· March
JOSEPH
Musical by Andrew Lloyd WEBBER Liedertafel Frundsberg / Schwaz ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Susanne SCHARTNER Musical director: Josef EGGER Choreography: Gerhard EGGER Soloists: Thomas ZISTERER / Jasmin BAIR Director: Verena SCHOPPER
The plot is based on the story from chapter 39 of Genesis: the tale of Joseph and his brothers. The idea of dispensing with dialogue and telling the story purely through song came from Webber's friend and librettist Tim Rice. The narrator introduces the events and essentially frames the drama. True to his youthful temperament, Webber switched between a wide range of musical styles, mixing poppy musical numbers with calypso, Elvis Presley and 1920s style.