Rittner Sommerspiele - Der Zerrissene by Johann Nestroy

Open-air theatre performed in German, in the courtyard of the Lengmoos Commandery at 8.30 p.m.

Ticket reservation: +39 346 1489971 (Mon–Fri from 12-2 p.m.) or online at www.rittnersommerspiele.com.

Evening box office opens at 7:15 p.m. Admission: € 25.



Johann Nepomuk Nestroy’s witty farce, rich in wordplay and sharp humour, is a multilayered social satire infused with subversive wit. Rather than targeting a single social class, it portrays a society in which both the rich and the poor are equally dissatisfied—albeit for different reasons that are nonetheless closely interconnected.



Ritten Summer Stage is an annual open-air theater event held in the Commandery Lengmoos. It originated in the summer retreat era of the 17th century. Back then the nobility of Bolzano already found all sorts of diverting entertainment to pass their summer months on the mountain. And, theater could not be done without in order to guarantee for an estimable amusement experience. In 1973, this tradition was brought back to life when the Ritten Summer Stage (“Rittner Sommerspiele”) was born. However, it was no longer meant to be exclusive high-society entertainment but was made accessible to everyone.