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12.08.2020
Premiere in Bregenz: Ľubica Čekovská’s “Impresario Dotcom”
Theatre as a reflection of the world: Carlo Goldoni’s “L‘impresario delle Smirne” is a turbulent piece about the opera business. The Bregenz Festival is staging a contemporary version by Ľubica Čekovská and the librettist Laura Olivi in an updated version, adapted to the Corona situation. »more«
20.04.2020
Italian opera as originally intended. The series ”Masterpieces of Italian Opera”
Bärenreiter marks the start of a new series “Masterpieces of Italian Opera” (MIO) commencing with the publication of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s veristic opera Pagliacci, a work which belongs to the core repertoire of opera houses all over the world. At present four volumes will be published but further volumes are envisaged. »more«
06.03.2020
“Incantesimo” by Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini in Siegen
Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini has been commissioned by the Jena Philharmonic and partner orchestras to compose a short orchestral work relating to Mahler’s music and intellectual world to complement each of Mahler’s ten symphonies. “Incantesimo”, the fourth piece in the cycle, is an orchestral song. »more«
25.11.2019
Gold, silver, purple. Matthias Pintscher completes his “Shirim” cycle
“Splendour” could stand as the heading for Matthias Pintscher’s last composition in his “Shirim” cycle, which now receives its premiere as a complete work. As the fourth part and conclusion of his Shirim cycle, Matthias Pintscher has set the third chapter of the Song of Solomon for baritone, chorus and orchestra. In this, there is mention of splendour, the entrance of King Solomon himself, of the costliness of the treasures and robes, the shimmering gold swords of his accompanying retinue »more«
25.11.2019
Dieter Ammann’s Piano Concerto now in Munich
In the few months since its first performance at the BBC Proms in London, Dieter Ammann’s “Piano Concerto (Gran Toccata)” has already been performed several times – in Taipei, Boston and Helsinki – each time to astonished and enthusiastic audiences. The pianist Andreas Haefliger is soloist and initiator of the concerto. With stupendous virtuosity, he is central to the series of performances of the work. Following the American and Finnish premieres, conductor Susanna Mälkki now conducts the German premiere on 9, 10 and 12 January 2020 with the Munich Philharmonic. (photo: Dieter Ammann and Andreas Haefliger after the world premiere in August in the Royal Albert Hall, London; photo: Chris Christodoulou) »more«
25.11.2019
“Fidelio” and “Leonore” in the 2020 Beethoven anniversary year
With perfect timing Oper Bonn begins the Beethoven anniversary year on 1 January with a new production of “Fidelio” conducted by its Music Director Dirk Kaftan. The creative team includes the unconventional theatre director Volker Lösch. As in his previous productions, by including local choirs he aims to integrate the present-day into the ostensibly historical operatic events. The musical material is the new critical edition by Helga Lühning, which is also being used for other prominent new productions of “Fidelio” in the anniversary year »more«
25.11.2019
Thomas Hengelbrock conducts Saint-Saëns’ Oratoire de Noël
Complementing the Bärenreiter Complete Edition of Camille Saint-Saëns’ instrumental works, Bärenreiter are now publishing the first critical edition of the French composer’s “Oratoire de Noël”, edited by Christina Stahl. Thomas Hengelbrock launches this with his Balthasar Neumann Choir and Ensemble on 1 December 2019 in the Konzerthaus Freiburg. »more«
