Dramaturge

Opera is entertaining, gripping and emotional: the soloist ensemble D’Accord has attracted international attention in recent years with its 90-minute opera paraphrases. With »Lohengrin«, »Tristan und Isolde« and »Tannhäuser« in the form of a pocket opera, the ensemble has already made several guest appearances at the Elbphilharmonie or performed at Wagner’s Villa Wahnfried during the Bayreuth Festival. The album »Tristan und Isolde - Paraphrase for String Septet« was nominated for the German Record Critics’ Award. The versions were programmed by the Iceland Philharmonic Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. The evening will be hosted by Sascha Nathan. He is one of the great German actors, seen on renowned stages such as the Berliner Ensemble and Schauspiel Frankfurt. He played in the Oscar-winning film »Im Westen nichts Neues«, in »Babylon Berlin« and in »Tatort«.

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Wagner: Tristan and Isolde / Sasha Nathan

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Music theater with the song cycle by Franz Schubert and Wilhelm Müller / Version for choir, baritone and two accordions by Gregor Meyer / With texts by Lena Reissner
I came as a stranger, and I leave as a stranger. These words not only open what is perhaps the most famous song cycle in music history, they hit the nail on the head when it comes to the Romantic attitude to life. Motifs such as hiking, loneliness, love's exuberance and heartache, inner restlessness, even the German forest: all of this was very well received after its publication in a country that was searching for its own identity.

The Winter Journey

Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas Church)

Baron Scarpia collects trophies. And Floria Tosca, the celebrated opera diva, is to be his greatest achievement! He knows that she would reject him sharply - so it suits him, the unscrupulous police chief of Rome, just fine that Tosca's lover, the painter Mario Cavaradossi, is suspected of having helped an alleged enemy of the state. Scarpia forces Floria to listen to what Mario experiences in prison. In all kindness, he offers her a way out: to spend a night of love with him! But the singer is cleverer than he thinks and makes sure that he will not survive Tosca's kiss. But has she already won?
Giacomo Puccini's blockbuster is one of the most haunting, emotional operas ever. Some of the arias from it are still hits today - such as Vissi d'arte , when Floria Tosca sings about her life for art, to which political power games are completely alien. Or Cavaradossi's famous tenor solo E lucevan le stelle , which has been causing storms of applause during the orchestral postlude for over 120 years.
Director Christian Poewe and chief conductor Marcus Bosch will open the season in the main house with Tosca .

Tosca

Staatstheater Mainz

Volkstheater Rostock - Big House

Antonio Salieri was court composer in Vienna when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart came to town in 1781. With his casual manners and high spirits, Mozart constantly crossed the boundaries of social conventions. But his compositions, with their brilliant perfection, testify to his great talent. Salieri felt insulted by the boy prodigy and began a personal battle with Mozart. He tried to sabotage Mozart's career through intrigues and rumors. In the process, Salieri found himself in an inner conflict between admiration for Mozart's music and his own jealousy.

Dramaturge

Stephan Knies

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Sep 7, 2025

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde / Sasha Nathan · Elbphilharmonie

1 - 9 Mar, 2025

The Winter Journey · Volkstheater Rostock

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