
“Gaffigan clearly loves the piece, bringing out every bit of choral and orchestral drama….” -Dallas News, full review here.
“Gaffigan clearly loves the piece, bringing out every bit of choral and orchestral drama….” -Dallas News, full review here.
27apr6:00 pmDON GIOVANNIKOMISCHE OPER BERLIN
The »opera of all operas«, directed by Kirill Serebrennikov at the Schiller Theatre! After the tale of love and loss in Così fan tutte and the social disparities between servants and
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With Don Giovanni, Mozart and Da Ponte successfully created a masterwork of the operatic canon. In this dramma giocoso or ‘lighthearted drama’, they achieved—through Mozart’s sophisticated psychological composition, spellbinding melodies, and brilliant instrumentation—an extraordinary study of human nature that, in Kirill Serebrennikov’s fearless hands, brings up compelling questions about sex, the power of seduction, the pursuit of individual freedom, and the right to defy societal norms.
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Those curious to see more of Mozart, Da Ponte, and Serebrennikov can also see The Marriage of Figaro with us.
(Sunday) 6:00 pm
Schillertheater – Großer Saal
Bismarckstraße 110 10625 Berlin
02may7:30 pmSPRINGTIME EMOTIONSKOMISCHE OPER BERLIN SYMPHONIC
In the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, there is a bittersweet note that people have been struggling to describe for centuries. Is it a sense of joy in the depths?
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In the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, there is a bittersweet note that people have been struggling to describe for centuries. Is it a sense of joy in the depths? Or is it a melancholy in the sweetness? Composed at the same time as The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22 is a work that carries precisely that character, and which the Norwegian pianist Christian Ihle Hadland takes on with verve: rousing and dance-like, without a single humdrum moment. With just as much lightness as Mozart, we also have Elena Kats-Chernin’s Dance of the Paper Umbrellas to start the programme. And with Franz Schubert’s Fourth Symphony, its ‘Tragic’ sobriquet belies the dramatic, stirring journey that awaits the audience. This is preceded by Grażyna Bacewicz’s rapidfire Overture for Orchestra. It’s a real roller coaster of springtime emotions!
(Friday) 7:30 pm
Schillertheater – Großer Saal
Bismarckstraße 110 10625 Berlin
I had such a great experience debuting with NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester @Elbphilharmonie! I had the additional surprise of having my wonderful colleague Anton Barakhovsky lead the program.
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