"Elisabeth" is a German-language musical about Empress Elizabeth (Elizabeth, better known as Sisi), the wife of the Austrian emperor, the representative of the Habsburg dynasty Franz Jozeph I, who was recognized as one of the most beautiful European aristocrats during her lifetime. The essence of this story is Elizabeth's lifelong "flirtation" with Death, who here takes the form of a charming young man named Death. Elizabeth was known as an eccentric empress who constantly sought her personal independence through drastic measures for the time. The search for independent self-expression was extremely debilitating for her closest people - her unconditionally loving husband and son, Prince Rudolph, who, at the age of 30, committed suicide together with his 17-year-old lover. The complicated and dramatic story is told from beyond the grave by Luigis Lukenis, the Italian anarchist who killed Elizabeth in 1898. He tries to turn the audience against Elizabeth, portraying her loose nature, but in the end, the audience is left free to decide for themselves what the character of the high-born, tortured Elizabeth is.

The premiere of the musical took place in Vienna in 1992. and led to great success for singers Pia Douwes (as Elizabeth) and Uwe Kröger (as Death). They became one of the most prominent performers of European musical theater. Another production of "Elisabeth" that has received a lot of attention belongs to the Japanese musical theater troupe "Takarazuka Revue". This troupe was distinguished by the fact that only women worked here, who embodied the characters of both sexes. The musical, which traveled the world, received many directorial interpretations. New productions are supplemented with new songs or some storylines are dropped, depending on how familiar the audience in that country is with the life story of Empress Elizabeth.