11. October 2024, 18:25 How similar are the right-wing parties in Europe?The last state elections in three eastern German states and the Austrian National Council election have one thing in common: they won, or did very well, with the FPÖ and the AFD, two parties that have a lot in common. Both are members of … Read more
Stuttgart – Despite bold warnings, a revealing and bloody opera performance in Stuttgart leaves its mark. During the first two performances of Florentina Holzinger’s “Sancta,” 18 visitors had to be treated for nausea and shock. In three cases, a doctor was called in, said Stuttgart State Opera spokesman Sebastian Ebling. The “Stuttgarter Zeitung” had previously … Read more
International Opera Awards 2024 ~ Serge Dorny (State Director of the Bavarian State Opera) and Harry Hyman (initiator of the International Opera Awards) on October 2, 24 in the Prinzregententheater in Munich ~ © BrauerPhotos / G.Nitschke The International Opera Awards 2024 were presented last Wednesday at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. The shortlist … Read more
Further information about the concert When?October 14, 2024, 8 p.m Wo?Haus AuenseeGustav-Esche-Straße 604159 Leipzig New German Wave from Thuringia: Mamoré The Thuringian band Mamoré celebrates the rebirth of the Neue Deutsche Welle. Here solemn synth melodies are combined with falco-esque singing. Founded in 2020 by singer Eric Schulz and bassist Paul Popp, the band has … Read more
In order to create space, the Mönchsberg, among other things, will be further hollowed out, explains the festival’s commercial director, Lukas Crepaz, to the German Press Agency. There are already venues and facilities on and in this mountain. Such as the Felsenreitschule, which was used as a quarry and for animal shows in past centuries … Read more
Swedish post-rock: EF You might think that EF are a typical post-rock band, combining Nordic melancholy, indie rock elements and occasional hardcore outbursts in their music. But the amazing thing about this band, which was founded in Gothenburg in 2003, is that it can be hard and sweet at the same time. The four Swedes … Read more
7. August 2024, 19:30 Playlist Composer/Composer: Marco da Gagliano/1582-1643Textdichter/Textdichterin, Textquelle: Francesco Petrarca/1304-1374Title: Beautiful VirginPerformers: La VenexianaLength: 03:12 minLabel: Manus Composer: Claudio Monteverd/1567-1643Lyricist, text source: Bernardo Tasso/1493-1569Title: Alas where is my goodPerformers: La VenexianaLength: 04:44 minLabel: Manus Composer: Claudio Monteverd/1567-1643Title: I am a charming shepherdessPerformers: La VenexianaLength: 03:50 minLabel: Manus Composer: Claudio Monteverd/1567-1643Textwriter/Textwriter, Text Source: Ottavio … Read more
Nordic elegance: singer-songwriter Anna Ternheim Stockholm-born singer-songwriter Anna Ternheim’s soulful songs touch people far beyond Sweden. Her songs contain elements of jazz, folk, blues and even hip hop. This is accompanied by Ternheim’s warm, crystal-clear singing – previously exclusively in English, but in recent years she has also been singing more in Swedish. Her poetic … Read more
Star-Dirigent Christian Thielemann should return to the Green Hill. As the German Press Agency learned, the Bayreuth Festival is planning to use the 64-year-old again. This was announced at the most recent meeting of the Festspiel-GmbH board of directors. Thielemann “will return, yes,” said festival spokesman Hubertus Herrmann when asked. Current: Headlines Mundhalle Cooperative : … Read more
The Leipzig Gewandhaus wants to create a new orchestra for the Shostakovich Festival 2025. The festival orchestra will consist of members of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and students from the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theater, said the director of the Gewandhaus, Andreas Schulz, on Tuesday at the presentation of … Read more