Ein Gespraech mit Jutta Wonneberger
This week we would like to revisit the time of the Berlin Airlift, which took place 65 years ago. Susanne had the pleasure meeting retired Colonel Gail Halvorsen, the best known and original "Candy bomber". he had had the idea to cheer up the children of Berlin and dropped off countless bars of chocolate, chewing gum and raisins tying them to handkerchiefs that became small parachutes. Soon many of the pilots who were delivering supplies to the Berlin airports did the same and children loved their "Mr. Wigglewings", Halvorsen who identified his plane by shaking his wings just before he dropped the candy for them. Today Susanne revisits a story she wriote for Das Fenster on the 60th anniversary of the airlift. She again speaks to Jutta Wonneberger who was then a child in Berlin. Her father had kept two mementos of the Airlift, a can of ground coffee and a box of maccaroni, never opened as reminders of this difficult time.
Designated as an airport in 1923, Tempelhof's links to aviation reach back to a flight demonstration by Orville Wright in 1909.(wikipedia.com)
Liebe Freunde des Kulturspiegels,
Diese Woche möchten wir an die Zeit der Berliner Luftbrücke, die vor 65 Jahren stattfand (1948/49) erinnern. Susanne hatte die Freude denberuehmten Oberst aD Gail Halvorsen, den bekanntesten und originalen "Candy Bomber", Rosinenbomberpiloten in Tampa kennenzulernen. Er war es, der auf die Ide kam, die Kinder von Berlin zu erfreuen, indem er unzählige Tafeln Schokolade, Kaugummi und Rosinen an Taschentuecher festband, die zu kleinen Fallschirmen wurden. Bald taten es ihm viele der Piloten nach, die zusaetzlich zu den versorgungslebensmitteln und Briketts als Ueberlebensgueter an den Berliner Flughäfen abluden. Gail signalisierte mit dem Wackeln der Fluegel seines Flugzeuges, dass es ihr geliebter Onkel Wackelfluegel, "Mr. Wigglewings"war, der da anflog und Sueses abwarf. Heute Susanne greift eine Geschichte, die sie für Das Fenster zum 60. Jahrestag der Luftbrücke geschrieben hatte. Sie spricht in der Sendung auch wieder einmal mit Jutta Wonneberger, die damals ein Kind in Berlin war. Ihr Vater hatte zwei Erinnerungsstücke der Luftbrücke, eine Dose gemahlenen Kaffee und eine Schachtel mit Makkaroni, nie als Erinnerung an diese schwierige Zeit geöffnet und seiner Tochter vor vielen Jahren anvertraut. Jutta sprach mit Susanne ueber diese harte Zeit. Hoeren Sie das Interview im Hauptteil /Audioteil unserer Sendung
Kind der Luftbreuecke und Rosinenbomber in Berlin Jutta Wonneberger
Jutta war gerade 12 als die Luftbruecke DAS Ereignis in Berlin war.
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Nikolaus Brunch December 6th, 2014, make reservations now!
The Cultural Center invites you to Nikolaus Brunch December 6th! Make your reservations now! 813-254-5088
The Cultural Center for German Language invites you to its 2014 /15 programs.
The Cultural Center offers monthly programs to its members, organizes events and group excursions to cultural venues such as museums, theaters with exhibitions, opera, music often paired with optional visits to European restaurants all in the spirit of sharing German, and German speaking heritage in a variety of cultural settings.
Shared events with other German-American organizations like the German American Society Pinellas, the German American Social Club of New Port Richey, the German American Society of Florida and the Richard Wagner Society and events from opera, classical concerts to the celebration of German folk culture and traditions during Mayfests, German Heritage fests and Oktoberfests may be found in the Cultural Center’s program.
The Cultural Center offers German tutoring by professional instructors. It is a German cultural and informational resource for those interested in learning and keeping fluent ones German language skills. Please contact Susanne Nielsen at 813-254-5088
All events of the Cultural Center are announced regularly on the German Radio Show, www.germanradioshow.com , (top left button: audio/blog). Read/hear and see a new show every Sunday, with archived shows on www.germanradioshow.blogspot.com
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Grace Lutheran Church
Die deutsche Gemeinde in Clearwaters Grace Lutheran Church laedt Sie ganz herzlich ein. Die Gemeinde trifft sich an jedem vierten Sonntag im Monat in der Grace Lutheran Church, 1812 North Highland Avenue in Clearwater, FL 33755.
Nach dem Gottesdienst findet wie immer eine Plauderstunde bei Kaffee und Kuchen statt, zu der Sie die Pastoren herzlich einladen.
Grace Lutheran Church Deutsche Gottesdienste
Nach dem Gottesdienst findet wie immer eine Plauderstunde bei Kaffee und Kuchen statt, zu der Sie die Pastoren herzlich einladen.
Grace Lutheran Church ist auf Englisch zu erreichen unter der Nummer 727-446-5026. Auskunft erteilt Ihnen gerne (auf Englisch oder Deutsch) Frau Trudi Mohrmann, 813-884-9139.
Please join us for German church services every 4th Sunday of the month at the Grace Lutheran Church at 1812 North Highland Avenue in Clearwater,please call Trudy Mohrman inEnglish or German for details ( 813-884-9139).
Susanne und Pastor Stiller
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Jewelry from a Master Jeweler trained in Berlin
King Jewelry Design ist Ihr Geheimtip fuer feine und idividuel gefertigte Schmuckwaren. Ein in Deutschland ausgebildeter Goldschmiedemeister garantiert fuer hervorragende Qualitaet bei der Anfertigung von Edelstein-Halsketten und Ringen in Ihrem individuellen Stil. Das Juweliergeschaeft ist seit Jahren an Tampas feinster Adresse, in der International Plaza, gleich neben Nordstroms. Lassen Sie Ihre alten Schmuckwaren umarbeiten. Geben Sie Altgold, Platin und Diamanten in Zahlung. Lassen Sie sich bezaubern von der Vielfalt und Topqualitaet, die Sie bei King Jewelry Design immer finden. Fuer sich selbst und fuer Ihre Liebsten sollten Sie stets zuerst bei King Jewelry Design vorbeischauen. Rufen Sie Gabriel oder Susan jederzeit auf Deutsch an, 813-354-5588, in der International Plaza, gleich neben Nordstrom’s .
For fabulous one of a kind jewelry creations by a German trained jeweler, please visit King Jewelry Design in the International Plaza next to Nordstrom’s. Call 813-354-5588.
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Berliner Luftbruecke
Jutta und ihre Mutter, 1948, Berlin
MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa , Florida
2008, anlaesslich des 60. Jubilaeums der Berliner Luftbruecke fand auf MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa , Florida , in Zusammenarbeit von MacDill AFB Air Mobility Command und des German Information Centers , Washington
Brigadegeneral Hans-Georg Schmidt, Leiter der deutschen Verbindungseinheit zu US CENTCOM, und Luftbrueckenveteranen Rosinenbomberpilot Col.ret. Gail Halverson (87) und LuftbrueckenFluglotse Bill Morrissey waren mit dabei.
Halvorsen, als “Mr.Wigglewings” bekannt, hatte die Idee , zusaetzlich zu den bis zu 227 000 Tonnen Proviant auch Schokoladentafeln fuer die Kinder Berlins an aus Taschentuechern gefertigten Minifallschirmen abzuwerfen. Sein Buch “The Berlin Candy Bomber” ist bei der Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation (www.spiritoffreedom.org) erhaeltlich. Spirit of Freedom, einer der Original Rosinenbomber (im Inneren ein Museum ) fliegt durchs Land
Susanne Nielsens Artikel in Das Fenster
Berliner Kinder zur Zeit der Luftbruecke
Rosinenbomber und ihre Geschichte, (wikipedia.de)
Der Name nimmt Bezug auf die freiwilligen Hilfspakete, die die US-amerikanischen Flugzeugbesatzungen vor der Landung und vor der eigentlichen Verteilung an kleinen selbstgebastelten Fallschirmen aus den Flugzeugen warfen, um den wartenden Kindern eine Freude zu machen. Die abgeworfenen Päckchen enthielten meistens Schokolade und Kaugummi und vermutlich auch Rosinen.
Diese Idee wird heute dem Piloten Gail Halvorsen zugerechnet. Dieser fing an, Schokoladentafeln, die er von seinen Verwandten aus den USA zugeschickt bekam, an Taschentücher zu binden und sie vor der Landung über Berlin abzuwerfen. Nachdem die Medien von den heimlichen Abwürfen erfuhren, zog die Aktion bald weite Kreise und es sammelten die gesamten Air-Force-Flieger und sehr viele US-Amerikaner Süßigkeiten und Kaugummis, um damit die Operation Little Vittles (kleiner Proviant) zu unterstützen.
In der heutigen Erinnerung wird der Beiname auf alle Flugzeuge der Berliner Luftbrücke bezogen, auch wenn historisch nicht alle Flugzeuge am Abwurf von Süßigkeiten beteiligt waren. Am verbreitetsten war allerdings die viermotorige Douglas C-54 Skymaster der US-Amerikaner.
An der Luftbrücke nahmen Piloten und Flugzeuge mehrerer Nationen teil, die mit allen möglichen Flugzeugtypen verschiedene Ziele in Berlin anflogen, einschließlich Landungen auf der Havel bei Kladow mit britischen Flugbooten. Die Anflugstrecken zum damaligen Flughafen Tempelhof und dem während der Blockade erbauten Flughafen Tegel führten allerdings über dicht besiedeltes Stadtgebiet, wo sich viele Kinder nach der Schule versammelten, um auf die Rosinenbomber zu warten.
Historische Flugzeuge
Aus den Zeiten der Luftbrücke sind verschiedene einzelne Flugzeuge erhalten geblieben. Neben der seit vielen Jahren auf dem Gelände des Berliner Flughafens Tempelhof aufgestellten C-54 existieren als flugfähig erhaltene Exemplare die Douglas C-47 Skytrain Rosinenbomber von Air Service Berlin,[1] mit der bis zum Unfall 2010 Rundflüge über Berlin angeboten wurden und die Douglas C-54 Spirit of Freedom,[2] die vor allem in den USA regelmäßig als fliegendes Museum auf Flugschauen zu sehen ist.
Am 19. Juni 2010 verunglückte die Douglas C-47 Skytrain Rosinenbomber des Air Service Berlin – nach Angaben der Fluggesellschaft die letzte flugfähige Maschine dieses Typs in Deutschland und historisches Flugzeug der Luftbrücke – bei einer Notlandung wegen eines Kurbelwellenbruchs[3] auf dem Ausbaugelände des Flughafens in Schönefeld. Die Maschine wurde stark beschädigt und es gab sieben Leichtverletzte.[4] Die Maschine soll nach Plänen des Betreibers wieder flugfähig aufgearbeitet werden[1] und ab 2014 erneut für Rundflüge eingesetzt werden.[5] Dazu sollen Teile der verunglückten Maschine mit einem weiteren, Mitte 2013 neu angeschafften Flugzeug zusammengefügt werden.
Jutta Wonnebergers Zieh-Eltern und ihr Schrebergarten
Kurz vor der Landung auf dem im US-Sektor Berlins befindlichen Flughafen Tempelhof warf er für die dort neugierig auf kleinen Trümmerbergen auf der Neuköllner Seite wartenden Kinder an kleinen Fallschirmen befestigte Süßigkeiten ab. Diese Aktionen („Operation Little Vittles“ – Operation Kleiner Proviant) brachten den an der Luftbrücke beteiligten Piloten und Flugzeugen den Namen „Rosinenbomber“ (in den USA „Candy Bomber“) ein. Da die Flugzeuge in Tempelhof im 90-Sekunden-Takt einflogen, konnten die wartenden Kinder seine Maschine vom Boden aus nicht von den anderen unterscheiden. Er verabredete deshalb mit den Kindern, dass er beim Anflug mit den Tragflächen „wackeln“ würde (daher sein Spitzname „Onkel Wackelflügel“), um sich zu erkennen zu geben.
Diese Aktionen wurden bald von der Presse aufgegriffen und publiziert. Dies löste eine Welle der Unterstützung aus, Halvorsen und seine Crew hatten bald täglich 425 Kilo Süßigkeiten zum Abwurf zur Verfügung. Zum Ende der Luftbrücke hatten insgesamt etwa 25 Flugzeugbesatzungen 23 Tonnen Süßigkeiten über Berlin abgeworfen. Als Motiv für den Abwurf von Schokolade, Kaugummi und anderen Süßigkeiten äußerte Halvorsen, dass er dies getan habe, um den an Not und Entbehrungen gewöhnten Kindern im zerbombten Berlin eine Freude zu machen. Viele Zeitzeugen sind sich einig, dass diese Aktionen das Bild der US-Amerikaner im Nachkriegs-Deutschland maßgeblich positiv beeinflusst haben.
Von 1970 bis 1974 war Halvorsen Kommandant des Flughafens Tempelhof. Im Jahr 1974 wurde Gail Halvorsen das Große Bundesverdienstkreuz verliehen. Bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 2002 in seiner Heimatstadt Salt Lake City trug er auf Einladung der deutschen Mannschaft das Namensschild mit der Aufschrift „Germany“ bei der Eröffnungsfeier ins Stadion. Im Jahr 2004 plante der inzwischen über 80-jährige Gail Halvorsen eine mit den „Rosinenbombern“ vergleichbare Aktion für die Kinder im Irak. Die Idee entstand bei einem Vortrag, den er an der Universität von Dayton in Ohio hielt. In der anschließenden Diskussion kam die Idee zustande, Süßigkeiten über Schulhöfen im Irak abzuwerfen. Unterstützung für dieses Projekt wurde aus der Wirtschaft und Hilfsorganisationen zugesagt. Die Genehmigung der US-Armee wurde ihm nicht erteilt.
Im September 2008 führte Halvorsen unter dem Jubel zehntausender Zuschauer als Grand Marshal der traditionsreichen German-American Steuben Parade in New York City den Festzug auf der Fifth Avenue.
Bereits im Oktober 2008 schlug die Bezirksverordnetenversammlung des Berliner Bezirks Steglitz-Zehlendorf vor, Halvorsen zum Ehrenbürger Berlins zu ernennen. Dies lehnte der Berliner Senat 2011 mit der Begründung ab, man wolle "unter all jenen, die damals die Versorgung Berlins gesichert haben" und deren man bereits mit jährlichen Veranstaltungen gedenke, keine Einzelperson herausheben, zumal Halvorsen bereits das Bundesverdienstkreuz bekommen habe. Im Rahmen der Feierlichkeiten zum 60. Jahrestag des Endes der Luftbrücke flog Halvorsen im Mai 2009, diesmal als Passagier, erneut in einem „Rosinenbomber“ über das Gelände des ehemaligen Flughafens Tempelhof und warf rund 1000 Schokoladepäckchen über dem Rollfeld ab.
Am 15. Juni 2013 wurde im Berliner Stadtteil Dahlem eine Sekundarschule nach Halvorsen benannt: Die ehemalige 9. Integrierte Sekundarschule - 2011 aus der Fusion der Alfred-Wegener-Oberschule und der Beucke-Oberschule hervorgegangen - trägt seitdem den Namen "Gail S. Halvorsen Schule". Der zu diesem Zeitpunkt 92-jährige Namensgeber enthüllte in einem Festakt persönlich das Namensschild. Damit erinnert erstmals eine Schule mit ihrem Namen an die Zeit der Berliner Luftbrücke. Zugleich wurde zum zweiten Mal eine Berliner Schule nach einem noch lebenden Namensgeber benannt
Juttas Erinnerungen an ihre Kindheit in Berlin
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Bill's Moment in German Cultural History
Bill Davidson
- In 1805, the first performance of
Ludwig van Beethoven's opera, Fidelio, is premiered in Vienna.
- In 1828, we see the death of composer
Franz Schubert in Vienna, Austria. He is best known for his symphonies
and lieder.
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In 1844, We see the birth of Carl Benz. He built the world's first
working automobile powered by an internal combustion engine. His company
would would merge with Daimler in 1926. It was the Daimler-Benz company
which started to produce the Mercedes Benz automobile.
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In 1899, we see the birth of Bruno Hauptmann in Kamenz, Germany. In
1934 he was arrested for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's
child. He was executed in 1936 for the crime.
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In 1948, the Free University of Berlin is founded.
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And in 1963, American President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in
Dallas, Texas.
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Friday, Jan 16, 2015, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
( nicht im Audioteil)
Gone Girl bringt einen neuen Dreh in die Kidnappiungstory, die man nicht so recht glaubt.
Viel Spass im Kino.
NEU:
The Fall season opens on October 31, 2014 with a revival of Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. In true theatrical tradition, a clown must go on with the comedy despite his real life humiliation at his wife's infidelity. In partnership with the Sarasota Orchestra, this opera features the iconic tenor aria "Vesti la giubba." Pagliacci will run for 6 performances through November 15th.
Saturday, February 21st, will be the Sarasota premiere of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Based on a story by Pushkin, The Golden Cockerel is the tale of the bumbling King Dodon who enlists the help of a magical Golden Cockerel to protect his country from attack. However, when the King is seduced by the alluring Queen Shemakha, both he and his country meet an unhappy end. Once a favorite show piece for coloratura sopranos like Lily Pons and Beverly Sills, this rarely heard masterpiece by the composer of Scheherazade is a fairy tale filled with exotic and beautiful music such as the famous aria "Hymn to the Sun."
Abonnements und Informationen zur neuen im Oktober beginnenden Saison des Florida Orchesters bitte beiwww.floridaorchestra.org .Florida Orchestra’s Performances in April
St. Petersburg Opera
www.stpeteopera.org
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Saturday, Nov 22, 2014,07:30 pm - 10:00 pm
OPERA IDOL Opera Central, Preis Hall
Sunday, Dec 21, 2014,02:00 pm,
Seasonal Sparkle!!The Palladium Theater
Monday, Dec 22, 2014,07:30 pm
Seasonal Sparkle!!The Palladium Theater
Friday, Jan 9, 2015, 07:30 pm - 10:00 pm,
Broadway Cabaret Opera Central, Preis Hall
Thursday, Jan 15, 2015,06:00 pm - 07:30 pm
EWTM Figaro, Figaro, Figaro:Preview to The Barber of Seville,The Music Gallery
Friday, Jan 16, 2015, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
MWTM Figaro, Figaro, Figaro:Preview to The Barber of Seville Museum of Fine Arts
Friday, Jan 30, 2015, 07:30 pm
The Barber of Seville The Palladium Theater
Sunday, Feb 1, 2015, 02:00 pm ,
The Barber of Seville The Palladium Theater
Tuesday, Feb 3, 2015, 07:30 pm
The Barber of Seville The Palladium Theater
Thursday, Feb 19, 2015, 06:00 pm - 07:30 pm
EWTM Fairy Tale Opera The Music Gallery
Friday, Feb 20, 2015, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
MWTM Fairy Tale Opera Opera Central, Preis Hall
Thursday, Mar 19, 2015, 06:00 pm - 07:30 pm
EWTM Opera Therapy:Exploring Characters Who Really Need Help, The Music Gallery
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KINOKINOKINO
( nicht im Audioteil)
Beloved Sisters ist der Englische Titel des deutschen Films "geliebte Schwestern", ein wunderbarer und historisch interessanter Film zum Leben des passionierten Dichters Friedrich Schiller, der im Gegensatz zu seinem Zeitgenossen Goethe ein sehr kompliziertes Arbeite- und wie wir im Film erfahren auch Liebesleben hatte. Die beiden verarmten adeligen Schwestern, die er liebt, haben mit Vernunftehe und besonders mit einem Leben in der Gesellschaft zu kaempfen, das ihnen kaum Freiraum laesst, Da alle drei ueberleben und kreativ sein muessen, bedarf es vieler Winkelzuege, damit dies fuer Schiller bis zu seinem fruehen Tod mit 45 Jahren als grosse und komplizierte Liebesgeschichte moeglich ist. Sehenswert!
Interstellar ist ein neuer Film zum Thema Weltraum-Utopie. Man sitzt zwei einhalb Stunden gebannt und verfolgt dem schicksal einer immer staubigeren Erde, einer kontrollierenden Regierung und eines geheimen Weltraumprogrammes , NASA, das einen neuen Planeten suchen will um die Voelker auf Erden zu retten. Matthew MaConnahy, Jessica Chastain und andere nehmen uns mit auf eine abendteuerliche reise.
Dumb and Dumber? Bitte nicht fragen, Klamauk, den man sich sparen kann.
The Theory of Everything: wunderbarer Film ueber das Leben und Wirken von Astrophysiker mit ALS, Stephen Hawking, sehenswert! Ein Liebesgeschichte des brillianten Dr. Stefen Hawking, nach der Biografie seiner ersten frau. Was es allerdings mit seinen Theorien von Allem, der geschichte der Zeit auf sich hat, erzaehlt bzw erklaert sich nicht. Dass er in vielem krisen und alles was wir von Lou Gehrigs Syndrom wissen in den Wind schlaegt und dieser Wissenschaftler mit 77 noch lebt ist ein Wunder, das dieser Film mit der hervorragenden schauspielkunst ins rechte Licht rueckt.
Interstellar ist ein neuer Film zum Thema Weltraum-Utopie. Man sitzt zwei einhalb Stunden gebannt und verfolgt dem schicksal einer immer staubigeren Erde, einer kontrollierenden Regierung und eines geheimen Weltraumprogrammes , NASA, das einen neuen Planeten suchen will um die Voelker auf Erden zu retten. Matthew MaConnahy, Jessica Chastain und andere nehmen uns mit auf eine abendteuerliche reise.
Dumb and Dumber? Bitte nicht fragen, Klamauk, den man sich sparen kann.
The Theory of Everything: wunderbarer Film ueber das Leben und Wirken von Astrophysiker mit ALS, Stephen Hawking, sehenswert! Ein Liebesgeschichte des brillianten Dr. Stefen Hawking, nach der Biografie seiner ersten frau. Was es allerdings mit seinen Theorien von Allem, der geschichte der Zeit auf sich hat, erzaehlt bzw erklaert sich nicht. Dass er in vielem krisen und alles was wir von Lou Gehrigs Syndrom wissen in den Wind schlaegt und dieser Wissenschaftler mit 77 noch lebt ist ein Wunder, das dieser Film mit der hervorragenden schauspielkunst ins rechte Licht rueckt.
Audioteil:
Dolphin Tale 2 kann nur allen in West Florida wo das Aquarium mit diesen beiden schlauen Delfinen steht, naemlich Clearwater Marine Aquarium, eine ganz ganz grosse Freude bedeuten. fruehe Stimmen sagen, noch besser als Teil Eins, na denn, bitte Kind und Kegel nehmen, erst ins Kino und dann so bald wie moeglich ins Aquarium zu den beiden grauen Freunden. Was kleine Fans sind, sind morgen die Spender einer noch tolleren Aquariumsanlage.
Deutschlands Beitrag zu den Oscars in diesem Jahr ist der Film Dominik Grafs "Die Geliebten Schwestern" zur Liebe zweier Schwestern mit dem Dichter Friedrich Schiller, ob er allerdings ins Ausland oder gar zu den 5 nominierten Filmen in dieser Kategorie kommt, ist fraglich. Ein huebscher Kostuemfilm ist er allemal. http://youtu.be/hlEiBRQF534
Boyhood laeuft weiterhin in den Kinos und der Film Chef ist auch wieder da, einige neue solchen, naemlich foodtrucks, kommen in Florida bald zum Einsatz, darunter auch ein deutscher.
Vergessen Sie nicht sowohl Fuehrungen als auch Filme, jeweils einer pro Woche in manchen der Programmkinos zu besuchen. Tampa Theatre und Burns Court Society gehoeren dazu.
Fuer besonders Fernsehfans kam diese Woche die Nachricht, dass der immer charmante Schauspieler Joachim "Blacky" Fuchsberger mit 77 Jahren verstarb. Man wird ihn vermissen.
100 Foot Journey Wer noch nicht bei Madame Mallory war, der solle sich unbedingt den Film the "100 Foot Journey" ansehen. Indisches wuerzt die Franzoesische Kueche, aber auch die Maiden darin.
Denzel Washington mischt Gewalt mit seinem selbstsicheren Stil in dem Drama The Equalizer.
Gone Girl bringt einen neuen Dreh in die Kidnappiungstory, die man nicht so recht glaubt.
Skeleton Twins ist die Geschichte zweier trauriger Geschwister, die sich gegenseitig stuetzen ( muessten) und dies doch nicht hinbekommen.
Viel Spass im Kino.
NEU:
My Old Lady - Schauspiel auf die Leinwand gezaubert, mit Dame Maggie Smith, eine alte Dame sitzt als Mieterin in einer Wohnung , die mit ihr weiterverkauft wurde, Wohnrecht macht sie zum Stein des Anstosses, mit dem der Neubesitzer leben muss.
The Judge - Meisterleistung Robert Downy Jr. , Robert Duvall - Oscarwuerdige Vater-Sohn-Beziehung, Sohn muss seinen Vater verteidigen, trotz aller Differenzen finden beide zu einander.
You're not You- meisterhaft gespielt, Hillary Swank - Oscarwuerdig ( thema ALS)
Pride - britische Komoedie
Fury - in England, dem Land wo die Panzerwaffe entwickelt wurde, ist dieser deutsche Kriegsfilm gedreht, um ein Panzerregiment der amerikaner, das gegen die deutsche Wunderwaffe kaum eine Ueberlebenschance hat, mit Brad Pitt in der Hauptrolle.
Men, Women and Children - mit Adam Sandler, nur Eltern moegen hieraus etwas lernen...
Vorschau:
Birdman - mit Michael Keaton, einem Soundtrack aus Schlagzeug und cello. Super. Das gefuehl von New York total getroffen. Sehenswert!
St. Vincent - Wunderbarer Film mit Bill Murray als widerwilligen Held.
Keeanu Reeves als John Wick uebt Rache weit und breit, etwas fuer hargesottene Actionfans...
Vorschau:
The Imitation Game : hochinteressanter historischer Film zum Enigma "Puzzle", besonders fuer die Freunde der Mathematik/Informatik) und der Weltkriegsgeschichte, blieb 50 Jahre ein Geheimnis, nun Deutsch-Englische Wiederaufbereitung.
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The New Season!
and added performances on screen!
Sarasota Opera 2014/2015 Season
Subscriptions Now on Sale for New Season
2014 Fall Season
Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo
The Hobbit by Dean Burry (Sarasota Youth Opera)
The Hobbit by Dean Burry (Sarasota Youth Opera)
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Pagliacci Premiere 31.10.2014 (nicht im Audioteil)
Wie immer eine Augenweide! Pagliacci gehen zwei konzertante Stuecke vorraus, die herrliche Musik bieten, leider fuer das Publikum nicht angekuendigt, aber eine wunderschoene Einfuehrung in Verdis lyrische Faehigkeiten, die wir zumeist nur mit Oper in Verbindung setzen.
Nach einer kurzen Pause kommt die erwartete Overtuere und die musikalischen Themen fuehren uns in das Vorspiel ein. Tonio (Marco Nistico) ist in "Maske" seines spaeter als "Spiel im Spiel" einem unschuldigen Publikum ( dem herrlichen Opernchor) praesentierten Eiffersuchtdramas. Canio (Michael Robert Hendrik) kommt in Akt I auf seinem Wagen hereingefahren, der Held, der bald zum Narren wird, wie das Leben spielt. Die Stimme des Tenors, den man aus Mice and Men kennt, schwillt erst in den grossen Arien zu voller Kraft, die seines Widersachers und dann Gehilfen Tonio dagegen nicht so sehr. Die junge Frau (Veronica Mitina) Nedda, die nun als Studio Artist eine Hauptrolle uebernimmt, kommt besonders zusammen mit Ihrem Geliebten, Silvio (Brian James Myer) einem jungen Barriton aus Nevada in schoenstem Liebesduett zur Geltung. Peppe (Nathan Munson) ueberzeugt stimmlich. Das Ende kommt wie immer viel zu schnell, und man denkt noch lange an die besonders gute Schauspielkunst aller, und besonders die Choreografie der kleinsten Darsteller. Wunderbar, auch die Nach-Party im Hof der Sarasota Oper gab allen die Moeglichkeit ihre Lieblingssaenger selbst zu beglueckwuneschen. Bravi! Man darf auf die Wintersaison gespannt sein.
Susanne Nielsen
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2015 Winter Festival Season
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart
The Golden Cockerel by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Sarasota Opera Premiere)
The Golden Cockerel by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Sarasota Opera Premiere)
Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi (Sarasota Opera Premiere)
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2014 Fall Season in Detail
Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
October 31, November 2, 5, 11, 13, 15
A Sarasota Opera production
The Fall season opens on October 31, 2014 with a revival of Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. In true theatrical tradition, a clown must go on with the comedy despite his real life humiliation at his wife's infidelity. In partnership with the Sarasota Orchestra, this opera features the iconic tenor aria "Vesti la giubba." Pagliacci will run for 6 performances through November 15th.
Tenor Michael Robert Hendrick, who won critical success for his recent performances as Erik in The Flying Dutchman and Lennie in Of Mice and Men, will return to sing Canio. He will be joined by the stellar sopranoDanielle Walker as Nedda who dazzled the audience with her performance as Hélène in last season's production of Verdi's rarely seen Jérusalem. Sarasota favorite Marco Nisticò (The Barber of Seville) will return as Tonio. Maestro Victor DeRenzi will conduct and Stephanie Sundine will direct.
A perfect first opera for new operagoers, the less than two-hour Pagliacci will be followed by a new addition to the fall season. Following each performance the audience and artists will be invited to mingle at an after-party in the Opera House courtyard (weather permitting). A cash bar will be available.
The Hobbit by Dean Burry
Sung in English with English supertitles
November 15 at 7:00pm and November 16 at 1:30pm
A Sarasota Youth Opera production
Sarasota Youth Opera, the most comprehensive youth opera program in the United States, will present a remount of its acclaimed production of The Hobbit by Dean Burry on the Sarasota Opera main stage. Sarasota Youth Opera presented the U.S. premiere of this opera in 2006. The prequel to The Lord of the Rings, the opera recounts how the comfort-loving Bilbo Baggins, unwillingly dragged into a heroic quest, accidentally acquires the golden ring of power.
2015 Winter Festival Season
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
February 7, 10, 15m, 18, 26
March 3m, 8, 14, 17, 22m, 25, 28m
A Sarasota Opera production
Opening the Sarasota Opera Winter Festival Season on Saturday, February 7th will be Tosca, Giacomo Puccini's powerful melodramma about a tempestuous diva whose jealousy leads to tragedy. Two of Sarasota Opera's favorite artists will return to reprise their respective roles from 2009. Soprano Kara Shay Thomson (Vanessa, Cavalleria rusticana) returns as the volatile opera singer, and tenor Rafael Dávila (Otello, I Lombard alla prima crociatai) returns as her lover Cavaradossi. The role of Scarpia will be shared by two of opera's leading baritones today. Baritone Mark Walters (Die Fledermaus, Lakmé), described by Opera News as "a force to be reckoned with," will sing all performances through March 22nd; baritone Todd Thomas, who has sung more than 50 performances with Sarasota Opera including Scarpia in 2009, will sing the final two performances. Maestro Victor DeRenzi will conduct and Martha Collins will direct.
The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
February 14, 17, 19, 22m, 25
March 10m, 13, 20, 27
A Sarasota Opera production
On Valentines Day, Saturday, February 14th, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's masterpiece The Marriage of Figaro will return to the Sarasota Opera stage. In her efforts to thwart the lecherous advances of the Count Almaviva, Susanna and her fiancée Figaro join the Countess Almaviva, to outwit the countess’ husband. Making their Sarasota Opera debuts this season, soprano Maeve Höglund will sing the role of Susanna and Uruguayan soprano María Antúnez will sing Countess Almaviva. Baritone Philip Cutlip (Hansel and Gretel) returns to sing the role of her betrothed Figaro and Sarasota Opera veteran baritone Sean Anderson (Die Fledermaus, Of Mice and Men) will return as Susanna's pursuer Count Almaviva.
Stage Director Allison Grant (The Magic Flute), will return to direct and Maestro Marcello Cormio (The Barber of Seville) will conduct.
The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Sarasota Opera Premiere
Sung in Russian with English supertitles
February 21, 24 and March 8m, 11, 14m, 19
A Sarasota Opera premiere
Saturday, February 21st, will be the Sarasota premiere of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Based on a story by Pushkin, The Golden Cockerel is the tale of the bumbling King Dodon who enlists the help of a magical Golden Cockerel to protect his country from attack. However, when the King is seduced by the alluring Queen Shemakha, both he and his country meet an unhappy end. Once a favorite show piece for coloratura sopranos like Lily Pons and Beverly Sills, this rarely heard masterpiece by the composer of Scheherazade is a fairy tale filled with exotic and beautiful music such as the famous aria "Hymn to the Sun."
Russian bass Grigory Soloviov will make his Sarasota Opera debut as King Dodon and stage director Tom Diamond (The Flying Dutchman), will direct. Additional casting TBA.
Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi
Sung in French with English supertitles
March 7, 12, 15m, 18, 21m, 24
Sarasota Opera Premiere/Verdi Cycle Opera
In the penultimate year of it's acclaimed Verdi Cycle, Sarasota Opera will present Verdi's epic Don Carlos in the original Paris version which premiered in 1867. Sarasota Opera previously performed the revised four-act La Scala version in 2009. Verdi's powerful drama recounts the ill-fated attraction between Don Carlos and Elisabeth, the wife of his father, King Philip of Spain. Set in Renaissance Spain dominated by the inquisition, this powerful drama is one of opera’s great masterpieces.
Soprano Michelle Johnson, whose career trajectory has taken off since winning the 2011 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, will make her Sarasota Opera debut as Élisabeth de Valois. Returning artists include tenor Jonathan Burton (Turandot) who sings the title role of Don Carlos and mezzo-soprano Mary Phillips (Ariadne auf Naxos, The Tales of Hoffmann) who will sing the role of Eboli. Reprising their roles from the 2009 four-act La Scala version of Don Carlos, bass-baritone Kevin Short (The Flying Dutchman, A King for a Day) will sing King Philippe II and baritone Marco Nisticò (The Barber of Seville, Rigoletto) sings the role of Rodrigue. MaestroVictor DeRenzi will conduct and Stephanie Sundine will direct.
Subscriptions for the 2014-2015 Season are available now. Single tickets go on sale online on Friday August 1 and at the Sarasota Opera Box Office on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014. For more information or to secure your subscription for the 2014/2014 season, contact the Sarasota Opera Box Office at (941) 328-1300 or visit in person at 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236.
ABOUT SARASOTA OPERA
Based in Florida’s beautiful Gulf Coast, Sarasota Opera is approaching its 55th 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.
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.
Sarasota Opera
61 N. Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
(941) 366-8450
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Florida Orchestra
DIE 2014/15 SAISON 2014/15
Abonnements und Informationen zur neuen im Oktober beginnenden Saison des Florida Orchesters bitte beiwww.floridaorchestra.org .Florida Orchestra’s Performances in April
The Florida Orchestra Appoints Michael Francis as Music Director
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – June 24, 2014 – The Florida Orchestra (TFO) has announced the appointment of Michael Francis as its new Music Director starting with the 2015/2016 season, serving as Music Director Designate for the upcoming 2014/2015 season. Appointed as part of an initial three-year contract, his duties include being the primary conductor and providing the artistic leadership for concert programming and related artistic decisions. Although his primary role is with the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks series, he will also be conducting one concert each season for the Raymond James Pops and the morning Coffee Concert series. This reflects Francis’ personal desire to be fully-integrated artistically with the orchestra and the organization.
The Florida Orchestra 2014/2015
Tampa Bay Times Masterworks Series
2014/15 season highlights include Orff’s Carmina Burana, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Holst’s The Planets, Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, to mention a few. In addition, concertgoers will have the opportunity to hear many star guest soloists, including violinists Midori and Karen Gomyo and pianists Peter Serkin, Pascal Rogé, Jeremy Denk and William Wolfram. TFO featured soloists on the Masterworks series include Jeffrey Multer, concertmaster, Robert Rearden, principal horn, and Anthony Georgeson, principal bassoon.
Guest Conductors:
As the search process continues for TFO’s next music director, an extraordinary array of conductors will lead the orchestra next season, including these TFO debuts: Roberto Abbado, the former chief conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra and artistic partner to the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Bulgarian Danail Rachev, music director of the Eugene Symphony in Oregon. In addition, there are nine returning guest conductors on the Masterworks series. These include the music director of both the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta Mei-Ann Chen; chief conductor and artistic advisor to Sweden’s Norrköping Symphony Orchestra Michael Francis; music director of the New West Symphony Orchestra in Los Angeles and associate conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Marcelo Lehninger; associate conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra Cristian Macelaru; former music director of the Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy in France Tito Muñoz; music director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Larry Rachleff; former music director of the Seattle Symphony Gerard Schwarz; associate conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Perry So; and assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic Joshua Weilerstein.
Guest Artists:
Pianist Jeremy Denk makes his TFO debut in Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Returning pianists include Peter Serkin in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Pascal Rogé in Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No. 2 and William Wolfram in Copland’s Piano Concerto. TFO vocalist debuts include soprano Elizabeth Caballero, and baritone Cameron McPhail in Orff’s Carmina Burana and soprano Talise Trevigne in Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Featured violin soloists include Jennifer Koh in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, along with the return engagements of Karen Gomyo in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish” and TFO concertmaster Jeffrey Multer in Barber’s Violin Concerto. Additional soloists include TFO principal horn Robert Rearden in Richard Strauss’ Horn Concerto No. 2 and TFO principal bassoon Anthony Georgeson in Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto.
The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay:
Under the leadership of music and artistic director James Bass, The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay will join the orchestra for three masterworks programs on the 2014/2015 season: Orff’s Carmina Burana and Faure’s Requiem. In addition, the women’s chorus of The Master Chorale will perform for Holst’s The Planets. A highly select, 150-voice, all-volunteer chorus of singers from the entire Tampa Bay area, The Master Chorale has performed and premiered many symphonic choral works under the direction of Stefan Sanderling, Jahja Ling, Robert Shaw, John Nelson, Julius Rudel, founding music director emeritus Robert Summer and Jo-Michael Schiebe. The chorale has also performed abroad at London’s Westminster Cathedral and King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, among other locales. Designated in 1989 as the principal chorus of TFO, some of its most recent performances with the orchestra include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Delius’s Sea Drift and Appalachia (recorded live in concert on the Naxos label in 2012), Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem, Dvorak’s Requiem, Schubert’s Mass No. 6, Verdi’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elija, Haydn’s The Creation and Mahler’s second and third symphonies. The Chorale will also perform Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé in the full ballet score version to close the orchestra’s 2013/14 season.
MUSIC AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JAMES BASS: Dr. James K. Bass, Grammy-nominated singer and conductor, is the director of choral studies in the School of Music at the University of South Florida (USF) and the artistic and music director of The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. At USF, he conducts the University Chamber Singers, Collegium and the Collegiate Singers, in addition to teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in choral conducting, philosophy, and literature. Previously, he was on the faculty at Western Michigan University and the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Bass received the doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Miami–Florida, where he was a doctoral fellow. He received his Master of Music and Bachelor of Science degrees from USF and is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy.
Bass was selected by the master conductor of the Amsterdam Baroque Soloists, Ton Koopman, to be one of only 20 singers for a presentation of Cantatas by J.S. Bach in Carnegie Hall, and was an auditioned member of Robert Shaw’s workshop choir at Carnegie Hall. He is one of 13 singers on the Grammy-nominated disc A Seraphic Fire Christmas. Bass is an active bass soloist and has performed at Winchester Cathedral in London, has sung three world-premieres of large works, and appears on CD recordings on the Albany and Seraphic Fire Media label. As a bass soloist, he has appeared with the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, as well as with TFO, Grand Rapids Symphony, Back Bay Chorale and Orchestra, and Firebird Chamber orchestra.
Bass is a bass member and chorus master for Seraphic Fire, the Miami-based professional choir, and was appointed choirmaster for the Classical Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria. During the summer of 2011, he co-founded the Professional Choral Institute at the University of South Florida. In its inaugural year of recording, Seraphic Fire and PCI received the Grammy nomination for Best Choral performance for their recording of Johannes Brahms' Ein Deuthches Requiem. He has prepared choirs for Sir Colin Davis, Sir David Willcocks, Jahja Ling, Michael Tilson Thomas, Stefan Sanderling, Markus Huber and Robert Shaw. Bass has served on the Executive Board of the American Choral Directors Association Central Division as College Repertoire and Standards chairperson. His professional affiliations include the American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference, American Symphony Orchestra League, Pi Kappa Lambda national music honor society, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity.
Bass was selected by the master conductor of the Amsterdam Baroque Soloists, Ton Koopman, to be one of only 20 singers for a presentation of Cantatas by J.S. Bach in Carnegie Hall, and was an auditioned member of Robert Shaw’s workshop choir at Carnegie Hall. He is one of 13 singers on the Grammy-nominated disc A Seraphic Fire Christmas. Bass is an active bass soloist and has performed at Winchester Cathedral in London, has sung three world-premieres of large works, and appears on CD recordings on the Albany and Seraphic Fire Media label. As a bass soloist, he has appeared with the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, as well as with TFO, Grand Rapids Symphony, Back Bay Chorale and Orchestra, and Firebird Chamber orchestra.
Bass is a bass member and chorus master for Seraphic Fire, the Miami-based professional choir, and was appointed choirmaster for the Classical Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria. During the summer of 2011, he co-founded the Professional Choral Institute at the University of South Florida. In its inaugural year of recording, Seraphic Fire and PCI received the Grammy nomination for Best Choral performance for their recording of Johannes Brahms' Ein Deuthches Requiem. He has prepared choirs for Sir Colin Davis, Sir David Willcocks, Jahja Ling, Michael Tilson Thomas, Stefan Sanderling, Markus Huber and Robert Shaw. Bass has served on the Executive Board of the American Choral Directors Association Central Division as College Repertoire and Standards chairperson. His professional affiliations include the American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference, American Symphony Orchestra League, Pi Kappa Lambda national music honor society, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity.
Nine Florida Orchestra Premieres
In addition to the many familiar works being offered, next season’s Masterworks series includes ten TFO premieres, which include four works by American composers: John Adams’ Lollapalooza, Charles Ives’ Central Park in the Dark, Adam Schoenberg’s Canto, and Barber’s Mutations from Bach for Brass and Timpani. Additional TFO premieres include Thomas Adès’ Three Studies from Couperin, Richard Strauss’ Horn Concerto No. 2, Haydn’s Symphony No. 98, Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride Overture and Maurice Ravel’s Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) complete ballet score.
What awaits you next:
4) New World Symphony – Dec. 5, 6 and 7, 2014
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Richard Strauss, TFO principal horn Robert Rearden is the soloist for the TFO premiere of Strauss’ Horn Concerto No. 2. Past chief conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra and current artistic partner to the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Roberto Abbado makes his TFO conducting debut on a program that also includes Brahms’ Tragic Overture and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.”
5) Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto – Jan. 16, 17 and 18, 2015
Former music director of the National Opera of Lorraine and the Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy in France, Tito Muñoz conducts violinist Jennifer Koh in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. The program opens with the TFO premiere of American composer Adam Schoenberg’s Canto and the evening concludes with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.
6) Romeo and Juliet – Jan 23, 24 ,25, 2015
Former music director of the Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, conducts TFO in a program featuring pianist William Wolfram in Aaron Copland’s Piano Concerto. This concert also includes Samuel Barber’s Mutations from Bach for Brass and Timpani, Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride Overture and a suite of selections from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet.
7) Faure’s Requiem – Feb. 7 , 8, 2015
The chief conductor and artistic advisor to Sweden’s Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Michael Francis will lead TFO in a second engagement during the 2014/2015 season that showcases The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay in Faure’s Requiem with soprano Lauren Snouffer and baritone Sean Plumb. This French-themed concert also includes Henri Dutilleux’s virtuosic piece Métaboles and the TFO premiere of Maurice Ravel’s Ma Mère L’Oye (Mother Goose) in the complete ballet score version.
8) Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 – Feb 20, 21 , 22, 2015
French pianist Pascal Rogé will be the soloist with the orchestra in Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 under the baton of Perry So, the associate conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic. The concert will open with Wagner’s Overture to Tannhäuser and conclude with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4.
9) Mozart & Brahms – Feb. 27, 28 , Mar. 1, 2015
In his second engagement on the upcoming season, New York Philharmonic assistant conductor Joshua Weilerstein leads TFO with Karen Gomyo as the soloist in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish.” Other works on the program include Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 and the TFO premiere of Thomas Adès’ Three Studies from Couperin.
10) Stravinsky, Haydn & Ravel - Mar. 14 ,15, 2015
Associate conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra Cristian Macelaru returns to conduct TFO in a program featuring Stravinsky’s Petrushka (1947) together with Ravel’s La Valse and the TFO premiere of Haydn’s Symphony No. 98.
11) Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 – Mar. 20, 21 ,22, 2015
Associate conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra Cristian Macelaru conducts a second program back-to-back with TFO on the upcoming season, which opens with Richard Strauss’ Serenade for Winds and is followed by Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 featuring the TFO debut of young soprano Talise Trevigne. The concert concludes with one of Mahler’s most lyrical works, Symphony No. 4.
12) Scheherazade – Apr. 17, 18, 19, 2015
Music director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta, Mei-Ann Chen will conduct TFO with featured soloist Jeremy Denk in his TFO debut performing Bartok’s Piano
Concerto No. 3. The program also includes Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
13) The Planets - May 1, 2 , 3, 2015
Music director of the New West Symphony Orchestra in Los Angeles and the associate conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Marcelo Lehninger returns to conduct TFO and the women’s chorus of The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay in Holst’s The Planets. The concert opens with Barber’s The School for Scandal Overture and also features TFO principal bassoon Anthony Georgeson in Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto.
14) Beethoven and Sibelius – May 29 ,30, 2015
Music director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Larry Rachleff brings the 2014/2015 season to a close conducting TFO in a program of Rossini’s Overture to Semiramide, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 and Sibelius’ monumental Symphony No. 5.
Pre-Concert Conversations
All of the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks concerts offer pre-concert conversations in each hall beginning one hour before curtain time. To provide audience members with a more enjoyable concert experience, guest conductors and artists discuss the personalities and circumstances behind the music as well as share fun and informative insights and anecdotes related to each program.
Tickets: Continued Dedication to Accessibility
At the onset of the 2011/2012 season, TFO announced a bold, mission-based accessibility initiative and lowered ticket prices for all Masterworks and Pops series concerts, simplified series packaging and diversified programming so that more people in Tampa Bay might enjoy live symphonic music. Announcing a price freeze, the orchestra will continue to offer the same affordable prices this season. Individual concert tickets for all Masterworks and Pops Series remain at $15, $30 and $45 per ticket. Other concert series ticket prices will also remain the same: Coffee Series concerts are priced from $24 to $42 each, and Rock Series concerts are priced at $35, $55 and $75 each. Venue facility fees apply to all purchases. Some restrictions apply.
Six Masterworks subscription packages are offered in packages of 14, 10, 7 and 5 pre-selected concerts. These fixed package subscriptions feature a variety of benefits including premium seating, free flexible ticket exchange privileges and other added-value amenities.
TFO also offers a “Compose Your Own” Series whereby subscribers can create customized packages by mixing and matching any combination of Masterworks and Pops concerts for just $25 per ticket. A minimum of three concerts is required and good seats are made available on a first-come, first-served basis. Fixed package benefits do not apply.
Subscriptions are on sale now. For information on the 2014/2015 season, call the TFO Ticket Center at 727.892.3337 or 800.662.7286 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or purchase online at www.floridaorchestra.org. Single tickets will go on sale in August.
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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, Duke Energy Morning Masterworks, new Rock Concert series, 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.
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Ihnen noch eine schoene Woche, bis zum naechsten Sonntag wuenscht Ihnen Ihre Susanne Nielsen mit Produzent Bill Davidson
Susanne und Produzent Bill
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