Elisabeth was the daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. At 17 she married Emperor Franz Joseph I. We follow her turbulent life from the moment she meets the young Emperor Franz Joseph and arrives at the Viennese court. Elisabeth had difficulty adapting to the strict court etiquette, for it conflicted with her character. She never accepted the rigid court rules. Luxury and wealth did not make her happy. Her entire life she longed for peace and freedom, which she could never have.
The famous German dramaturge Christine Theobald leads us through the life story of one of the most intriguing and most beautiful of world empresses, which the master of ballet Patrice Bart narrates with his choreographic and directorial signature, employing a big ballet ensemble for this art project. The world renowned Italian composer and conductor Ermanno Florio has created the musical arrangement to the selected neo-romanticist works of the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana.
Natalia Kosovac je vrlo sugestivno interpretirala složeni lik Elizabete Austrijske Sissi, koja se bori s vlastitim demonima. U svojoj interpretaciji uspjela je objediniti plesno umijeće i glumačku snagu, te izraziti skalu emocija, utjelovivši Sissinu energičnost, emancipiranost i nekonvencionalnost, ali i njenu drugu humanitarnu stranu, a posebno njen unutrašnji svijet pun dvojbi i pitanja.— Tportal
Sissi – čarobna baletna priča.— Vijenac
The production will undoubtedly be remembered for the incredibly impressive, symbolic scenes exposing the fragility of Sissi (Natalia Kosovac) and her dark reflection, Melancholy (Iva Vitić Gameiro)... I believe this is a ballet story that the audience will love.— Plesnascena.hr