Marek Janowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin continue their Wagner concert series at the Berlin Philharmonie with the stage-consecrating festival play Parsifal on April 8, 2011.
Cast includes Michelle DeYoung (Kundry), Evgeny Nikitin as Amfortas, Christian Elsner as Parsifal and Franz-Josef Selig as Gurnemanz.
In a series to be concluded in 2013, the RSB conducted by Marek Janowski present ten operas by Richard Wagner in concert performances at the Berlin Philharmonie. The current season also features Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in a performance on June 3.
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Deutschlandradio Kultur will broadcast the concert on April 16 at 6:05 p.m.
Friday, April 8, 2011, 6:00 p.m., Berlin Philharmonie
Marek Janowski (Conductor)
Evgeny Nikitin (Amfortas)
Christian Elsner (Parsifal)
Franz-Josef Selig (Gurnemanz)
Eike Wilm Schulte (Klingsor)
Michelle DeYoung (Kundry and Voice from above)
Dimitry Ivashchenko (Titurel)
Rundfunkchor Berlin. Simon Halsey (Chorus Master)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Comments
I am all in favor of more concert performances of operas but I wonder how Wagner would have reacted!
:-)
I think 'Das Rheingold' and 'Gotterdammerung' are very well suited for the concert stage but I'm not so sure about 'Parsifal'
I agree.
Also, there was a good article last week in 'The Guardian' about a related topic:
"Why Has Music Taken A Back Seat"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/theatreblog/2011/mar/01/opera-reviews-music-critics
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Cheers