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FEL!X. Meike Droste | Elias Arens | Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
One of the biggest successes in German musical theatre wasn't an opera, but Georg Anton Benda's melodrama "Medea." It combined spoken text with orchestral music and staging. The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin presents this rarity with renowned actors Meike Droste and Elias Arens. Mozart's "Haffner Symphony" serves as the overture, referencing his admiration for Benda's work and its influence on pieces like "The Abduction from the Seraglio."