Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Elijah, op. 70
Christian Gerhaher, Elijah
Julia Kleiter, The Widow
Mauro Peter, Obadiah/Ahab
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, The Queen
Philharmonia Zurich
Zurich Opera Chorus
Gianandrea Noseda, musical director
Andreas Homoki, director
Hartmut Meyer, stage design
Mechthild Seipel, costumes
Franck Evin, lighting design
Ernst Raffelsberger, choral rehearsals
Claus Spahn, dramaturgy
Franz Schubert: Die Winterreise, D 911, op 89
Julian Prégardien, Tenor
Daniel Heide, Klavier
Béla Bartók: Herzog Blaubarts Burg
Francis Poulenc: La voix humaine
Florian Boesch, Herzog Blaubart
Christel Loetzsch, Judith
Vera Lotte Boecker, La Femme
Orchester der Tiroler Festspiele Erl
Martin Rajna, Musical Direction
Claus Guth, Stage Director
Monika Pormale, Stage
Anna Sofie Tuma, Costumes
Michael Bauer, Light
Yvonne Gebauer, Dramaturge
N.N., Soprano I
Simone Schneider, Soprano II
Natasha Te Rupe Wilson, Soprano III
Stine Marie Fischer, Alto I
Maria Theresa Ullrich, Alto II
Benjamin Bruns, Tenor
Johannes Kammler, Baritone
David Steffens, Bass
Cornelius Meister, Conductor
Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Staatsopernchor & Kinderchor Stuttgart
Manuel Pujol, Rehearsal master Staatsopernchor Stuttgart
Bernhard Moncado, Rehearsal master Kinderchor
With Gustav Mahler's monumental Eighth Symphony, Cornelius Meister and the State Orchestra continue their Mahler cycle and, together with eight vocal soloists, the children's choir and the State Opera Choir, bring the symphony concert series to a crowning conclusion. Shortly after completing the score, Mahler said in 1907: "The symphony must be like the world. It must encompass everything". This central credo for Mahler is reflected in the variety of forms and musical characters of his Eighth Symphony. Baroque fugue techniques can be found in it as well as a tonal language influenced by Richard Wagner. The first and only two performances during his lifetime were Mahler's greatest triumph. After the premiere in 1910, Thomas Mann commented that Mahler embodied "the most serious and sacred artistic will of our time".
FURTHER INFORMATIONS & TICKETSBéla Bartók: Herzog Blaubarts Burg
Francis Poulenc: La voix humaine
Florian Boesch, Herzog Blaubart
Christel Loetzsch, Judith
Vera Lotte Boecker, La Femme
Orchester der Tiroler Festspiele Erl
Martin Rajna, Musical Direction
Claus Guth, Stage Director
Monika Pormale, Stage
Anna Sofie Tuma, Costumes
Michael Bauer, Light
Yvonne Gebauer, Dramaturge
N.N., Soprano I
Simone Schneider, Soprano II
Natasha Te Rupe Wilson, Soprano III
Stine Marie Fischer, Alto I
Maria Theresa Ullrich, Alto II
Benjamin Bruns, Tenor
Johannes Kammler, Baritone
David Steffens, Bass
Cornelius Meister, Conductor
Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Staatsopernchor & Kinderchor Stuttgart
Manuel Pujol, Rehearsal master Staatsopernchor Stuttgart
Bernhard Moncado, Rehearsal master Kinderchor
With Gustav Mahler's monumental Eighth Symphony, Cornelius Meister and the State Orchestra continue their Mahler cycle and, together with eight vocal soloists, the children's choir and the State Opera Choir, bring the symphony concert series to a crowning conclusion. Shortly after completing the score, Mahler said in 1907: "The symphony must be like the world. It must encompass everything". This central credo for Mahler is reflected in the variety of forms and musical characters of his Eighth Symphony. Baroque fugue techniques can be found in it as well as a tonal language influenced by Richard Wagner. The first and only two performances during his lifetime were Mahler's greatest triumph. After the premiere in 1910, Thomas Mann commented that Mahler embodied "the most serious and sacred artistic will of our time".
FURTHER INFORMATIONS & TICKETSFranz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin op. 25, D 795
Julian Prégardien, Tenor
Daniel Heide, Piano
Manuela Linshalm, Puppeteer, Narration
Richard Strauss: Die Schweigsame Frau
Peter Rose, Sir Morosus
Iris Vermillion, his housekeeper
Samuel Hasselhorn, Barber Schneidebart
Siyabonga Maqungo, Henry Morosus
Brenda Rae, Aminta, his wife
Evelin Novak, Iostta
Rebecka Wallroth, Carlotta
Dionysios Avgerinos, Morbio
Manuel Winchhler, Vanuzzi
Friedrich Hamel, Farfallo
Christian Thielemann, musical direction
Jan Philipp Gloger, production
Ben Baur, stage
Justina Klimczyk, costumes
Dani Juris, chorus rehearsals
Detlef Giese, dramaturgy
Staatsopernchor
Staatskapelle Berlin
Richard Strauss: Die Schweigsame Frau
Peter Rose, Sir Morosus
Iris Vermillion, seine Haushälterin
Samuel Hasselhorn, Barbier Schneidebart
Siyabonga Maqungo, Henry Morosus
Brenda Rae, Aminta, seine Gattin
Evelin Novak, Iostta
Rebecka Wallroth, Carlotta
Dionysios Avgerinos, Morbio
Manuel Winchhler, Vanuzzi
Friedrich Hamel, Farfallo
Christian Thielemann, Musikalische Leitung
Jan Philipp Gloger, Inszenierung
Ben Baur, Bühne
Justina Klimczyk, Kostüme
Dani Juris, Einstudierung Chor
Detlef Giese, Dramaturgie
Staatsopernchor
Staatskapelle Berlin
Richard Strauss: Die Schweigsame Frau
Peter Rose, Sir Morosus
Iris Vermillion, his housekeeper
Samuel Hasselhorn, Barber Schneidebart
Siyabonga Maqungo, Henry Morosus
Brenda Rae, Aminta, his wife
Evelin Novak, Iostta
Rebecka Wallroth, Carlotta
Dionysios Avgerinos, Morbio
Manuel Winchhler, Vanuzzi
Friedrich Hamel, Farfallo
Christian Thielemann, musical direction
Jan Philipp Gloger, production
Ben Baur, stage
Justina Klimczyk, costumes
Dani Juris, chorus rehearsals
Detlef Giese, dramaturgy
Staatsopernchor
Staatskapelle Berlin