Auf Orpheus' Spuren - mit Elke Heidenreich | lit.COLOGNE + Livestream

Auf eine Currywurst mit Gregor Gysi

Gregor Gysi talks and recites from »Ein Leben ist zu wenig. The Autobiography.« and presents his latest books »What Politicians Don’t Say ...« and »A Currywurst with Gregor Gysi«. In »Was Politiker nicht sagen ...« – with the apt subtitle »... weil es um Mehrheiten und nicht um Wahrheiten geht!« (›What politicians don’t say ... because it’s about majorities and not truths!‹) he explains how communication works in politics, why parliamentarians are not nominated according to professionalism, what speaking time limits apply in the Bundestag and why he mainly addresses the audience in talk shows and less the fellow panellists.

Das Konzert mit dem Elefanten + Livestream

Anke and André go on a trip to the mountains, where they have many musical adventures. They discover marmots, listen to an alphorn, and take a fast-paced sled ride. A concert for the little ones to listen to and participate in!

Orpheus' Treasure Trove – Cantabile!

In the early decades of the 18th century, a new trend emerged where beautiful arias were accompanied by a violin or a cello. Here, we get to enjoy exquisite singing and captivating instrumental music with the great Swedish soprano Maria Keohane.Some of the composers who embraced the new style were Alessandro Scarlatti, Antonio Caldara, Giovanni Bononcini, and Nicola Porpora – the latter, in addition to writing over 50 operas and numerous other compositions, also taught several renowned singers, including the castrato Farinelli.Since its establishment in 2015, Orpheus Baroque Stockholm has become an indispensable part of the capital's music scene and a meeting place for both philharmonic musicians and some of Sweden's leading freelance baroque musicians.The artistic directors are the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's solo cellist Johannes Rostamo and the lutenist Jonas Nordberg. The ensemble's more chamber music-oriented approach, as we encounter here, is presented under the banner of Orpheus’ Treasure Trove.

Auf dem Gletscher

»Eine Alpensinfonie« lässt sich hören wie ein Film-Soundtrack. Vor dem inneren Auge zu sehen: der mühsame, aber durch grandiose Naturbilder belohnte Aufstieg zu einem Alpengipfel. Natürlich spitzt sich die Situation zu, denn auch ein Richard Strauss wusste: Drama an der Bergwand muss sein. Sonnenaufgang – Der Anstieg – Auf der Alm – Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen – Auf dem Gletscher – Gefahrvolle Augenblicke – Auf dem Gipfel – Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg: Das sind nur einige der 22 Landschaftsbilder, aus denen sich dieses gewaltige Werk aufbaut. Und gewaltig sind auch die musikalischen Mittel, die dieses Bergmassiv zum Klingen bringen. Blechbläser aus der Ferne, Kuhglocken, eine Maschine für die Windgeräusche, Strauss lässt nichts aus, um das Erleben der Natur mit all seinen Herausforderungen plastisch darzustellen. Und dazu die Orgel hoch oben über dem groß besetzten Orchester, der Effekt ist atemberaubend. Ein Sound, so breit, monumental und faszinierend wie ein Alpenpanorama. Konzertdauer: ca. 80 Minuten – keine Pause!

Bock auf Klassik?!

Auf dem Weg

Ariadne auf Naxos

"It is a simple and tremendous problem of life: that of fidelity", is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal described the core of their third opera together, Ariadne auf Naxos, in a letter to Richard Strauss. To live does not mean to persevere and hold on to what has been lost. If you want to live, you have to let go, forget, get over yourself - constantly transform yourself. This is what a young opera composer experiences in this work when he is confronted with the stubborn wishes of his patron; just like the protagonist of his opera, Ariadne, who, abandoned by her lover, Theseus, expects only death. But things turn out differently... Strauss and Hofmannsthal let the opposites collide: Tragedy and comedy, light music and grand opera, playfulness and seriousness. Thus, in the mirroring of art and life, between gaze and gaze, the unfathomable mystery of transformation takes place. Musical Direction: Kent Nagano Production and stage: Dmitri Tcherniakov Dramaturgy: Angela Beuerle, Michael Sangkuhl

Ariadne auf Naxos

"It is a simple and tremendous problem of life: that of fidelity", is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal described the core of their third opera together, Ariadne auf Naxos, in a letter to Richard Strauss. To live does not mean to persevere and hold on to what has been lost. If you want to live, you have to let go, forget, get over yourself - constantly transform yourself. This is what a young opera composer experiences in this work when he is confronted with the stubborn wishes of his patron; just like the protagonist of his opera, Ariadne, who, abandoned by her lover, Theseus, expects only death. But things turn out differently... Strauss and Hofmannsthal let the opposites collide: Tragedy and comedy, light music and grand opera, playfulness and seriousness. Thus, in the mirroring of art and life, between gaze and gaze, the unfathomable mystery of transformation takes place. Musical Direction: Kent Nagano Production and stage: Dmitri Tcherniakov Dramaturgy: Angela Beuerle, Michael Sangkuhl

Ariadne auf Naxos

"It is a simple and tremendous problem of life: that of fidelity", is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal described the core of their third opera together, Ariadne auf Naxos, in a letter to Richard Strauss. To live does not mean to persevere and hold on to what has been lost. If you want to live, you have to let go, forget, get over yourself - constantly transform yourself. This is what a young opera composer experiences in this work when he is confronted with the stubborn wishes of his patron; just like the protagonist of his opera, Ariadne, who, abandoned by her lover, Theseus, expects only death. But things turn out differently... Strauss and Hofmannsthal let the opposites collide: Tragedy and comedy, light music and grand opera, playfulness and seriousness. Thus, in the mirroring of art and life, between gaze and gaze, the unfathomable mystery of transformation takes place. Musical Direction: Kent Nagano Production and stage: Dmitri Tcherniakov Dramaturgy: Angela Beuerle, Michael Sangkuhl

Ariadne auf Naxos

"It is a simple and tremendous problem of life: that of fidelity", is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal described the core of their third opera together, Ariadne auf Naxos, in a letter to Richard Strauss. To live does not mean to persevere and hold on to what has been lost. If you want to live, you have to let go, forget, get over yourself - constantly transform yourself. This is what a young opera composer experiences in this work when he is confronted with the stubborn wishes of his patron; just like the protagonist of his opera, Ariadne, who, abandoned by her lover, Theseus, expects only death. But things turn out differently... Strauss and Hofmannsthal let the opposites collide: Tragedy and comedy, light music and grand opera, playfulness and seriousness. Thus, in the mirroring of art and life, between gaze and gaze, the unfathomable mystery of transformation takes place. Musical Direction: Kent Nagano Production and stage: Dmitri Tcherniakov Dramaturgy: Angela Beuerle, Michael Sangkuhl