Marek Janowski
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Crimes of love
They all do it, from Senta and Elsa, Elisabeth and Isolde, Sieglinde and Brünhilde to Venus, Ortrud, Gutrune and Kundry: They break taboos, stretch the limits, breach well-nigh sacrosanct conventions. But they must commit these crimes, offering themselves up in the name of love and forsaking their very selves for their heroes (who also freely follow in their footsteps, committing further transgressions).
His breaking of taboos, his stretching of limits and his radical approach to conventions not only characterize Richard Wagner’s life, characters and texts, they are also hallmarks of his music that even go so far as to provoke the polarizing present-day fascination with his works. Even with eyes closed, the listener can clearly hear these defining traits, measure by measure; and the pictures to accompany them arise of their own accord.
Following on the heels of the performances of the "The Flying Dutchman", „Parsifal“ und „Meistersinger“in the 2010-2011 season, the 2011-2012 program now brings us „Lohengrin“, „Tristan and Isolde“ und „Tannhäuser“.
The leading Wagner singers to make guest appearances with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra for the concerts include Klaus Florian Vogt (Lohengrin), Torsten Kerl (Tannhäuser), Stephen Gould (Tristan), Nina Stemme (Isolde and Elisabeth), Günther Groissböck (Heinrich) and Christian Gerhaher (Wolfram von Eschenbach). The Wagner cycle is being held under the aegis of Norbert Lammert, President of the German Bundestag. Deutschlandradio Kultur will be broadcasting each of the concerts, which are also to be produced on CD by the Netherlands-based PentaTone label. The "The Flying Dutchman" the first edition within the Wagner series, is set for release this fall.
It is the objective of the RSB’s principal conductor and artistic director, Marek Janowski, to convey to the audience the high musical quality of Wagner’s compositions in the absence of scenic interpretation, focusing on the music alone.
The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of Wagner’s Ring Cycle will reach its peak in the 2012-2013 season with the “Ring of the Nibelung” tetralogy.
Ticket sales: Tickets for Wagner opera performances will go on sale as of June 1 for each season respectively.
Season 2010 | 2011
Saturday, November 13, 2011 | 8pm
The Flying Dutchman
Friday, April 8, 2011 | 6 pm
Parsifal
Friday, Juni 03, 2011 | 6 pm
Meistersinger
Season 2011 | 2012
Saturday, November 12, 2011 | 6 pm
Lohengrin
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | 6 pm
Tristan and Isolde
Saturday, May 5, 2012 | 6 pm
Tannhäuser and the Singing Contest on the Wartburg
FOLLOWING SEASONS – WAGNER CYCLE
Thursday, November 22, 2012 | 8 pm
Ring of the Nibelung, The Rhinegold
Saturday, November 24, 2012 | 6 pm
Ring of the Nibelung, The Valkyrie
Saturday, March 1, 2013 | 6 pm
Ring of the Nibelung, Siegfried
Sunday, March 15 2013 | 6 pm
Ring of the Nibelung, Twilight of the Gods
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The Wagner series kicks off with Der fliegende Holländer in November 2010
With Richard Wagner’s opera Der fliegende Holländer, the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB) and Marek Janowski begin their series featuring concert performances of the ten most important of Wagner’s works for the stage on November 13, 2010. An international elite of Wagner singers including, among others, Matti Salminen, Nina Stemme, Albert Dohmen, Christian Elsner, Ricarda Merbeth, Robert Dean Smith and Stephen Gould will be performing at the Berlin Philharmonie between November 2010 and May 2013.
Under the direction of Marek Janowski, the RSB will also perform the operatic works Parsifal (April 8, 2011) and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (June 3, 2011) together with the Rundfunkchor Berlin during the 2010/11 season. It is the objective of the RSB’s principal conductor and artistic director, Marek Janowski, to convey to the audience the high musical quality of Wagner’s compositions in the absence of scenic interpretation, focusing on the music alone.
Crimes of love
They all do it, from Senta and Elsa, Elisabeth and Isolde, Sieglinde and Brünhilde to Venus, Ortrud, Gutrune and Kundry: They break taboos, stretch the limits, breach well-nigh sacrosanct conventions. But they must commit these crimes, offering themselves up in the name of love and forsaking their very selves for their heroes (who also freely follow in their footsteps, committing further transgressions).
His breaking of taboos, his stretching of limits and his radical approach to conventions not only characterize Richard Wagner’s life, characters and texts, they are also hallmarks of his music that even go so far as to provoke the polarizing present-day fascination with his works. Even with eyes closed, the listener can clearly hear these defining traits, measure by measure; and the pictures to accompany them arise of their own accord.
Following on the heels of the performances of the “Flying Dutchman,” “Parsifal” and “Meistersinger” in the 2010-2011 season, the 2011-2012 program now brings us “Lohengrin,” “Tristan and Isolde” and “Tannhäuser.” The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of Wagner’s Ring Cycle will reach its peak in the 2012-2013 season with the “Ring of the Nibelung” tetralogy.
Ticket sales: Tickets for Wagner opera performances will go on sale as of June 1 for each season respectively.
Season 2010 | 2011
Saturday, November 13, 2011 | 8pm
Der fliegende Holländer
Friday, April 8, 2011 | 6 pm
Parsifal
Friday, Juni 03, 2011 | 6 pm
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Season 2011 | 2012
Saturday, November 12, 2011 | 6 pm
Lohengrin
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 | 6 pm
Tristan und Isolde
Saturday, May 5, 2012 | 6 pm
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf der Wartburg
FOLLOWING SEASONS – WAGNER CYCLE
Thursday, November 22, 2012 | 8 pm
Der Ring des Nibelungen, Das Rheingold
Saturday, November 24, 2012 | 6 pm
Der Ring des Nibelungen, Die Walküre
Saturday, March 1, 2013 | 6 pm
Der Ring des Nibelungen, Siegfried
Sunday, March 15 2013 | 6 pm
Der Ring des Nibelungen, Götterdämmerung
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