(Credit: Candy Welz) The Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar has announced that conductor Andreas Wolf has been appointed the new Erster Kapellmeister. “I am really pleased to welcome Andreas Wolf, an experienced and proven high-ranking conductor and musician at the DNT and the Staatskapelle Weimar,” said Generalintendant Hasko Weber. “As the first conductor, he will be responsible for the continuous {…}
(Credit: © Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar) The Deutsches Nationaltheater & Staatskapelle Weimar has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article we will only focus on vocal works. Opera Stewart Copeland and Jonathan Moore’s opera “Electric Saint” opens the season with Gregor Bühl conducting a production by Jonathan Moore. Premiere Date: Sept. 5, 2021 Johann Strauss‘ “Die {…}
(Credit: Deutsche Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar official website) Deutsche Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar has announced that it will remain closed until June 2021. Per an official press release, the theater’s management noted that it is exploring options to stage the premiere of Bizet’s “Carmen” on May 8, as well as the premiere of Plenzdorf’s “Legende von Paul and Paula” on {…}
(Credit: © Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar) After only few days of extending the theater closure until March 2021, the Deutsches Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar announced a further shutdown extension, this time until April 2021. The latest extension came as a result of a meeting between the Minister of Culture of the State of Thuringia Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff, and directors of {…}