production will be directed by an artistically proven team: Leopold Huber, director of the See-Burgtheater, has once again been recruited to direct the production. Martin Baur, the long-standing musical director of Operetta Sirnach, will also be responsible for the musical direction of the new production. Kinsun Chan has been in charge of the choreography since 2007, while Klaus Hellenstein is responsible for the stage design and costumes for the third time.
Seven professional soloists, an amateur choir with singers from the Wil region and a 28-piece orchestra made up of professionals and amateurs are also involved. A total of 24 performances are scheduled in the Dreitannensaal in Sirnach from January 9 to March 16, 2016.
