Singer

Gala concert for the 35th Day of German Unity

St. Nicholas Church Potsdam

Celebrated for his versatility in pop and folk music, Rufus Wainwright is also an accomplished composer of soundtracks, operas and musicals. His latest grand project, »Dream Requiem«, was written during the coronavirus pandemic. Following its world premiere in Paris it now comes to the Elbphilharmonie with a large orchestra, choir, soprano and grand dame of French film Isabelle Huppert as the narrator.

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Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Sparkling music and sparkling melodies are on the programme of the New Year's Concert - with duets, arias and ensembles from popular operettas, including several evergreens of this champagne-sparkling genre, from global successes such as "The Land of Smiles" or "The Merry Widow", from "The Csárdás Princess" or "The Bat". The New Year's Concert is also a musical homage to a famous Duisburg artist, because with his arias, tenor Sebastian Kohlhepp follows in the footsteps of the legendary Rudolf Schock, who was born in 1915 as the son of a Duisburg dock worker. With his radiant tenor voice, he has captivated an audience of millions and is still considered one of the best operetta tenors of the last century.

The operetta gala is led by the expert conductor Srba Dinić, who is already known to the audience in Duisburg from the “Philharmonic Debate” in March 2024. Also no strangers are soprano Mandy Fredrich , who has been a guest with the orchestra several times, and mezzo-soprano Sarah Ferede, a member of the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein.

Operetta Gala New Year's Concert 2025

Philharmonie Mercatorhalle

Max, the hunter’s apprentice, has to land a direct hit at the upcoming shooting match in order to marry his beloved Agathe. Out of his fear of potential failure, Max gets involved with "dark forces" in the wolf’s canyon: Six sure-fire bullets for his sole use whilst the seventh bullet is reserved for the devil to strike any victim he chooses. Carl Maria von Weber‘s Freischütz, which premiered in 1821, is the epitome of a German romantic opera. Never before have occult, transcendental and supernatural ideas been transformed into music so full of suggestive sounds.

Soprano

Mandy Fredrich

Events

Past events

Oct 3, 2025

Gala concert for the 35th Day of German Unity · Brandenburgischen Staatsorchesters Frankfurt

Aug 23, 2025

Rufus Wainwright: Dream Requiem · Elbphilharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

Agathe in Der Freischütz by Weber

Staatsoper Stuttgart

Singer in Symphony No. 2 by Mendelssohn

Brandenburgischen Staatsorchesters Frankfurt

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