Mayor Ludwig on the death of Elisabeth Orth “She was a form of light of the theater”

With “great dismay” Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig reacts to the death of the Burgtheater-Doyenne Elisabeth Orth. “It was one of the most outstanding human actors in the German -speaking stage,” said the city manager. “In addition, the daughter of Paula Wessely and Attila Hörbiger showed politically attitude and defended themselves – like her famous son, the great actor Cornelius Obonya – against anti -Semitism and xenophobia.” “Elisabeth Orth worked with the most famous regiegenies of the German -speaking theater – from George Tabori to Peter Zadek to Andrea Breth.. The Vienna Burgtheater named her own price after her – the Elisabeth Orth Prize. She will remain unforgettable to her audience as a form of acting,” said Ludwig.
The mayor: “My deepest condolences apply to her bereaved.”