The Republic of Austria videos of the Tanz der Vampire (original productions)
Vienna, Raimund Theater (4.10.1997-15.01.2000)
4 October 1997 (Premiere); Vienna, Austria (Multi-Cam) Steve Barton (Krolock), Cornelia Zenz (Sarah), Aris Sas (Alfred), Gernot Kranner (Abronsius), Eva Maria Marold (Magda), Nik Breidenbach (Herbert), James Sbano (Chagal), Anne Welte (Rebecca), Torsten Flach (Koukol), Máté Kamarás (NS 1), Philip Ranson (Weißer Vampir) Multi-cam proshot, soundboard. Unfortunately, audio quality is not clear due to PAL-NTSC transfer. Nik Breidenbach new pseudonym is NIK. VOB|2 DVD|6.18 GB
4 October 1997 (Premiere); Vienna, Austria (Single-Cam) Steve Barton (Krolock), Cornelia Zenz (Sarah), Aris Sas (Alfred), Gernot Kranner (Abronsius), Eva Maria Marold (Magda), Nik Breidenbach (Herbert), James Sbano (Chagal), Anne Welte (Rebecca), Torsten Flach (Koukol), Máté Kamarás (NS 1) Single-cam proshot, soundboard. Reel from left camera of video above. More generation loss and color bleeding but sound is clearer. VOB|1 DVD|3.79 GB
24 October 1997; Vienna, Austria* Steve Barton (Krolock), Lyn Liechty (alt. Sarah), Aris Sas (Alfred), Gernot Kranner (Abronsius), Eva Maria Marold (Magda), Harald Tauber (Herbert u/s), James Sbano (Chagal), Anne Welte (Rebecca), Torsten Flach (Koukol) VOB|1 DVD|2.79 GB
26 October 1997; Vienna, Austria Steve Barton (Krolock), Cornelia Zenz (Sarah), Aris Sas (Alfred), Gernot Kranner (Abronsius), Eva Maria Marold (Magda), Nik Breidenbach (Herbert), James Sbano (Chagal), Máté Kamarás (NS 1) VOB|1 DVD|2.78 GB
28 October 1997; Vienna, Austria Steve Barton (Krolock), Lin Liechty (Sarah), Aris Sas (Alfred), Gernot Kranner (Abronisus), Eva Maria Marold (Magda), Nik Breidenbach (Herbert), James Sbano (Chagal), Máté Kamarás (NS 1) VOB|1 DVD|2.93 GB
27 September 1998; Vienna, Austria Steve Barton (Krolock), Marleen Van Der Loo (Sarah u/s), Alex Melcher (alt. Alfred), Jens Janke (Abronsius), Sascha Krebs (Herbert), James Sbano (Chagal), Susanne Altschul (Rebecca), Philip Ranson (Weißer Vampir) VOB|1 DVD|2.51 GB Limited trade
15 October 1998; Vienna, Austria Steve Barton (Krolock), Cornelia Zenz (Sarah), Alex Melcher (alt. Alfred), Philip Ranson (Weißer Vampir) VOB|1 DVD|3.59 GB
24 October 1998; Vienna, Austria Jeroen Phaff (Krolock u/s), Marleen van der Loo (Sarah u/s), Aris Sas (Alfred), Jens Janke (Abronsius), Sascha Krebs (Herbert), Máté Kamarás (NS 1), Philip Ranson (Weißer Vampir) VOB|1 DVD|3.19 GB
19 December (Act 1) & 20 November (Act 2) 1998; Vienna, Austria* Steve Barton (Krolock), Cornelia Zenz (Sarah), Aris Sas (Alfred), G̶e̶r̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶K̶r̶a̶n̶n̶e̶r̶ (Abronsius), Eva Maria Marold (Magda), Sascha Krebs (Herbert), J̶a̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶S̶b̶a̶n̶o̶ (Chagal), Máté Kamarás (NS 1), Philip Ranson (Weißer Vampir) It was listed that professor here is Gernot Kranner, but I'm sure that it's not so. Same with James Sbano as Chagal. Rest of the cast seems to be correct. 1st act is from 19 Dec. video, but quality is different here (1st screencap). 2nd act filmed from 1st rows of the pit and has marvelous close-ups. 2 versions available: Version 1: Common one, some generation loss and compression. VOB|1 DVD|2.54 GB Version 2: Clearer quality and a bit less gen. loss, minor sound and color problems (3rd screenshot). VOB|1 DVD|5.06 GB
29 November 1998; Vienna, Austria Steve Barton (Krolock), Cornelia Zenz (Sarah), Aris Sas (Alfred), Gernot Kranner (Abronsius), Eva Maria Marold (Magda), James Sbano (Chagal), Anne Welte (Rebecca), Philip Ranson (Weißer Vampir) VOB|1 DVD|3.43 GB Limited trade
19 December 1998; Vienna, Austria Steve Barton (Krolock), Cornelia Zenz (Sarah), Aris Sas (Alfred), G̶e̶r̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶K̶r̶a̶n̶n̶e̶r̶ (Abronsius), Eva Maria Marold (Magda), Sascha Krebs (Herbert), J̶a̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶S̶b̶a̶n̶o̶ (Chagal) It was listed that professor here is Gernot Kranner, but I'm sure that it's not so. Same with James Sbano as Chagal. Rest of the cast seems to be correct. VOB|1 DVD|1.50 GB
17 January 1999; Vienna, Austria* Steve Barton (Krolock), Cornelia Zenz (Sarah), Alex Melcher (alt. Alfred) Steve's last. Highlights, ~1h 32 min. Includes curtain calls (filmed from orchestra, 3rd screenshot) and, as bonus, an Overture (suddenly) from another performance. VOB|1 DVD|2.18 GB Very Limited Trade
Unknown date; Vienna, Austria* Nicholas Saverine (Krolock), Michaela Kovarikova (Sarah), Bruno Grassini (alt. Alfred), Gernot Kranner (Abronsius) I think that this video was filmed in 1999. VOB|1 DVD|2.56 GB
1999; Vienna, Austria* Sascha Krebs (Krolock u/s), Cornelia Zenz? (Sarah), Aris Sas (Alfred), Gernot Kranner (Abronsius), Harald Tauber? (Herbert). Other cast members do not appears. Heavy generation loss and spotlight washout, but the only video with Sascha as Krolock. Good close-ups sometimes. I believe that this video was not highlights in the first place. Highlights, ~ 1h 8m but last ~30 min. is just silent black screen. Includes every Krolock scene except "Sie irren!", also includes "Draussen ist Freiheit (Reprise)". VOB|1 DVD|0.98 GB
18 May 1999; Vienna, Austria* Nicholas Saverine (Krolock), Cornelia Zenz (Sarah), Harald Tauber (Alfred), Philip Ranson (Weißer Vampir), Suzanne Carvey Marvelous close-ups, probably filmed by the same master as 12.10.1999 video. Two versions available, can't say which one is better for sure: Version 1: Common one, compressed by the conversion. 1st screenshot. MP4|1.89 GB looking for VOB Version 2: Much less common one, maybe a bit less clear picture, but probably better overall. VOB|1 DVD|3.43 GB
17 June 1999; Vienna, Austria* Jeroen Phaff (Krolock u/s), Marleen van der Loo (Sarah u/s), Aris Sas (Alfred), Gernot Kranner (Abronsius), Sascha Krebs (Herbert), Máté Kamarás (NS 1), Philip Ranson (Weißer Vampir) VOB|1 DVD|2.67 GB
11 September 1999; Vienna, Austria* Nicholas Saverine (Krolock), Michaela Kovarikova (Sarah), Bruno Grassini (alt. Alfred), Gernot Kranner (Abronsius), Máté Kamarás (Herbert/NS 1) Quite good quality, but filming is not steady sometimes. Sound is quiet a bit. It was listed that professor was performed by Werner Bauer but I'm sure that it's Kranner. Saw it dated as 9 or 11 November but I'm sure about 11 September. VOB|1 DVD|3.99 GB
21 September 1999; Vienna, Austria* Heiko Stang (Krolock u/s), Bettina Oswald (Sarah u/s), Aris Sas (Alfred), Noud Hell (Abronsius), Ursula Vincent (Magda u/s), Maté Kamarás (Herbert), Peter Faeber (Chagal) VOB|1 DVD|2.62 GB
12 October 1999; Vienna, Austria* Nicholas Saverine (Krolock), Michaela Kovarikova (Sarah), Bernd Julius Arends (Alfred u/s), Gernot Kranner (Abronsius), Ursula Vincent (Magda u/s), Maté Kamarás (Herbert), Peter Faeber (Chagal), Petra Madita Koerbitz (Rebecca), Thorsten Flach (Koukol) These close-ups probably made by gods. VOB|1 DVD|4.11 GB
2000; Vienna, Austria* Jeroen Phaff (Krolock u/s), Cornelia Zenz (Sarah), Alex Melcher (Alfred), Sascha Krebs (Herbert) Also includes footage of some kind of celebration (maybe celebrating the closing night) with the whole cast including Steve Barton and one of documentaries from the top of this page. VOB|1 DVD|3.74 GB Limited Trade
14 January 2000; Vienna, Austria Steve Barton (Krolock), Bettina Oswald (Sarah u/s), Aris Sas (Alfred), Gernot Kranner (Abronsius), Máté Kamarás (Herbert) Steve’s guest appearence. VERY energetic audience. VOB|1 DVD|4.25 GB