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Elisabeth: The Rondo of Love and Death

Elisabeth: The Rondo of Love and Death

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Elisabeth: The Rondo of Love and Death

"Rondo of Love and Death"

2003

2h 32m

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Takarazuka Revue Flower Troupe 2002-2003 production of the Viennese musical Elisabeth

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10 featured cast members

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Sumire Haruno

Sumire Haruno

Der Tod

Rei Otori

Rei Otori

Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Sakiho Juri

Sakiho Juri

Franz Joseph I

Jun Sena

Jun Sena

Luigi Lucheni

Ayabuki Mao

Ayabuki Mao

Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria

You Natsumi

Dowager Empress Sophie

Rise Mochizuki

Young Rudolf

Tomomi Ritsu

Duke Max

Masumi Rika

Masumi Rika

Duchess Ludovika

Chihiro Isono

Count Grunne

Creative team

Directed by: Shuichiro Koike
Kazunori Nakamura
Written by: Michael Kunze

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