Musiksommer: Fritz & Aaron Karl mit Streichquartett Sonare

"My very dear Father, Dearest Papa!"

The audience favorites Father Fritz Karl and Son Aaron Karl read - musically embraced by the string quartet Sonare - from the letters between Father Leopold and Son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Word & Tone

Fritz Karl: Recitation
Aaron Karl: Recitation
Peter Gillmayr: Violin
Kathrin Lenzenweger: Violin
Christoph Lenz: Viola
Judith Bik: Cello

Admission: € 42.00 - Half-price pass not valid!
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My very dear Father, Dearest Papa!
On this evening, Fritz Karl and his son Aaron Karl read from the letters between Father Leopold and Son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. An extensive correspondence provides insight into both the cultural life and the spiritual life of the Mozart family. In his letters, Mozart almost always addresses his father as “My Dearest Papa” - “Mon très cher père” - and presents himself as the “most obedient son”.
The historically resonant interludes and dialogues were specially created for this program by the two renowned dramaturges Dr. Felicitas Wolf and Dr. Michaela Wolf.
The evening is musically framed by the string quartet Sonare with early compositions by Leopold Mozart, his models Joseph Haydn or C.P.E. Bach, the best from the quartets of W.A. Mozart, as well as from his Requiem in the version by Peter Lichtenthal from the year 1828 and other arrangements of works by the musical genius.

Fritz Karl
Fritz Karl (* December 21, 1967 in Gmunden, Upper Austria) attended the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. From 1986, he had engagements predominantly at Viennese theaters, the Volkstheater, and the Theater in der Josefstadt. The director Dieter Berner used Fritz Karl for the first time on television in the workers' saga Die Verlockung in 1988. He became known throughout the German-speaking world as Sebastian Reidinger in the series Julia – an unusual woman, which he played in the first three seasons. For the role of Mario in Houchang Allahyari's Höhenangst, he was awarded the Max Ophüls Prize for Best Newcomer in 1995.
In 2003, he portrayed the Bavarian poacher Georg Girgl Jennerwein alongside August Schmölzer and Christoph Waltz in the television drama Jennerwein, which received a nomination for the German Television Award. In 2006, Fritz Karl played the Kandler innkeeper and widower on the lookout for a bride, Lorenz Schneider, in the acclaimed film comedy by Marcus H. Rosenmüller Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot. In 2006, he took on the role of the passionate Gregor Luckne alongside Heino Ferch in the story of a lifelong friendship Auf ewig und einen Tag. In 2007, Fritz Karl embodied the character of Commissioner Benno Söder in A fateful affair, a psychological thriller about murder, betrayal, and guilt among colleagues.
For this role, Fritz Karl was nominated for Best Actor in a Television Film for the Bavarian Television Award in 2008. In the same year, Fritz Karl played the role of a divorced father, Oskar, in the coming-of-age drama Die Zeit, die man Leben nennt, who has to cope with the difficult life situation with his accident-traumatized son Luca. He made guest appearances in Soko Kitzbühel, Polizeiruf 110, Tatort, Kommissar Rex (1998; 2002; 2008), and in the Night Shift episode Bloody City. In 2009, Fritz Karl co-founded the Academy of Austrian Film with other Austrian filmmakers. 2011 Film Black-Brown-White.
In 2011, he was awarded the Austrian Television Prize Romy as the most popular actor.

Aaron Karl
The son of actor Fritz Karl, born in 1990 in Vienna, stood in front of the camera for the first time at the age of 6 (The Eternal Song) and has since participated in numerous film and television productions (including SOKO Donau, SOKO Kitzbühel, Tatort, The Mountain Doctor, Walking on Sunshine, The Case of the Lemming, The Freeswimmer).
After his acting training at the Film University Babelsberg (Potsdam), he made his stage debut in 2018 at the Schloss Tillysburg Festival (Asten/St. Florian), where he has since participated in several productions and also created solo evenings.
In addition to his work as an actor, Aaron Karl, who lives in Vienna, is also active as a musician.

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