(Photo: Bernd Uhlig) Matthias Pintscher’s new opera, “Das kalte Herz” (The Cold Heart), with a libretto by Daniel Arkadij Gerzenberg, is not a retelling of German author Wilhelm Hauff’s famous fairy tale from 1827—that text written in the spirit of the Biedermeier period, which can be read as a subtle critique of early industrialization and unbridled capitalism—but rather its condensation {…}
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has named Daniel Barenboim the Honorary Member of the opera house and Honorary Chief Conductor of the Staatskapelle Berlin. The company said, “Intendant Matthias Schulz and the orchestra board of the Staatskapelle Berlin are delighted to present their long-time former General Music Director Daniel Barenboim with a double award simultaneously and jointly: the Honorary Membership {…}
(Credit: Staatsoper Unter den Linden official website) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced the postponement of the two symphonic concerts scheduled for Nov. 3 & 4, 2021 at the Teatro alla Scala due to a suspected case of COVID-19 in the orchestra. The program for the concerts included Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C min. op. 68 and {…}
The Berlin State Opera has announced that members of the Staatskapelle Berlin and Danie Barenboim have collected money for freelance musicians and donated €30,000 to the emergency relief fund of the Deutsche Orchestervereinigung (German Orchestra Association). In a statement the musicians and Barenboim noted, “We want to show our solidarity with the many freelance artists whose existence is pulled out {…}