Largest open-air stage

Tyrolean “Krone” readers on the trail of Hannibal

Pistenbully against (snow) elephant bulls: Hannibal's battle on the glacier in Sölden.(Bild: Ernst Lorenzi)

On Friday, April 5, things will get mythological again at the Rettenbachferner. The Carthaginian general Hannibal will once again cross the Alps with his army - as he did in 218 BC. And take the Romans by surprise, just like back then. At the Rettenbachferner at 2670 meters above sea level, this material is transformed into a spectacular theatrical show.

The scenery alone is breathtaking: at dusk, the horizon draws silhouettes of the 3000-metre-high mountain peaks. It is the largest show stage in the world shaped by nature, a 180 degree panorama in which something is always happening in several places. As intense as a movie, but live. Sometimes it is played in the immediate vicinity of the spectators, other times miles away.

100 readers of the "Krone" were there
On a huge video wall, next to a pyramid of steps the height of a house, viewers see distant scenes in close-up. Sölden and Red Bull are once again staging Hannibal's crossing of the Alps together with the artist network Lawine Torrèn, directed by Hubert Lepka. Actors, dancers as well as the Flying Bulls with their airplanes, paragliders, 150 ski instructors as Hannibal's ground troops - and of course 100 "Krone" readers in the middle!

All information and maps at: www.soelden.com/hannibal-gletscherschauspiel