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James' Choice

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Thu, Oct 31, 2024, 20:00
Zur neuen Spielzeit bringt James Gaffigan ein Stück seiner Heimat New York mit an die Komische Oper Berlin! Während unser Generalmusikdirektor hier eine Wahlheimat gefunden hat, steuerte im 20. Jahrhundert so manch prominenter europäischer Komponist den sicheren Hafen Amerika an. Für Antonín Dvořák und Gustav Mahler eröffnete New York einflussreiche berufliche Möglichkeiten. Kurt Weill befasste sich am Broadway mit dem aufstrebenden Musical. Erich Wolfgang Korngold setzte in Hollywood wiederum den Grundstein für das Filmmusikgenre und inspirierte durch seine Soundtracks nicht... Read full text

Keywords: Film Music, Symphony Concert

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Program

Erich KorngoldTitelmusik aus The Sea Hawk
Kurt Weill“I’m a Stranger Here Myself” und “Speak Low” aus One Touch of Venus
Kurt Weill“Lost in the stars” aus dem gleichnamigen Musical
Antonín DvořákSuite für Orchester in A-Dur op. 98b
Kurt WeillSymphonic Nocturne aus Lady in the Dark (Ausschnitte)
Ignatz WaghalterNew World Suite (Ausschnitte)
Gustav MahlerAdagio aus Sinfonie Nr. 10
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