A complete musical cosmology is what Gustav Mahler wanted to create in his Third Symphony: from lifeless matter to plants, animals, humans and angels, all the way to divine love«, thus the radio station BR-Klassik in a review of this composition, which Mahler completed in 1896 after four years of work. Indeed, Mahler’s Third exceeds all boundaries, not only that of duration, lasting between 90 and 100 minutes. It also calls for an enormous orchestra, plus a contralto solo – which the Canadian mezzo-soprano Michèle Losier, who has enjoyed success in Europe and overseas, will sing in this concert – as well as a women’s and a boys’ chorus. 

Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden

Jun 8, 2025

Staatskapelle Dresden & Daniele Gatti

Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden