Death falls in love with an empress and stalks her for 50 years. Opera's hottest toxic ship.
The 1998 Takarazuka Revue Cosmos Troupe's production of the Viennese musical Elisabeth
Costume
Death's leather pants: revolutionary
Direction
Stagecraft that makes 165 minutes fly
Acting
Hanafusa's Elisabeth: ice queen perfection
Director
Shuichiro Koike
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takarazuka's all-female troupe inverts gender dynamics—women playing Death seducing Elisabeth adds layers of queer subtext the original Vienna production lacked.
Maya Hakvoort originated Elisabeth in Vienna, but this 1998 recording made Mari Hanafusa's interpretation the definitive Asian version—her 'Ich Gehör Nur Mir' became a karaoke staple.
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