After more than five years of renovation, the UNESCO World Heritage Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth will reopen in April 2018 with Johann Adolph Hasse's "Artaserse". Under the musical direction of Michael Hofstetter, the Hofkapelle München, the most important orchestra for historical performance practice in southern Germany, will perform together with students of the master’s program in Music Theater and Operatic Song of the Theater Academy August Everding. Directed by the internationally renowned director Balázs Kovalik.
After more than five years of renovation, the UNESCO World Heritage Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth will reopen in April 2018 with Johann Adolph Hasse's "Artaserse". Under the musical direction of Michael Hofstetter, the Hofkapelle München, the most important orchestra for historical performance practice in southern Germany, will perform together with students of the master’s program in Music Theater and Operatic Song of the Theater Academy August Everding. Directed by the internationally renowned director Balázs Kovalik.
After more than five years of renovation, the UNESCO World Heritage Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth will reopen in April 2018 with Johann Adolph Hasse's "Artaserse". Under the musical direction of Michael Hofstetter, the Hofkapelle München, the most important orchestra for historical performance practice in southern Germany, will perform together with students of the master’s program in Music Theater and Operatic Song of the Theater Academy August Everding. Directed by the internationally renowned director Balázs Kovalik.
At Easter we will be guests at the Chapelle Royale of the Versailles Palace with Bach's St. Matthew Passion, together with the Tölzer Boys Choir, Michael Hofstetter and fabulous soloists.
Clemens Kerschbaumer Tenor, Evangelist
Aco Biscevic tenor, Arias
Raimund Nolte bass-baritone, Jesus
Norman Patzke bass-baritone, Arias
Soloists of the Tölzer Boys Choir
Tölzer Boys Choir
At Easter we will be guests at the Chapelle Royale of the Versailles Palace with Bach's St. Matthew Passion, together with the Tölzer Boys Choir, Michael Hofstetter and fabulous soloists.
Clemens Kerschbaumer Tenor, Evangelist
Aco Biscevic tenor, Arias
Raimund Nolte bass-baritone, Jesus
Norman Patzke bass-baritone, Arias
Soloists of the Tölzer Boys Choir
Tölzer Boys Choir
Senta Berger, winner of the Grimme prize, brings us Christmas sparkle. The grand dame among Germany's actresses takes us on a very special Advent’s journey with wonderful literary texts paired with the gems of Christmas music. Senta Berger guides us back to the greatest happiness of Christmas: "Being together, finding ourselves to one another".
Literary readings with baroque masterpieces by Antonio Vivali, Evaristo felice Dall'Abaco, Johan Christoph Pez, and Johann Sebastian Bach.
George Frederic Handel's oratorio "The Messiah", revolving around the birth, the passion and the resurrection of Jesus, is one of the most popular works of sacred music and was performed more than 70 times in his lifetime. Handel’s magnificent music unfurls in arias and recitatives, as well as in such masterpieces as the "Hallelujah" chorus. The work will be performed in the original English.
Program:
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Concerto for Flute Violin and Cello TWV 53: A2
Burlesque Don Quixote TWV 55: G10
Concerto a 6 for Flute and Violin TWV52: e3
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Violin Concerto a minor
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Orchestral Suite No. 2
With the generous financial support of the Goethe Institute
Giovanni Gabrieli (1557 - 1612)
Magnificat a 12
aus Symphoniae Sacrae liber secundus (1615)
für drei 5-st. Chöre
Gregor Aichinger (1564 - 1628)
"Dum rex gloriae Christus" aus "Liber II sacr. cant." (1595)
für zwei 4-st. Chöre und Instrumente
Orlando di Lasso (1532 - 1594)
Kyrie - Sanctus - Benedictus aus der "Missa Bell'Amfitrit' altera"
für 8-st. Doppelchor und Instrumente
Gregor Aichinger
The Resurrection
by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
MA Festival Bruges
Hofkapelle Munich
Rüdiger Lotter, conductor
Stephan Genz, baritone
Daniel Johannsen, tenor
Laura Incko, soprano
Vocal Consort Berlin