Susanne Nielsen besuchte die Hamburger und Bonner Loriotausstellungen
Unsere heutige Sendung bringt Ihnen einen Jahresrueckblick 2011, Teil II, Deutsche Funksendungsleiterin Susanne Nielsen im Gespraech mit der Journalistin Renate Schauer.
SEE BELOW OPERA SEASONS TAMPA & SARASOTA
Liebe Freunde der Deutschen Funksendung,
Unsere heutige Sendung setzt den Jahresrueckblick fort, den ich mit Journalistin Renate Schauer Anfang Januar 2012 zusammenstellte. In diesem Teil widmen wir uns der sogenannten "Totentafel", dem Blick auf die Prominenten aus Kunst und Kultur, aus Politik und Wissenschaft, die im letzten Jahr starben und deren Leben wichtige Meilensteine in der deutschen Geschichte bilden. Hierzu gehoeren Otto von Habsburg, ebenso wie Christa Wolf, Gunter Sachs, Bernd Eichinger, Ludwig Hirsch , Johannes Heesters und Loriot.
In der heutigen Sendung haben wir ebenfalls einen QUIZ, mit Fragen zu einem dieser Prominenten. Bitte senden Sie uns Ihre Antworten an info@germanradioshow.com und gewinnen SIE einen Preis!
Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle Bonn koennen Sie unter www.DW-world.de als "live streaming" oder News on Demand" hoeren.
(Hear our show by clicking on the white arrow on the gray line below, you can read along or use the "translate" feature and read the English translation and listen to the German audio segemnt of our show) Unseren Sendeteil koennen Sie hoeren, indem Sie den weissen Pfeil auf der grauen linie anklicken.
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Liebe Freunde!
Ein neues Jahr hat begonnen. Wir gehen weder als arrogante noch als überaus ängstliche Menschen in das neue Jahr. Wir beginnen das Jahr mit einer unumstößlichen Gewißheit, die uns niemand nehmen kann. Es ist diesselbe Gewißheit, von der Paulus im Römerbrief (Kapitel 8) spricht; es ist die Gewißheit der Liebe Gottes.Das alte Jahr liegt hinter uns. Ein ganzes Jahr mit reichem Inhalt zieht an uns vorüber. Manchmal dachten wir, dass Schwierigkeiten und Belastungen uns schier erdrücken wollten. Wir können in der Stille vor Gott zurückblicken und sagen: Die Liebe Gottes hat uns im Gestern getragen. Dann gab es aber auch wieder Augenblicke, in denen wir rundherum fröhlich waren. Das Leben meinte es gut mit uns. In dem dauernden Auf und Ab des alten Jahres hat die Zusicherung der Liebe Gottes uns immer wieder gestärkt.
Nun blicken wir in die Zukunft. Ein neues Jahr liegt vor uns, unser Terminkalender verweist schon auf einige Eintragungen. Wir rechnen mit der Zusage seiner Liebe, die das neue Jahr einschließt. Wir brauchen nicht zu spekulieren; wir quälen uns nicht mit dunklen, negativen Ahnungen ab. Da gibt viele Dinge, die uns Sorge machen können. Im Glauben halten wir daran fest, dass die Liebe Gottes auch das Morgen einschließt.
In großer Dankbarkeit lassen wir die Glaubenserfahrung des Paulus zu uns sprechen, die dem Apostel so viel Kraft und Freude gegeben hat. Nichts kann uns von der Liebe Gottes scheiden, weder das, was die Vergangenheit betrifft, noch das, was die Zukunft bringen mag oder das, was uns gegenwärtig begegnet.
Ich wünsche uns allen ein frohes und gesundes Neues Jahr. Möge Gottes reicher Segen uns im neuen Jahr begleiten!Pastor Stiller
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Totentafel 2011
Liebe Freunde der Deutschen Funksendung!
Ich freue mich Ihnen hier im Blog einen Auszug aus unseren Gespraechen zur sogenannten "Totentafel", dem Rueckblick auf Prominente, auf deren Leben wir zurueckschauen, zu bringen.
Mein eigener Beitrag nur kurz: Produzent und Drehbuchauthor Bernd Eichinger, Schauspieler/Produzent Peter Schamoni, Schauspielerin Witta Pohl, Liedermacher Ludwig Hirsch, Schauspieler Heinz Reincke, Walter Giller, und der Schauspieler, bekannt durch sein Wirken in Gunther Grass' Blechtrommel Verfilmung, Heinz Bennent.
Renate Schauer stellte diesen Teil der Totentafel 2011 fuer unsere Sendung zusammen:
Otto von Habsburg
Geb. 20.11.1912, gestorben 4.7.2011
Er war Mitglied des Europaeischen Parlaments und Sohn des letzten Kaisers von Oesterreich. Seine Herkunft spiegelte sich in der Beisetzungszeremonie. Sogar Papst Benedikt schickte ein Beileidstelegramm an den Sohn. Im Stephansdom in Wien wurde die Totenmesse gehalten und auf Wunsch der Familie die Kayserhymne gespielt. Otto von Habsburg ist in der Kapuzinergruft (Wien) beigesetzt worden, sein Herz aber wurde in der ungarischen Benediktinerabtei Pannonhalma beigesetzt.
Er war Mitinitiator und Schirmherr des „Paneuropäischen Picknicks“ am 19. August 1989 an der ungarisch-österreichischen Grenze, an der Ungarn im Mai 1989 mit dem Abbau des Eisernen Vorhangs begonnen hatte. Damit trug er zum Mauerfall entscheidend mit bei.
In diesem Zusammenhang ist erwaehnenswert, dass man 2011 in Dtl. des Baus der Berliner Mauer vor 50 Jahren gedachte. Um hier ein Film-Event zu nennen: In 1, 2, 3 von Billy Wilder brausen die Darsteller noch kurz vor dem Mauerbau durchs Brandenburger Tor. Es ist eine sehr witzige Komoedie – mit Lieselotte Pulver in einer ihrer glaenzendsten Rollen und dem jungen Horst Buchholz. Der kalte Krieg wird auf die Schippe genommen, und die damals noch weitgehend durchlässige Sektorengrenze hat als Handlungsort eine große Bedeutung.
Václav Havel
Geb. 5.10.1936, gestorben 18.12.2011
Er war tschechischer Schriftsteller, gehoerte zu den Initiatoren der Charta 77 und war Ehrenmitglied im Club of Rome. Als Politiker galt er als der Wegbereiter der deutsch-tschechischen Aussöhnung.
Von 1989 bis 1992 war er Praesident der Tschechoslowakei sowie von 1993 bis 2003 Präsident der Tschechischen Republik. Im Februar 1992 unterzeichnete er zusammen mit Richard von Weizsaecker den deutsch-tschechischen Freundschafts- und Nachbarschaftsvertrag.
1989 wurde ihm der Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels verliehen, den er wegen eines Ausreiseverbots nicht selbst entgegen nehmen konnte.
Christa Wolf
Geb. 18.3.1929, gestorben 1.12.2011
Sie zählte zu den bedeutendsten deutschen Schriftstellern ihrer Zeit, ihr Werk wurde in viele Sprachen übersetzt. Da sie zu den Unterzeichnern des „offenen Briefes gegen die Ausbuergerung Wolf Biermanns“ gehoerte, wurde sie 1976 aus dem Vorstand der Berliner Sektion des Schriftstellerverbandes der DDR ausgeschlossen. Christa Wolf unternahm viele Lesereisen, unter anderem nach Schweden, Finnland, Frankreich und in die USA, wo sie das Ehrendoktorat der Ohio State University erhielt.
Franz Joseph Degenhardt
Geb. 3.12.1931, gestorben 14.11.2011
Er war ein deutscher Liedermacher, Schriftsteller sowie promovierter Jurist und Rechtsanwalt.
Eines seiner bekanntesten Lieder „Spiel nicht mit den Schmuddelkindern“ entstand 1965. Mit seinen Chansons und Baenkelliedern kritisierte er vornehmlich die Spiessigkeit der deutschen Nachkriegsjahre. Er engagierte sich fuer die Friedensbewegung und galt als sehr links.
Gunter Sachs
Geb 1932, gestorben 7.5.2011
Er war ein deutsch-schweizerischer Industriellenerbe, Fotograf, Dokumentarfilmer, Kunstsammler. Gunter Sachs war der jüngere Sohn des deutschen Industriellen Willy Sachs, der ab 1932 Alleininhaber des Sachs-Konzerns (u. a. Fichtel & Sachs AG) war. Aufgrund seines extrovertierten Lebensstils wurde er besonders in den 1960er und 1970er Jahren als Prototyp des Gentleman-Playboys bekannt. Unter anderem war er mit Brigit Bardot verheiratet.
Werner Otto
Geb. 13.8.1909, gestoben 21.12.2011
Er gruendete das Versandhaus „Otto“ und gilt als einer der Wirtschaftspioniere der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Die Familie Otto belegt aufgrund des erworbenen Vermögens auf der Liste der reichsten Deutschen regelmäßig einen der ersten Plätze; 2010 wurde ihr Vermögen auf 18,7 Milliarden US-$ geschätzt.
Johannes Heesters
Geb. 5.12.1903, gestorben 24.12.1011
Der vielseitige Kuenstler starb mit 108 Jahren, nachdem er 90 Jahre auf der Bühne und 87 Jahre vor der Kamera gestanden hatte. Er war zuletzt weltweit der älteste noch aktive darstellende Künstler. Unvergessene sind seine Musiktitel wie „Jede Frau hat ein suesses Geheimnis“, „Es kommt auf die Sekunde an (bei einer schoenen Frau).“ So heissen auch seine Lebenserinnerungen, die 1978 erschienen. Er sang in Operetten und wirkte in vielen Musikfilmen mit. Er galt als vollendeter Gentleman, oft trat er in Shows ganz in Weiss auf.
Loriot
Geb. 12.11.1923, gestorben 22.8.2011
Er war einer der vielseitigsten deutschen Humoristen. Er betätigte sich auch als Karikaturist, Regisseur, Schauspieler, Bühnen- und Kostümbildner und wurde 2003 von der Universität der Künste Berlin zum Professor für Theaterkunst ernannt. 'Loriot' kommt übrigens vom französischen Wort für 'Pirol' (Goldamsel), dem Wappentier seiner Familie.
Die Themen der Cartoons sind insbesondere das Alltagsleben, Szenen aus der Familie und der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft und oft die sprichwörtliche „Tücke des Objekts“. Loriot machte das Absurde sichtbar, das in normalen Alltagssituationen steckt. Auch in seinen Filmen und Sketchen zeigte Loriot gewissermaßen die ‚Tapferkeit‘ von Menschen, die in den verschiedensten Situationen nur durch ihre Höflichkeit eine Katastrophe (oder zumindest den destruktiven Ausbruch von Aggressionen) verhindern. Unvergessen seine Filme Ödipussi (1988) und Pappa ante Portas (1991).
Einige Erfindungen und Formulierungen Loriots wurden im deutschen Sprachraum Allgemeingut. Dazu gehören das Jodeldiplom, die Steinlaus (die sogar mit einem Eintrag im Pschyrembel vertreten ist), aber auch Sätze wie „Bitte sagen Sie jetzt nichts …“, „Früher war mehr Lametta!“, „Ein Klavier, ein Klavier!“, „Es saugt und bläst der Heinzelmann, wo Mutti sonst nur saugen kann“, „Männer und Frauen passen (eben) nicht zusammen!“ oder das lakonische „Ach (was)!“.
Geb. 30.6.1926, gestorben 12.2.1011
Man sprach von Peter dem Grossen, war wohl der folgreichste Showstar im gesamten deutschsprachigen Raum und genau der Typ Schwiegersohn, den alle Muttis gerne fuer ihre Toechter gehabt haetten.
Allerdings konnte er auch den Frechen und Uebermuetigen spielen. Er hatte eine Schauspiel-Ausbildung und hat in vielen Filmen mitgespielt, darunter auch Operettenfilme wie „Im weissen Roessel“. Unter anderem war er mit Caterina Valente zu sehen und mit Gunter Philipp in den Graf-Bobby-Filmen. Seine Shows, in denen er als moderierender Gastgeber, Entertainer, Parodist und Sänger auftrat, erzielten mit bis zu 38 Millionen Fernsehzuschauern sehr hohe Einschaltquoten. Zu seinen bekanntesten Titeln zaehlen „Die suessesten Fruechte fressen nur die grossen Tiere“ und „Die kleine Kneipe in unserer Strasse“.
Quellen: Sueddeutsche Zeitung vom 31.12.2011 sowie www.wikipedia.de
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FLORIDA OPERA SEASONS TAMPA - SARASOTA!
Join us this Sunday, January 22nd to hear tenor Bryce Westervelt at Hillsboro Community College introduce his new CD: Die Schoene Muellerin at 3:00 pm. Tickets 10.- ( seniors,students 5.-)
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OPERA - ORCHESTRA TAMPA - SARASOTA
CarmenMusic by Georges Bizet
Sung in French with English supertitles
11 Performances: February 11, 14, 19m, 22, 24, March 4m, 8, 11, 16, 20, 24
The 2012 Winter Opera Festival opens on February 11, 2012 with the opéra-comique version of Bizet’s fiery Carmen with the original spoken dialogue. Opera’s most famous femme fatale, Carmen tells the electrifying story of the free-spirited gypsy and how she uses the love of an entranced soldier for her own gain resulting in jealousy and murder. Known for her “velvety timbre” and “magnificent presence, both as a singer and as an actress”, Mezzo-Soprano Fredrika Brillembourg will make her Sarasota Opera debut in the title role. Not seen in Sarasota since 1995, tenor Antonio Nagore will return to the Sarasota Opera stage as the obsessive, love stricken Don José. Danielle Walker, last heard as Don Elvira in last Season’s Don Giovanni, sings Micaëla and Carlos Monzón portrays the toreador Escamillo. Carmen will be performed in French with English supertitles and will run for 11 performances from February 11 through March 24, 2012
Lucia di LammermoorMusic by Gaetano Donizetti
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
9 Performances: February 18, 21, 23, 26m, March 2, 7, 9m, 17m, 23
Deceit leads to murder which leads to madness in Donizetti’s musically and dramatically exhilarating masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor. Rising opera star, Soprano Kathleen Kim, returns to Sarasota Opera to make her role debut as Lucia. Ms. Kim was an Apprentice Artist at Sarasota Opera in 2002 and returned as a Studio Artist in 2005. During the 2010-2011 Season, Ms. Kim appeared as Madame Mao in the Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of Nixon in China and reprised her acclaimed portrayal of Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos also at the Metropolitan Opera. In addition, Ms. Kim’s 2010-2011 Season included appearances as The Queen of the Night from Die Zauberflöte at the Bavarian State Opera, Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Poppea in Agrippina at the Boston Lyric Opera.
“I can’t even describe how excited I am to go back to sing my role debut of Lucia at Sarasota Opera”, says Ms. Kim. “Lucia has been one of my dream roles since I was a student. Sarasota Opera performed Lucia di Lammermoor when I was an Apprentice Artist at Sarasota Opera in 2002 and of course I sang in the chorus. I remember dreaming of singing the title role at every performance. Sarasota Opera is a very special place for me because it was my first Apprentice Artist program after graduation. During my time there I learned so much that schools can’t teach – the experience of live theater and being a performer. Because of my familiarity with the rehearsal process and the number of performances they do, I knew Sarasota Opera would be the perfect place for me to do my first Lucia. I am so glad I waited!”
Ms. Kim has been heralded by Opera News as “spectacular”, by the Chicago Sun-Times as “a revelation”, and the Chicago Tribune noted that Ms. Kim “nailed her stratospheric coloratura aria with a precise, penetrating soprano.”
Ms. Kim will be joined on stage by Lee Poulis, last seasons villainous Don Giovanni, as Lucia’s spiteful brother, Enrico. In addition, Joshua Kohl returns, seen last season as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, as Edgardo and Young-Bok Kim, who was Colline in last season’s La bohème, returns as Raimondo, Lucia’s tutor. Stage Director, Brian Robertson, who directed the 2005 Sarasota Opera production of Stiffelio, returns to direct and Sarasota Opera favorite Maestro Anthony Barrese will conduct. Sung in Italian with English supertitles, Lucia di Lammermoor runs from February 18 – March 24, 2012.
Otello
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Sarasota Opera Premiere
7 Performances: March 3, 6, 11m, 14, 17, 22, 25m
For the first time on the Sarasota Opera stage, Maestro Victor DeRenzi, celebrating his 30th year as Artistic Director, will lead the cast and orchestra in Verdi’s masterpiece Otello which will mark Sarasota Opera’s final five years of the Verdi Cycle ending in 2016. Verdi’s tour-de-force is the tale of passionate love undermind by the vindictive scheming of Iago, Otello’s ensign, throwing Otello into a murderous rage against his innocent wife, Desdemona. Rafael Dávila will return to bring his robust and beautiful full lyric tenor voice to the stage in his portrayal of the title role, and Maria D’Amato, last season’s heartbreaking Mimi in La bohème, will portray the deceived yet endlessly faithful Desdemona. Otello will be performed in Italian with English supertitles and will run from March 3 through March 25, 2012.
Vanessa
Music by Samuel Barber
Sung in English with English supertitles
Sarasota Opera Premiere
March 10, 13, 15, 18m, 21, 24
**Free pre-performance introductions 45 minutes before curtain in Felding Hall
Rounding out the 2012 Winter Season will be Samuel Barber’s Vanessa as a continuation of the new American Classics series. An opera of lyrical and intense beauty, Vanessa weaves a story of lies, secrets and evasion between an aging aunt, dreaming of love’s return, and her niece Erika, who waits for love to come. Kara Shay Thomson, who brought down the house in 2009 as Tosca, returns to sing the title role. Making their Sarasota Opera debut, rising star, mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock, will assume the role as her niece Erika and tenor Scott Piper will sing the role of Anatol, the love interest of both women. The creative team responsible for the success of last year’s production of The Crucible will return to build Vanessa from the ground up right here in Sarasota including Scenic Designer Michael Schweikardt, Costume Designer Howard Tsvi Kaplan, Lighting Designer Ken Yunker and Wigs and Make-Up Designer Georgianna Eberhard. David Neely returns to conduct and Michael Unger returns to direct. Vanessa will be sung in English with supertitles projected above the screen and will run from March 10 through March 24, 2012.
Maestro DeRenzi’s 30th Season Gala March 25, 2012
The 2011-2012 Season marks Maestro DeRenzi’s 30th season as Artistic Director of Sarasota Opera. This monumental achievement will be celebrated with a gala celebration and concert featuring Sarasota Opera Artists, Sarasota Youth Opera and the Sarasota Opera Orchestra which will close out the 2011-2012 Season. A gala dinner will begin at 5pm in the Peterson Great Room of the Sarasota Opera House followed by Maestro’s 30th Season Concert at 7pm. Dessert and tributes will resume in the Peterson Great Room following the concert.
ABOUT SARASOTA OPERA
Based in Florida’s beautiful Gulf Coast, Sarasota Opera is approaching its 53rd consecutive season. In 1960, the company began presenting chamber-sized repertoire in the historic 320-seat Asolo Theater on the grounds of Sarasota’s Ringling Museum of Art. Recognizing the need for a theater more conducive to opera, the company purchased the former A.B. Edwards Theater in downtown Sarasota in 1979 and first performing in it in 1984 as the Sarasota Opera House. The theater has just undergone a $20-million renovation and rehabilitation enhancing audience amenities, while updating the technical facilities including increasing the size of the orchestra pit. The theater, which reopened in March 2008, has been called “one of America’s finest venues for opera” by Musical America.
Since 1983 the company has been under the artistic leadership of Victor DeRenzi. Since then the company has garnered international attention with its Masterwork Revivals Series, which presents neglected works of artistic merit, as well as the Verdi Cycle producing the complete works of Giuseppe Verdi. Recognizing the importance of training, Maestro DeRenzi founded the Apprentice Artist and Studio Artist programs. Sarasota Opera also maintains a commitment to education through its Invitation to Opera performances for local schools and the unique Sarasota Youth Opera program.
The 2011-2012 Season featured Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in the fall. The 2012 Winter Festival will include Bizet’s Carmen (opéra-comique version with spoken dialogue), Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Verdi’s Otello, and Barber’s Vanessa. Subscriptions are on sale by calling (941) 328-1300 or visiting the Sarasota Opera Box Office. Single tickets went on sale August 1st online (www.sarasotaopera.org) and September 1st in the Box Office.
Sarasota Opera is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Programs are supported in part by an award the Tourist Development Tax through the Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council and the Sarasota County Arts Council. Additional funding is provided by the City of Sarasota and the County of Sarasota.
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Lucia di LammermoorMusic by Gaetano Donizetti
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
9 Performances: February 18, 21, 23, 26m, March 2, 7, 9m, 17m, 23
Deceit leads to murder which leads to madness in Donizetti’s musically and dramatically exhilarating masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor. Rising opera star, Soprano Kathleen Kim, returns to Sarasota Opera to make her role debut as Lucia. Ms. Kim was an Apprentice Artist at Sarasota Opera in 2002 and returned as a Studio Artist in 2005. During the 2010-2011 Season, Ms. Kim appeared as Madame Mao in the Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of Nixon in China and reprised her acclaimed portrayal of Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos also at the Metropolitan Opera. In addition, Ms. Kim’s 2010-2011 Season included appearances as The Queen of the Night from Die Zauberflöte at the Bavarian State Opera, Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Poppea in Agrippina at the Boston Lyric Opera.
“I can’t even describe how excited I am to go back to sing my role debut of Lucia at Sarasota Opera”, says Ms. Kim. “Lucia has been one of my dream roles since I was a student. Sarasota Opera performed Lucia di Lammermoor when I was an Apprentice Artist at Sarasota Opera in 2002 and of course I sang in the chorus. I remember dreaming of singing the title role at every performance. Sarasota Opera is a very special place for me because it was my first Apprentice Artist program after graduation. During my time there I learned so much that schools can’t teach – the experience of live theater and being a performer. Because of my familiarity with the rehearsal process and the number of performances they do, I knew Sarasota Opera would be the perfect place for me to do my first Lucia. I am so glad I waited!”
Ms. Kim has been heralded by Opera News as “spectacular”, by the Chicago Sun-Times as “a revelation”, and the Chicago Tribune noted that Ms. Kim “nailed her stratospheric coloratura aria with a precise, penetrating soprano.”
Ms. Kim will be joined on stage by Lee Poulis, last seasons villainous Don Giovanni, as Lucia’s spiteful brother, Enrico. In addition, Joshua Kohl returns, seen last season as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, as Edgardo and Young-Bok Kim, who was Colline in last season’s La bohème, returns as Raimondo, Lucia’s tutor. Stage Director, Brian Robertson, who directed the 2005 Sarasota Opera production of Stiffelio, returns to direct and Sarasota Opera favorite Maestro Anthony Barrese will conduct. Sung in Italian with English supertitles, Lucia di Lammermoor runs from February 18 – March 24, 2012.
Otello
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Sarasota Opera Premiere
7 Performances: March 3, 6, 11m, 14, 17, 22, 25m
For the first time on the Sarasota Opera stage, Maestro Victor DeRenzi, celebrating his 30th year as Artistic Director, will lead the cast and orchestra in Verdi’s masterpiece Otello which will mark Sarasota Opera’s final five years of the Verdi Cycle ending in 2016. Verdi’s tour-de-force is the tale of passionate love undermind by the vindictive scheming of Iago, Otello’s ensign, throwing Otello into a murderous rage against his innocent wife, Desdemona. Rafael Dávila will return to bring his robust and beautiful full lyric tenor voice to the stage in his portrayal of the title role, and Maria D’Amato, last season’s heartbreaking Mimi in La bohème, will portray the deceived yet endlessly faithful Desdemona. Otello will be performed in Italian with English supertitles and will run from March 3 through March 25, 2012.
Vanessa
Music by Samuel Barber
Sung in English with English supertitles
Sarasota Opera Premiere
March 10, 13, 15, 18m, 21, 24
**Free pre-performance introductions 45 minutes before curtain in Felding Hall
Rounding out the 2012 Winter Season will be Samuel Barber’s Vanessa as a continuation of the new American Classics series. An opera of lyrical and intense beauty, Vanessa weaves a story of lies, secrets and evasion between an aging aunt, dreaming of love’s return, and her niece Erika, who waits for love to come. Kara Shay Thomson, who brought down the house in 2009 as Tosca, returns to sing the title role. Making their Sarasota Opera debut, rising star, mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock, will assume the role as her niece Erika and tenor Scott Piper will sing the role of Anatol, the love interest of both women. The creative team responsible for the success of last year’s production of The Crucible will return to build Vanessa from the ground up right here in Sarasota including Scenic Designer Michael Schweikardt, Costume Designer Howard Tsvi Kaplan, Lighting Designer Ken Yunker and Wigs and Make-Up Designer Georgianna Eberhard. David Neely returns to conduct and Michael Unger returns to direct. Vanessa will be sung in English with supertitles projected above the screen and will run from March 10 through March 24, 2012.
Maestro DeRenzi’s 30th Season Gala March 25, 2012
The 2011-2012 Season marks Maestro DeRenzi’s 30th season as Artistic Director of Sarasota Opera. This monumental achievement will be celebrated with a gala celebration and concert featuring Sarasota Opera Artists, Sarasota Youth Opera and the Sarasota Opera Orchestra which will close out the 2011-2012 Season. A gala dinner will begin at 5pm in the Peterson Great Room of the Sarasota Opera House followed by Maestro’s 30th Season Concert at 7pm. Dessert and tributes will resume in the Peterson Great Room following the concert.
ABOUT SARASOTA OPERA
Based in Florida’s beautiful Gulf Coast, Sarasota Opera is approaching its 53rd consecutive season. In 1960, the company began presenting chamber-sized repertoire in the historic 320-seat Asolo Theater on the grounds of Sarasota’s Ringling Museum of Art. Recognizing the need for a theater more conducive to opera, the company purchased the former A.B. Edwards Theater in downtown Sarasota in 1979 and first performing in it in 1984 as the Sarasota Opera House. The theater has just undergone a $20-million renovation and rehabilitation enhancing audience amenities, while updating the technical facilities including increasing the size of the orchestra pit. The theater, which reopened in March 2008, has been called “one of America’s finest venues for opera” by Musical America.
Since 1983 the company has been under the artistic leadership of Victor DeRenzi. Since then the company has garnered international attention with its Masterwork Revivals Series, which presents neglected works of artistic merit, as well as the Verdi Cycle producing the complete works of Giuseppe Verdi. Recognizing the importance of training, Maestro DeRenzi founded the Apprentice Artist and Studio Artist programs. Sarasota Opera also maintains a commitment to education through its Invitation to Opera performances for local schools and the unique Sarasota Youth Opera program.
The 2011-2012 Season featured Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in the fall. The 2012 Winter Festival will include Bizet’s Carmen (opéra-comique version with spoken dialogue), Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Verdi’s Otello, and Barber’s Vanessa. Subscriptions are on sale by calling (941) 328-1300 or visiting the Sarasota Opera Box Office. Single tickets went on sale August 1st online (www.sarasotaopera.org) and September 1st in the Box Office.
Sarasota Opera is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Programs are supported in part by an award the Tourist Development Tax through the Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council and the Sarasota County Arts Council. Additional funding is provided by the City of Sarasota and the County of Sarasota.
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February 3 and 5: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – Tampa Bay Times Masterworks Series
In the tradition of a chamber orchestra, with the concertmaster giving direction to the orchestra musicians, enjoy the intimate sounds of Vivaldi’s ever-popular The Four Seasons, together with the string orchestra version of Bartok’s charming Rumanian Folk Dances and J.S. Bach’s elegant Orchestral Suite No. 3. As with all evening Masterworks programs, these performances offer a pre-concert talk about the music and the composers, one hour prior to curtain.
Show times: Fri, Feb. 3 at 8pm, David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Ferguson Hall; Sun, Feb. 5 at 2pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall (note earlier time for Super Bowl)
Tickets: $15, $30, $45
February 9: Best-Loved Symphonies – Coffee Series
Teddy Abrams conducts this morning Coffee Concert featuring select movements from Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, and Haydn's Symphony No. 94 (Surprise). Guests will be treated to complimentary coffee and Krispy Kreme doughnuts as well as a pre-concert conversation one hour before the performance.
Show time: Thurs, Feb. 9 at 11am, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater
Tickets: $24, $29, $34, $42
February 15: An Intimate Collaboration
The orchestra and The Studio@620 present their third season of “An Intimate Collaboration,” a series of entertaining and seriously fun happenings in our own backyard. Occurring on Wednesday evenings, each performance includes elements connected by a common theme. This night, the series continues with "Scandinavia" prior to the program featuring Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Nielsen’s Helios Overture and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1. It begins at 7 pm at The Studio@620. Reservations are accepted by phone at 727-895-6620, as seating is limited. Suggested donation of $10 is payable at the door.
February 17, 18 and 19: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 – Tampa Bay Times Masterworks Series
Hailed as “a gigantic talent” by The Baltimore Sun, Valentina Lisitsa reveals the rapturous beauty and rhapsodic themes of one of the most popular of all romantic concertos, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2...in a night with Nielsen’s Helios Overture and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1. Conducted by Stefan Sanderling.
Show times: Fri, Feb. 17 at 8pm, David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Carol Morsani Hall; Sat, Feb. 18 at 8pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater; Sun, Feb. 19 at 7:30pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall
Tickets: $15, $30, $45
Tickets to all performances are on sale at 800-662-7286 and online at www.floridaorchestra.org.
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About The Florida Orchestra
Performing nearly 100 concerts annually in the tri-city area of Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg, The Florida Orchestra is recognized as Tampa Bay's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the most vibrant orchestras in the United States. With live performances including the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks, Raymond James Pops, Coffee Concerts, Progress Energy Morning Masterworks, as well as Youth Concerts and Free Pops in the Park Concerts, The Florida Orchestra offers a vast scope of concerts each year. The mission of The Florida Orchestra is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the human spirit.
Susanne Nielsen vor Loriots Sofa, unser Quiz im Hoerteil fragt nach Loriot und seiner Partnerin.
Tschuss, Ciao und Aufwieder-Lesen/hoeren!
Ihre Susanne Nielsen
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