Résurrection

Résurrection

A deeply moving production in which Romeo Castellucci conjures up an excavation simultaneously macabre and contemplative where, as if from a pit – that of the dead, that of the orchestra – Mahler's restless metaphysics, grippingly embodied, emerge.

Résurrection

A deeply moving production in which Romeo Castellucci conjures up an excavation simultaneously macabre and contemplative where, as if from a pit – that of the dead, that of the orchestra – Mahler's restless metaphysics, grippingly embodied, emerge.

Handel: The Resurrection

The British Guardian called the ensemble Les Musiciens du Louvre »one of the best orchestras in the world«. Founded in 1982 by the conductor and oboist Marc Minkowski, it is not the Louvre’s official orchestra – no such ensemble exists. But the reference to the world-famous Parisian museum already illustrates the musicians’ mission: to bring the art of earlier centuries to life at the highest level. Appropriately enough, their forthcoming guest appearance in Hamburg at Easter features a Handel oratorio about the Resurrection of Christ. Composer George Frideric Handel found himself in a double bind in 1708. Firstly, the Pope had imposed a complete ban on opera performances because he feared a series of earthquakes meant that the end of the world was imminent, and restricted sinful entertainment in favour of religious art. This was a problem for Handel, who was an opera man to the core, both artistically and financially. Secondly, he wanted to present a piece about the Resurrection punctually for the Easter weekend, but having Jesus Christ appear on stage in person was an even greater taboo than opera per se. Pragmatic as ever, Handel arrived at the following solution: in his original oratorio »La Resurrezione«, angels and the Devil, apostles and Mary Magdalene debate about the Crucifixion. And in the end, the music itself turned out quite operatic after all.

Georg Friedrich Haendel / La Résurrection

The Easter festivities continue with Handel’s oratorio La resurrezione, performed by Les Arts Florissants, which over the years has interpreted many of the Baroque master’s lyrical and sacred scores.

Carnación

With Carnacion, Spanish dancer and choreographer Rocío Molina, an icon of contemporary flamenco, delivers a fiery variation on desire—the flames fanned as much by the dancing as by the music, led by master singer Niño de Elche.

Carnación

With Carnacion, Spanish dancer and choreographer Rocío Molina, an icon of contemporary flamenco, delivers a fiery variation on desire—the flames fanned as much by the dancing as by the music, led by master singer Niño de Elche.

Carnación

With Carnacion, Spanish dancer and choreographer Rocío Molina, an icon of contemporary flamenco, delivers a fiery variation on desire—the flames fanned as much by the dancing as by the music, led by master singer Niño de Elche.

Carnación

With Carnacion, Spanish dancer and choreographer Rocío Molina, an icon of contemporary flamenco, delivers a fiery variation on desire—the flames fanned as much by the dancing as by the music, led by master singer Niño de Elche.

Metamorphosis

Circa

With En Masse, its show featuring ten acrobats and three musicians, the innovative Australian company Circa has crafted a stunning stage creation about human relationships, musically structured around pieces by Schubert and Stravinsky.