Death falls in love with an empress and it's absolutely unhinged.
Takarazuka Revue Snow Troupe 2007 production of the Viennese musical 'Elisabeth'
Acting
Mizu Natsuki's Death is seductive, terrifying, unforgettable.
Direction
Koike stages suicide like romantic spectacle.
Costume
Elisabeth's black funeral gown is iconic.
Director
Shuichiro Koike
Mizu Natsuki
Der Tod (Death, the Lord of Hades)
Yuri Shirahane
Elisabeth (Empress of Austro-Hungary)
Kei Otozuki
Luigi Lucheni (Elisabeth's Murderer)
Ayabuki Mao
Franz Joseph (Emperor of Austro-Hungary)
Kaname Ouki
Rudolph (Crown Prince of Austro-Hungary)
Miho Keiko
Countess Liechtenstein
Ayanagi Shou
Black Angel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takarazuka's all-female casting inverts gender dynamics—Death as seductive woman fundamentally changes the power fantasy.
Mizu Natsuki originated this Death in 2003; this 2007 performance is her farewell, making her final 'Elisabeth' literally her own goodbye to the role.
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