All people become brothers: that is a demand, a utopia, a pipe dream. Perhaps it will become reality if it is hurled into the world in emphasis, as Beethoven did in his 9th Symphony? In our fourth concert, Im Spiegel , we are reconciling two anniversaries: May not only marked the 200th anniversary of the premiere of the Ninth Symphony, but also the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany. The founding fathers and mothers of our constitution had dreams, wishes and ideas about how people wanted and should live together in Germany after the defeat of the National Socialists' regime of terror. They did not cast these ideas in a work of art, but in legal texts. What about our living together and its representation or the pre-formulations of our future living together in art? Dirk Kaftan talks to Matthias Brandt, who is not only a great artist but also an astute observer of social contexts.

All people

Theater Bonn Opera House

It is 200 years since Ludwig van Beethoven's most important symphony saw the light of day in Vienna. We bring it to the stage with a magnificent cast. And against one of the heaviest works of Bönn's Panz, we place one of his lightest (for all its expansiveness): his light-flooded Violin Concerto. It is no coincidence that the last movement of the Ninth is in D major, just like the Violin Concerto. We have great soloists and choirs this evening – it's hard to single out anyone. We are particularly pleased with the fusion of two outstanding choirs, namely the WDR Rundfunkchor and “our” Bonner Opernchor.

Götterfunken

There is joy in Messina, Sicily: the people are celebrating the victorious return of the army from a battle and an important wedding is imminent. Héro, the governor's daughter, is looking forward to her upcoming marriage to Claudio, the general's right-hand man, with such anticipation that she sheds tears of joy. And while her cousin Béatrice and Claudio's friend Bénédict otherwise seem to be bound by deep anticipation and fully occupied with biting, mocking arguments, they are in complete agreement on one point: if this is the happiness in love that everyone else is always raving about, then they would rather remain single. However, the two squabblers have not reckoned with their fellow men, who are initiating a well-meaning conspiracy with the aim of bringing the declared marriage refusers together happily after all...

Anna Alàs i Jové

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Jun 23, 2024

All people · Beethoven Orchester Bonn

Jun 21, 2024

Götterfunken · Beethoven Orchester Bonn

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Singer in Violin Concerto by Beethoven

Beethoven Orchester Bonn

Singer in Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven

Beethoven Orchester Bonn

Ursule in Béatrice et Bénédict by Berlioz

Staatstheater Braunschweig

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