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Georges Bizet passed away 150 years and a few days ago, barely older than his beloved Mozart. A clear genius and cursed creator, as if killed by the myth of Carmen that precipitated his fall, he leaves an indelible mark on our heritage, an innate colorist, a magical melodist, a passionate lover of the stage. "This music seems perfect to me. It moves forward, light, supple, polished. It is amiable, it does not sweat," praised Nietzsche. The Orchestre National de France celebrates him as it should, between Giuseppe Verdi and Ambroise Thomas.

Gala Bizet / Bertrand de Billy

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique

In keeping with tradition, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt), under the baton of its chief conductor, opens the Rheingau Music Festival each year. The impressive acoustics of the Eberbach Abbey Basilica always create a unique musical atmosphere. The centerpiece of the 2025 opening concerts, conducted by Alain Altinoglu, is Charles Gounod's "St. Cecilia Mass." On June 21st at Eberbach Abbey, this work will be paired with a Ravel-Sarasate-Waxman program featuring Armenian violin virtuoso Diana Adamyan. On June 22nd at the Kurhaus Wiesbaden, two Ravel works will be performed with Italian pianist Beatrice Rana. Alongside an internationally renowned trio of vocal soloists, the MDR Radio Choir, the hr-Sinfonieorchester's well-known and highly esteemed musical partner, will once again be featured in both programs.

Rheingau Music Festival

Kurhaus Wiesbaden GmbH

In keeping with tradition, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt), under the baton of its chief conductor, opens the Rheingau Music Festival each year. The impressive acoustics of the Eberbach Abbey Basilica always create a unique musical atmosphere. The centerpiece of the 2025 opening concerts, conducted by Alain Altinoglu, is Charles Gounod's "St. Cecilia Mass." On June 21st at Eberbach Abbey, this will be paired with a Ravel-Sarasate-Waxman program featuring the Armenian violin virtuoso Diana Adamyan. On June 22nd at the Kurhaus Wiesbaden, two works by Ravel will be performed with the Italian pianist Beatrice Rana. Alongside an internationally renowned trio of vocal soloists, the MDR Radio Choir, the hr-Sinfonieorchester's well-known and highly esteemed musical partner, will once again be featured in both programs.

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Eberbach Abbey

Originally from the French Basque region, Maurice Ravel had a lifelong penchant for Spanish folk music. Alongside the "Bolero" and the "Rhapsodie espagnole", his short opera L'HEURE ESPAGNOLE, premiered in 1911, is the best-known example of Ravel's sophisticated stylisation of Spanish dance rhythms - and like the "Bolero", the almost hour-long stage work about the sexually unfulfilled watchmaker's wife Concepciòn is a masterpiece of the laconic elegance typical of Ravel. The celebrated mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa can be heard in the role of Concepción, with the young French conductor Maxime Pascal conducting the one-act opera, which is paired with Rimsky-Korsakov's symphonic suite "Scheherazade".

Baritone

Alexandre Duhamel

Events

Past events

Jul 2, 2025

Gala Bizet / Bertrand de Billy · Orchestre National de France

Jun 22, 2025

Rheingau Music Festival · Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Ramiro in Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Ramiro in L'heure espagnole by Ravel

Deutsche Oper Berlin

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