Sabine Devieilhe, Soprano
Mathieu Pordoy, Piano

In the first half of this recital, the soprano explores a whole cosmos of lullabies, from the folk melodies of her homeland to ornate movements by Franz Schubert, Edvard Grieg and Franz Liszt. In addition, you will be able to experience that Richard Strauss, known for his great tone poems, was also a diligent song composer. In the second half of the concert, for example, his ‘Mädchenblumen’, composed at the age of 23, about four female characters, will be juxtaposed with songs by the French composer Lili Boulanger, who symbolises a completely different image of women. Devieilhe also honours her fellow countrywomen and their - sometimes unjustly unknown - oeuvre with songs by composers Cécile Chaminade, Germaine Tailleferre and Édith Piaf.

Richard Wagner: Tristan and Isolde, Prélude and Liebestod
Richard Strauss: Final scene from: Capriccio op. 85 TrV 279
Ayanna Witter-Johnson: New Work for Orchestra
Richard Strauss: Thus spoke Zarathustra op. 30

Christiane Karg, Soprano

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E flat major KV 543
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor KV 550
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony in C major KV 551 (‘Jupiter Symphony’)

Kammeracademy Potsdam
Antonello Manacorda, conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro KV 492

Huw Montague Rendall, Graf Almaviva
Adriana Gonzalez, Gräfin Almaviva
Serena Sáenz, Susanna
Riccardo Fassi, Figaro
Patricia Nolz, Cherubino

Adam Fischer, conductor
Barrie Kosky, stage director

Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem op. 45

Nikola Hillebrand, Soprano
Samuel Hasselhorn, Baritone
Staatskapelle Berlin
Christian Thielemann, Conductor

Richard Wagner: Tristan and Isolde, Prélude and Liebestod
Richard Strauss: Final scene from: Capriccio op. 85 TrV 279
Ayanna Witter-Johnson: New Work for Orchestra
Richard Strauss: Thus spoke Zarathustra op. 30

Christiane Karg, Soprano

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Conductor

Georg Friedrich Händel: Semele

Louise Alder, Semele  
Jakub Józef Orliński, Athamas
Jasmin White, Juno
David Portillo, Jupiter
Florian Boesch, Cadmus / Somnus
Jessica Niles, Iris
Adèle Charvet, Ino

Emmanuelle Haïm, Musical direction
Claus Guth, Stage direction
Michael Levine, Set design
Gesine Völlm, Costume design
Michael Bauer, Lighting design
rocafilm, Video design
Ramses Sigl, Choreography
Yvonne Gebauer, Christopher Warmuth, Dramaturgy
Le Concert d’Astrée

Sabine Devieilhe, Soprano
Mathieu Pordoy, Piano

In the first half of this recital, the soprano explores a whole cosmos of lullabies, from the folk melodies of her homeland to ornate movements by Franz Schubert, Edvard Grieg and Franz Liszt. In addition, you will be able to experience that Richard Strauss, known for his great tone poems, was also a diligent song composer. In the second half of the concert, for example, his ‘Mädchenblumen’, composed at the age of 23, about four female characters, will be juxtaposed with songs by the French composer Lili Boulanger, who symbolises a completely different image of women. Devieilhe also honours her fellow countrywomen and their - sometimes unjustly unknown - oeuvre with songs by composers Cécile Chaminade, Germaine Tailleferre and Édith Piaf.

Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem op. 45

Nikola Hillebrand, Soprano
Samuel Hasselhorn, Baritone
Staatskapelle Berlin
Christian Thielemann, Conductor

Julian Prégardien, tenor
Erika Baikoff, soprano
Daniel Heide, piano

“Gruß”
Songs by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart and Franz Schubert
Moderated recital
After the interval, the audience chooses songs from the Schubert Complete Edition, which Julian Prégardien and Daniel Heide interpret spontaneously.