LIFE+ amfAR Gala Salzburg // "Jedermann's Legacy"

​August 24th 2025 at the Residenz zu Salzburg, Austria

Theatrical Show written by Gery Keszler & Janina Lebiszczak & Alexander Wiegold

Directed by Marie Alice Wolfszahn

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

(© Mike Heid)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Jeremy Irons performs onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Jeremy Irons as Narrator (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Karl Markovics performs onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Karl Markovics as Guter Gesell (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Ute Lemper performs onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Ute Lemper (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Sunnyi Melles performs onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Sunnyi Melles as Dream (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Karl Markovics and Philipp Hochmair perform onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

K. Markovics & Philipp Hochmair as Jedermann (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Maayan Licht performs onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Maayan Licht (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Lidia Baich performs onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Lidia Baich as Death (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Deleila Piasko (R) and an artist perform onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Deleila Piasko & Laura Schlittke (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Cornelius Obonya performs onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Cornelius Obonya as Mammon (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Deleila Piasko performs onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Deleila Piasko as Buhlschaft (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Rufus Wainwright performs onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Rufus Wainwright (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

(© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Stefan Jürgens performs onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Stefan Jürgens as Devil (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: An artist performs onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Johanna Egger (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Jeremy Irons performs onstage during the amfAR gala Salzburg at Salzburg Residenz on August 24, 2025 in Salzburg, Austria. The inaugural amfAR Salzburg gala is hosted by amfAR, in association with LIFE+

Jeremy Irons as Narrator (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 24: Kathleen Morgeneyer (C), Cornelius Obonya (2ndR) and artists introduce the 18 costumes from the Salzburg Festival, reinterpreted by Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood

R. Pape, L. Vlatkovic, K. Morgeneyer, C. Obonya (© G. Matzka/Getty Images)

CREDITS:

Mastermind: Gery Keszler

Director: Marie Alice Wolfszahn

Writer: Janina Lebiszczak

Dramaturg: Alexander Wiegold

Orchestra: Elisabeth Fuchs & Philharmonie Salzburg

Production: Johannes Lospichl & Lisa Gappmayer

Casting: Amir Sirdjani & Lifeball Team

Music Coordination: Christoph Koch

1st AD: Jakob Wernisch

Show Caller: Axel Hoffmann

Costumes: Andreas Kronthaler & Team / AK Studio by Westwood

Light: Mike Heid / Event-Licht.at

Projection Mapping: Jakob Hütter / Media Apparat & Gery Herlbauer / 4yourEye

Sound: Roland Wörndl & Stefan Parragh

Set Decor: Nora Klimesch & Team

Stage Technician: Sebastian Hasenöhrl & Team / VTG


Special Thanks to Anita Aichinger / Head of Props Salzburger Festspiele


CAST (in order of appearance):

Jeremy Irons – as Narrator

Philipp Hochmair – as Jedermann

Ute Lemper – as Shadow

Maayan Licht – as Light

Karl Marcovics – as Guter Gesell

Lisa Baich – as Death

Johanna Egger – as Tischgesellschaft

Jannik Görger – as Tischgesellschaft

Leo Moses Kebernik – as Tischgesellschaft

Laura Schlittke – as Tischgesellschaft

Johannes Schöneberger – as Tischgesellschaft

Luka Vlatković – as Tischgesellschaft

Deleila Piasko – as Buhlschaft

Cornelius Obonya – as Mammon

Rufus Wainwright – as himself

René Pape – as Dicker Vetter

Paul Winkler – as Dünner Vetter

Kathleen Morgeneyer – as Transformation

Stefan Jürgens – as Devil

Sunnyi Melles – as Dream