Surenos Against Crips

Half a year after the start of rehearsals for summer opera Bamberg, 2009, which presented itself successfully with six performances of Puccini's "La Bohème" and an orchestral concert, the time has come to this, now third, European opera and orchestral workshop pass in review to leave.

This will be done in this and the following blog entries.


But the raw numbers, dates and facts appear already impressive - ranging impossible sufficient to show what has taken place in this workshop, or have done is. There also remains the question of how, view our soloists and instrumentalists, this intense time looking back and what has been happening in their lives and in their artistic career. But first things first.






Summer Opera Bamberg 2009th

That is

- including 74 of candidates to the two sopranos and applicants from 30 nations in total.

- only two and a half weeks of trial time by one of the most famous operas of all to bring to the stage and there - in ETA Hoffmann-Theater - Perform six times, and to play an additional chamber music concert with a world premiere of a work by Frantisek Fiala.

- the first time two full ensemble of musicians from 10 nations who are competing in alternating performances;

- and even by 38 orchestra musicians from around 15th Nations.

- for "Tosca" (2005) and "Il Tabarro" / "I Pagliacci" (2007), the third opera from the verismo project environment and also the third time Puccini (next to the one-act opera "I Pagliacci" by Leoncavollo 2007).

Summer Opera Bamberg 2009

This also means:

- contacts and friendships with other international artists make.

- several hours each day to rehearse and to learn and thereby develop an irrepressible enthusiasm and develop.

- a collaboration of young, aspiring talent with experienced professionals who support the young musicians to staff, advise and lead. Edda Moser (vocals); Till Fabian Weser (orchestra and musical overall management), Rainer Lewandowski (scene) and Dirk Schauss (career management).

- a project that goes far beyond a normal workshop and now attracts many artists outside of Europe

- Bamberg finally give back a solid opera institution

- The chance to be part of a unique project and simply make music at the highest possible level

And then the northern Bavarian Courier headline of 08 October 2009 "A congenial ensemble " and continued: "The ensemble , Puccini enchanted 'with skill, authenticity and joy of playing the audience. "The City Council moved

Journal of Bamberg on Nov 11, 2009, a resumé, sat with the heading" "goes even further, arguing that by" Every idea is a success Sold-out performances and long-lasting applause ... [which] earned the Reward for ... singer ensemble ... [and the] orchestra [was] that ... a heartbreaking "La Bohème" brought the highest level of musical theater at the Bamberger six times the performance. "

And the Internet portal Klassik.com certified the Summer Opera Bamberg is unique in Europe form the" ... singers and instrumental musicians with an attractive and exciting possibility [is] to expand their repertoire and to exchange ideas with others ... young artists. "