Singer

The "Organ Symphony" is one of France's most important symphonies. The work's name, incidentally, does not originate from the composer – Saint-Saëns preferred to call it a "symphony with organ." The organ is "merely" one timbre among others – it is sparse, but its impact is all the more powerful. A piano duo is also part of the orchestra. While the "Organ Symphony" is not a religious composition, the melody of the "Dies Irae" nevertheless runs through the entire work. The two gigantic sections – approximately 20 and 15 minutes long respectively – contain the usual four symphony movements. Saint-Saëns considered this (his last) symphony to be his magnum opus.

Polyphonic

Bochumer Symphoniker

Operetta has always been an escape from everyday life into a dream world. But what if what is happening in the world is so terrible that it can no longer be forgotten? In the first months of 1938, current political life intrudes into the Volksoper during rehearsals for the operetta Gruß und Kuss aus der Wachau. What do intolerance, discrimination and fascism do to the staff of the Volksoper?

In the course of rehearsals, the seizure of power by the National Socialists brings about serious changes for the Volksoper: dismissals follow at all levels of the house. A captivating look into the mirror of the past can also mean a confrontation with a painful period in the history of the Volksoper. We don't want to avoid that. By telling the story of the Volksoper staff, we preserve the memory of ALL victims. At the same time, we do not lose sight of the actions of the perpetrators, which could happen again at any time, but we also remember the countless people who did not raise their voices.

Let 's forget the world - Volksoper 1938

Volksoper Wien

Said to pick up where Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony left left off, Bruckner’s transcendent Seventh Symphony was a monument to his hero Wagner.

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Alexandra Flood

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12 - 13 Feb, 2026

Polyphonic · Bochumer Symphoniker

Oct 19, 2025 - Feb 24, 2026

Let 's forget the world - Volksoper 1938 · Volksoper Wien

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Singer in Symphony No. 7 by Bruckner

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Singer in Der fliegende Holländer by Wagner

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Trudl Möllnitz (Franzi) in Let 's forget the world by Kagarlitsky

Volksoper Wien

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