Lehar Festival 2026: Countess Maritza

GRÄFIN MARIZA – the title alone promises musical delight, sentiment, and hearty humor with a well-measured touch of Hungarian flair. To escape her persistent suitors, Countess Maritza flees to her country estate in Hungary and becomes engaged to the fictional Count Zsupán. When the imaginary marriage candidate suddenly appears in the flesh and cheerfully tries to abduct his beloved to Varasdin, a cheerfully emotional chaos begins to unfold.

An impoverished, mysterious