The operetta A Night in Venice, composed in 1883, drew on the overflowing enthusiasm that Vienna held for the Serenissima — an affection that reached another peak with the opening of the “Venice in Vienna” theme park in the Prater in 1895.

The plot revolves around the pleasure-seeking Duke of Urbino, a notorious womanizer, who wishes to take advantage of the Carnival season to pursue a romantic conquest under the cover of colorful masks and disguise… Specifically, the Duke sets his sights on Barbara, the wife of Venetian senator Delaqua. Several schemes — some aiming to thwart the Duke’s plan, others to support it — intersect and clash, and in the end, the Duke finds himself facing not one, but three Barbaras!

Creative team
Stage direction: Nina Spijkers
Set design: Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck
Costume design: Jorine van Beek
Choreography: Florian Hurler
Lighting design: Tim van't Hof
Choir directors: Roger Díaz-Cajamarca & Holger Kristen
Dramaturgy: Magdalena Hoisbauer