Tom Sawyer
October - November 2026
Tom Sawyer
Children and youth programme
Oper Graz - Hauptbühne
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Tom Sawyer - Sat 03.10.2026
Tickets
Sat 03.10.2026
17:00–19:00
Cast
- Musikalische Leitung: Ulises Maino
- Inszenierung: Tobias Ribitzki
- Bühne & Kostüme: Stefan Rieckhoff
- Licht: Olaf Freese
- Dramaturgie: Christin Hagemann, Katie Campbell, Johanna Wall
- Singschul': Andrea Fournier
- Tom Sawyer: Tom Schimon
- Huckleberry Finn: Michael Heller
- Ben Harper: Jianwei Liu
- Becky Thatcher: Leah Bedenko
- Amy Lawrence: Sofia Vinnik
- Alfred Temple: Michael Großschädl
- Tante Polly: Neira Muhić
- Killer-Joe: Martin Fournier
- Muff Potter: Wilfried Zelinka
- Mrs. Harper: Hanna Park
- Lehrer/Pfarrer: Ivan Oreščanin
- Dr. Robinson | Richter Thatcher: Ted Black
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Tom Sawyer - Sun 04.10.2026
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Sun 04.10.2026
11:00–13:00
Cast
- Musikalische Leitung: Ulises Maino
- Inszenierung: Tobias Ribitzki
- Bühne & Kostüme: Stefan Rieckhoff
- Licht: Olaf Freese
- Dramaturgie: Christin Hagemann, Katie Campbell, Johanna Wall
- Singschul': Andrea Fournier
- Tom Sawyer: Tom Schimon
- Huckleberry Finn: Michael Heller
- Ben Harper: Jianwei Liu
- Becky Thatcher: Leah Bedenko
- Amy Lawrence: Sofia Vinnik
- Alfred Temple: Michael Großschädl
- Tante Polly: Neira Muhić
- Killer-Joe: Martin Fournier
- Muff Potter: Wilfried Zelinka
- Mrs. Harper: Hanna Park
- Lehrer/Pfarrer: Ivan Oreščanin
- Dr. Robinson | Richter Thatcher: Ted Black
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Tom Sawyer - Sun 04.10.2026
Tickets
Sun 04.10.2026
17:00–19:00
Cast
- Musikalische Leitung: Ulises Maino
- Inszenierung: Tobias Ribitzki
- Bühne & Kostüme: Stefan Rieckhoff
- Licht: Olaf Freese
- Dramaturgie: Christin Hagemann, Katie Campbell, Johanna Wall
- Singschul': Andrea Fournier
- Tom Sawyer: Tom Schimon
- Huckleberry Finn: Michael Heller
- Ben Harper: Jianwei Liu
- Becky Thatcher: Leah Bedenko
- Amy Lawrence: Sofia Vinnik
- Alfred Temple: Michael Großschädl
- Tante Polly: Neira Muhić
- Killer-Joe: Martin Fournier
- Muff Potter: Wilfried Zelinka
- Mrs. Harper: Hanna Park
- Lehrer/Pfarrer: Ivan Oreščanin
- Dr. Robinson | Richter Thatcher: Ted Black
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Tom Sawyer - Wed 07.10.2026
Tickets
Wed 07.10.2026
10:30–12:30
Cast
- Musikalische Leitung: Ulises Maino
- Inszenierung: Tobias Ribitzki
- Bühne & Kostüme: Stefan Rieckhoff
- Licht: Olaf Freese
- Dramaturgie: Christin Hagemann, Katie Campbell, Johanna Wall
- Singschul': Andrea Fournier
- Tom Sawyer: Tom Schimon
- Huckleberry Finn: Michael Heller
- Ben Harper: Jianwei Liu
- Becky Thatcher: Leah Bedenko
- Amy Lawrence: Sofia Vinnik
- Alfred Temple: Michael Großschädl
- Tante Polly: Neira Muhić
- Killer-Joe: Martin Fournier
- Muff Potter: Wilfried Zelinka
- Mrs. Harper: Ekaterina Solunya
- Lehrer/Pfarrer: Ivan Oreščanin
- Dr. Robinson | Richter Thatcher: Ted Black
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Original lyrics by Maxwell Anderson and Ira Gershwin
Arrangement by Kai Tietje
Concept by Ulrich Lenz, Tobias Ribitzki, Kai Tietje, and John von Düffel
A production of the Komische Oper Berlin
“Yippee, Mississippi!” – Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn embark on a wild adventure filled with friendship, courage, and the magic of growing up! Director Tobias Ribitzki brings Mark Twain’s legendary characters to the stage of the Graz Opera as a musical for the whole family, featuring music by Kurt Weill, the children of the Singschul՚, and a large orchestra—colorful, funny, and full of heart-pounding excitement!…
Tom Sawyer is the biggest troublemaker on the Mississippi—at least that’s what Aunt Polly thinks. But together with his best friend Huck, he has amazing adventures and overcomes every tricky situation with wit and courage. When the two of them witness a crime, their carefree youth comes to an end: Tom must decide whether to betray the real culprit—and in doing so, he demonstrates true heroism. Amid all the excitement, Becky, the new girl in town, also sets hearts racing.
Shortly before his death, Kurt Weill sketched out five songs for a Tom Sawyer musical. This unfinished work was expanded into a complete family musical based on additional compositions by Weill—it premiered at the Komische Oper Berlin in 2023, and shortly thereafter made its Austrian debut in Graz. Following its great success in the 2023/24 season, this humorous, rousing production is now returning to the Graz Opera.
