2nd July
Wagner's 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg' with Reuter, Pesendorfer, Pauly, Lehman and Vogt from Berlin
Wagner's 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg' is a music drama (or opera) in three acts, written by the composer. The story is set in Nuremberg in the mid-16th century. At the time, Nuremberg was a free imperial city and one of the centers of the Renaissance in Northern Europe. The story revolves around the city's guild of Meistersinger (Master Singers), an association of amateur poets and musicians who were primarily master craftsmen of various trades. The master singers had developed a craftsmanlike approach to music-making, with an intricate system of rules for composing and performing songs. Performers: Hans Sachs: Johan Reuter. Veit Pogner: Albert Pesendorfer. Kunz Vogelgesang: Gideon Poppe. Konrad Nachtigall: Simon Pauly. Sixtus Beckmesser: Philipp Jekal. Fritz Kothner: Thomas Lehman. Balthasar Zorn: Jörg Schörner. Ulrich Eißlinger: Clemens Bieber. Augustin Moser: Burkhard Ulrich. Hermann Ortel: Stephen Bronk. Hans Schwarz: Byung Gil Kim. Hans Foltz: Tobias Kehrer. Walther von Stolzing: Klaus Florian Vogt. Deutsche Oper Berlin Choir. Deutsche Opera Berlin Orchestra. Conductor: Markus Stenz. Live.
2nd July
Sibelius, a Pálsson's world premiere with Kuuskmann, Hahn and Mozart from Kouvola
Martin Kuuskmann, bassoon, and the Kymi Sinfonietta conducted by Olari Elts play: SIBELIUS arr Ernes(...)
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2nd July
Wagner's 'Parsifal' with Spence, Karnéus, Hayward, Welton and Sherratt from Leeds
Wagner's 'Parsifal' is an opera in three acts. It is loosely based on Wolfram von Eschenbach's Par(...)
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2nd July
The Danish String Quartet plays Purcell, Britten and Mozart in Augsburg
Augsburg Mozart Festival. The Danish String Quartet plays: PURCELL: Chaconne in G minor. BRITTEN:(...)
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