Saturday, February 28, 2015

Kulturspiegel March 1, 2015: Mittelalterliche Maerkte ueberall, ein Ausflug in die Vergangenheit

 Mittelalterliche Maerkte ueberall, ein Ausflug in die Vergangenheit

              Renaissance Festival Tampa Bay:

                                     Die Landsknechte mit Charles V, und Susanne Nielsen


This week Susanne Nielsen visits the Bay Area Renaissance fest in Tampa near the MOSI, the Museum of Science and Industry. Deep in the woods we encounter not only a different era, but also a people who hail from the Kingdom of England under their King Henry the eighth. Interestingly one of his many royal cousins, Karl V (= the fifth) and his troupe of Landsknechts are also there. Whether historical or not quite, Karl offered a delightful glimpse into his world and the German troupes he brings with him enjoy the English woods, pardon me the Florida forest enchanted to reflect England of the 15th century very much. Join the King, say hi from us and perhaps he may share hard boiled eggs and cured beef with his German visitors. Might you be one, might you bring greetings and may you enjoy the conversation with the German troupe , but today in English, see, it's all make-believe anyway!

Liebe Hoerer und Leser der deutschen Funksendung!

Heute moechte ich Sie in ein kleines Koenigreich einladen, denn England und auch eine Gruppe von Landsknechten aus dem Reich KarlsV sind in Tampa zu Gast, beim Renaissancefest. Dort ist jedes Wochenende unter einem anderen Zeichen> Ein italienisches Festwochenende hatte man bisher nicht geplant, sagten doch die Veranstalter die Renaissance habe nichts mit Italien zu tun, die sei schliesslich Englisch! mein kollege, der italienische Wurzeln hat , ist sich durchaus seiner Familiengeschichte und ausserdem der Kunst- und Weltgeschichte bewusst und weiss, dass seine Pappenheimer die Renaissance eigentlich begonnen haben, die Wiedergeburt der Klassischen Antike begann im Italien des 15. Jahrhunderts mit Zentrum in Florenz mit seinem heute noch herrlichen Dom! Nun Geschichte wird nicht ganz so eng gesehen, und so gibt es dabei auch eine Truppe Pseudo Deutscher , die mit Heinrich, dem Achten zusammen die Hoheiten und deren Truppen spielen, Koenig Karl V und seine Landsknechte, zu Besuch bei Heinrich in England , oder Tampa, naja.

(Die Sendung hoeren Sie heute bitte in zwei Teilen, zunaechst die aktuellen Ansagen auf dem ersten Link, besonders ZEIT Ihre Karten fuers Heritagefest zu bestellen! UND die besten Flugtarife fuer Ihre Sommerreise so bald wie moeglich sichern - Eurotours machts moeglich! )
                   
 (Den zweiten Teil der Sendung hoeren Sie bitte auf dem zweiten Link weiter unten- 
Zunaechst dann den ersten Ablauf stoppen, indem Sie wieder auf den Pfeil klicken, um diesen zu pausieren) Dann Ihr  Besuch bei den Landsknechten)

Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle hoeren Sie als "live streaming" oder "news on demand" unter www.DW-World.de. 
Schreiben Sie uns/write to us: info@germanradioshow.com, write to us, become a follower on Google, and visit our Facebook page (germanradioshow.com) and become a follower. 

Unsere Sendung hoeren Sie, indem Sie auf den weissen Pfeil auf dunkler Linie klicken.
(listen to our show by clicking on the white arrow on the dark line below:)

    Hoeren Sie bitte alle Ansagen auf diesem Link.                      ________________________________________________________________

                                                  EUROTOURS


                          Reise schon geplant?
                         Traveling to Europe?

 Get up to 40% discounted flights to Germany, call 727-468-4243

Heute habe ich fuer Euch alle einen kleinen Geheimtip.
Es gibt ganz in Eurer Naehe ein Reisebuero, das sich seit 40 Jahren
auf Fluege nach Deutschland und die angrenzenden Laender wie Oestreich, Frankriech, Italien spezialisiert hat.

Dort bekommt man die Fluege garantiert bis 40 %
ermaessigtIch habs ausprobiert und das klappt wirklich.
Einfach anrufen und sich mal den
Preis zum Vergleich geben lassen.

Anruf: 727 468 4243
oder mal die webseite aufrufen: http://www.bustouringeurope.com/
emailt einfach, advanta@mindspring.com

Und falls Ihr mal eine kleine Rundreise mit der Deutschen Touring in Deutschland machen moechtet, seid Ihr da auch richtig.

        Gute Reise mit Advanta/Eurotours!
           _____________________________________

        It’s the 23rd German Heritage Day Fest
The United German-American Society of Florida
Invites you to its weekend event!


Saturday March 21, 2015
At the German American Clubhouse in Casselberry
At 381 Orange Lane, Casselberry, FL 33707
and Sunday, March 22, 2015
at the Bahia Shriners
2300 Penbrook Drive, Orlando, FL 32810
The HEIMATABEND event on Saturday is a German Cultural Evening commencing at 6pm
setting off this all German American weekend.
Admission: $35 if tickets purchased prior March 5
Ticket includes a full German dinner and open bar
Dan Witucki will be playing for everyone’s enjoyment.

The Heritage Day Event on Sunday is a cultural event comprising 28 German Clubs in the State of Florida - doors will open at 11:00 am.
Admission: $25.00 for members and $35 for non-members for tickets purchased prior to March 5.
 Each ticket includes: a full German Buffet style dinner served at noon to the music of Sepp & Heinz,
the Parade of Flags and planned entertainment commencing at 1pm.
Dance music by The Europa Band.  The combined Florida Schuhplattler, Folk dance group,
 And a combined chorus from various clubs will perform several well-known numbers. See a display of German Trachten ( traditional costumes).

Both days will feature a large amount of Raffle and Door Prizes.
Come out and enjoy German Gemuetlichkeit, food and camaraderie.
If you would like to join our list of sponsors and event advertisers to promote your company and/or
products, please go to www.ugasflorida.org for further details.

For tickets and information contact: Charlotte Kappel, 813-634-6662 or email at cmk13@tampabay.rr.com.
 _____________________________________________________________
                               Feiern Sie jedes Wochenende 
                    in der German American Society Pinellas:


Eat , drink, dance and "schunkel"! Every Saturday night the German American Society rolls back the clock to a by-gone era. You'll delight to the music of a live band. Listen , sing along, and dance to favorite German and American tunes of the last century. Doors open at 6 pm for dinner, snacks or just coffee and Kuchen. Dancing starts at 7:30 pm. There's a plentyful supply of German Beers, Wines and Schnaps at the full service bar.
Join the fun with great music, German food and drink at an authentic German Dance hall. Come for German heritage, memories, Gemuetlichkeit and friendship.
Dirndls and Lederhosen are always encouraged.
Located at 8098 66th street in Pinellas Park, north of Park Boulevard and just South of 82nd Avenue. For information google German American Society of Pinellas County . 

 For details visit  http://GermanTampa.com/
 or call Bob at 727-238-8201

____________________________________________________

 The Cultural Center invites you to its Spring events! Make your reservations now for the February event Fasching with the German American club of NPR ! call 813-254-5088

                                                                     
             The Cultural Center for German Language invites you to its 2015 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

Membership to the Cultural Center for German Language is 25.- Individual and 35.- for a family per year.
For information, please call President Susanne Nielsen at 813-254-5088

            For the 2015 program please email us now!
  


                     Seit Neuestem zusaetzlich unterwegs im FOOD TRUCK Bavarian Style!!!
                                           Schauen Sie auf der FACEBOOK Seite wo!
                              

                       Neu in Tampa! Austrian Peppers,
Wo frisch und echt oesterreichisch gekocht und an der Theke serviert wird! Von ofenfrischen Kaisersemmeln, Hauptgerichten wie Schnitzel - Wiener Art, Gulasch und Kaesespaetzele bis zu einem gekroenten Dessert,  Kaiserschmarrn und frische Torten!

New in Tampa :

           Authentic Cuisine at Austrian Peppers in Tampa!

The owners are from Vienna and the food is made fresh from scratch! The very BEST in Austrian cuisine! Helmut and Martin welcome you ! Try freshly baked Kaiser rolls, try the Schnitzel and the fluffy dessert called "Kaiserschmarrn". We guarantee you'll feel like the Austrian Emperor himself from so much delightful food!
Visit them in the strip mall at 138 Dale Mabry, just south of Kennedy Blvd in Tampa.
Open Monday to Friday 11am to 8 pm.
Call them for take out and find their menu on Facebook:
CALL: 813-402-2974.

                      Servus! See you at Austrian Peppers soon!

          __________________________________________________

Unsere Sendung...Beim Renaissancefest in Tampa ( stammt aus dem Jahr 2013, viel Spass bei unserer Encoresendung)

                         

Wer durch den Wald nahe des Universitaetskampus und des MOSI Wissenschaftsmuseums flaniert, der ist in einer anderen Welt, einer wo sich die Menschen wie eine grosse verschrobene Familie zusammengefunden haben, und wo man Freude an Kostuemen und der Nostalgie hat. Man denkt ein bisschen an die Kuenstler , die sich Praerafaeliten nannten und aufs land zogen, das war im 19. Jahrhundert, man denkt ein bisschen an die Aussteiger der 70er jahre und vor allem an die alten Legenden von der Zeit Shakespeares und Koenig Arthurs. und fuer ein paar Stunden ist man mit dabei , kann sich so kleiden in Leinen und Leder, kann jemand anderes sein, und die Schauspieler vor Ort bleiben der Zeit und der Geschichte treu, die man selbst vielleicht nicht ganz so gut kennt.
Ich habe mich mit Karl V unterhalten und mit seinen Landsknechten, sie sprechen zwar kein deutsch, aber ihre Geschichte haben sie parat und auch wie es damals so zugegangen ist, vom Angel of mercy bis zum Grafen im Waffenrock, man lernt von ihnen den Umgang mit dem Schwert und auch welche Rolle die Frauen gespielt haben, als Begleiterinnen durch den Krieg.
Hoeren sie nun meine Unterhaltung mit der munteren Truppe der Landsknechts und ihrem Gebieter.

  
                                                                  sanfte Engel...bei den Landsknechten

Das Mittelalter hat seinen eigenen Reiz, so sind solche Trachten besonders beim Bay Area Renaissance -fest zu sehen, bei Schauspielern UND Besuchern gleich. Besuchen Sie auf jedenfall das german Invasion: Halfway to Oktoberfest Wochenendfest mit den Landsknechten.
ich bedanke mich bei ihnen fuers muntere gespraech und hoffe wir sehen uns am tag der schelmen, April fools, auf dem http://www.bayarearenaissancefest/,

Ihre Susanne Nielsen
Unsere Sendung hoeren Sie, indem Sie auf den weissen Pfeil auf dunkler Linie klicken. ( Bitte zuvor den Pfeil der obigen laufenden Sendung klicken um ihn zu pausieren)
(listen to our show by clicking on the white arrow on the dark line below:).



 _ ____________________________________________________________________

Ganz herzliche Gruesse, Ihre Susanne Nielsen
_____________________________________________________

                                                           
DAS FENSTER
Das Fenster ist Amerikas beliebteste Monatszeitschrift in Deutscher
Sprache! Lesen Sie interessante Reportagen und Erzählungen, genießen Sie
Deutsche Rezepte oder lösen Sie spannende Rätselgeschichten. Lesen Sie
Reiseberichte aus allen deutschsprachigen Landen, gehen Sie mit uns auf
Fotoreisen und tauschen Sie sich mit anderen Deutschen in Amerika
aus. Einen Blick in die Heimat, gespickt mit schönen Fotos und lebendigen
Geschichten gibt es jeden Monat in Das Fenster.
Bestellen Sie ein Probeheft oder gleich ein Abonnement! Nur 31.95
Dollar, zwei Jahre nur 59.95. Rufen Sie an 1-800-398-7753,
www.dasFenster.com.

E: Das Fenster, the monthly magazine in German, call

1-800-398-7753
____________________________________________________________

                    Bill's Moment in German Cultural History
                                                             
Bill Davidson

-  In 1468, we see the death of Johannes Gutenberg.  He invented printing in the Western World, printing the first Bibles.


-  In 1791, we see the birth of Franz Schubert in Austria.  He studied music in Vienna, and is best known for his symphonies and Lieder.

-  In 1848, we see the birth of Nathan Straus in Otterberg, Germany.  He would immigrate to the United States, where he would become co-owner of Macy's Department Store in New York.

--  In 1886, the design of the Benz automobile is patented.  Benz would later merge with Daimler and one day become the Mercedes-Benz Company.

-  In 1933, Adolf Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany by the president of the Weimar Party, Paul Von Hindenberg.

-  In 1958, Wernher von Braun and his team launch their first satellite, the Explorer I, from Cape Canaveral, FL.


-  And in 1961, American President John F. Kennedy, reaffirms the commitment of the United States to guarantee the freedom of West Berlin.

This segment is sponsored by DnDrecords.com in New Port Richey, Florida


This segment is sponsored by DnDMusic in New Port Richey, Florida and produced by Bill Davidson 

________________________________________________________________________
  "English - One on One"
       Language and Intercultural Training Services
             “Do you wish to speak English fluently?”  
                                                 
     
“English - One on One” Language and intercultural Training Services offers a            variety of services ,  worldwide  -  via skype   - one on one!
                         
Would you like to improve your English?

-         Communicate in English
-         Understand the culture
-         Conduct business negotiations
-         Make new friends  

“English One on One” offers you the following services:

Language training: Assistance from degreed college language instructors with many years of language teaching experience in both English and German.

Intercultural training: certified Trainers are available to instruct in intercultural communication.

All instruction from your home or office via skype  for individualized training to 

Improve 
your language and cultural assimilation,
your vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation  
 for excellence in communication
in American formal business and friendly conversation settings  !

Call 813-254-5088, email us at info@germanradioshow.com
______________________________________________

         
      St. Petersburg Opera       
                 www.stpeteopera.org 


                                         photo:Theephotoninja

Herrlich komische Auffuehrung! Excellent gesungen und gespielt unter der Buehnenregie von Karl Hesser. Und Metropolitainwuerdiger Stimmen, vom immer exzellenten Chor unterstuetzt ( Milizen in schmucken Uniformen) und eine Rosina (Megan Marino), wie man sie sich nur wuenschen kann. Komisch alle, besonders aber der Priester Basilio , Todd Donovan immer wieder beliebte Rollen uebernimmt er. Bravo, bravissimo! Noch zweimal zu erleben, im Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg. Sonntag Mattinee und Dienstag Abend. www.stpeteopera.org. 

 
 
 Thursday, Mar 19, 2015, 06:00 pm - 07:30 pm
EWTM Opera Therapy:Exploring Characters Who Really Need Help,  The Music Gallery


 __________________________________________________________________________________

                     KINOKINOKINO
                                  (bitte lesen Sie hier die aktuellen Kinoangebote)                                                     

(nicht im Audioteil dieser Sendung)Gerade richtig fuer West Florida, DER FILM 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.
Wer sich neueste Musicals on tour oder vor Ort in new York nicht ansehen kann, der kann sich mit den neuesten Filmversionen der Musicals Annie, hier in Multikultureller bestzung , die Annie und Daddy Warbucks ins schwarze Amerika versetzt und dann eine Liebesgeschichte daraus macht, und auch Sondheims intelligenter Vereinigung vieler alter maerchen in into the Woods. meryl Streep geniesst hier Mittelpunkt zu sein und wieder einmal oft nominiert zu werden, nichts was sie nicht kann.
Deutschlands Filme 2014:
Eine Reihe guter deutscher Filme gab es 2014, davon kommen leider wenige ins Ausland. 
Der 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
Im Labyrinth des Schweigens beleuchtet die 50er Jahre , in denen man zu vergessen suchte und sich in Deutschland neu orientieren wollte, dennoch gelingt es einem jungen Staatsanwalt alles unter den Teppich gekehrte durch gewissenhafte Rechersche und Zeugenbefragung der Auschwitzgefangenen den ersten grossen deutschen Prozess , der 19 von 8000 in diesem Konzentrationslager taetigen offiziere und Soldaten zur Verantwortung zu ziehen. Ort der Handlung ist Frankfurt , wo endlich 1963, nach vier Jahren Untersuchung der Prozess stattfand.Hervorragende Darstellungen.
Einmal Hans mit scharfer Sosse -deutsch-tuerkische Komoedie, und Multikultikomoedie aus Frankreich , Monsieur Claude und seine Toechter.
Die andere Heimat, die Vorgeschichte, die Edgar Reitz jetzt zu seiner Heimatserie vom Dorf im Hunsrueck gedreht hat.
Der Koch nach Martin Suters Buch beschreibt nun bildlich die Liebesgerichte, die ein tamilischer Koch kreiert.
Honig im Kopf - Alzheimers wird nach Suters Small World weiter gesellschaftsfaehig. Dieter Hallervorden spielt den kranken opa, dem die Enkelin noch eine letzte Fahrt nach Venedig ermoeglichen will, mit Opa Entfuehren und so. Til Schweiger und seine Tochter machens moeglich, auch in dieser Schweigers dritter Kino Produktion. 
Boyhood laeuft weiterhin in den Kinos  und ist das wohl gelungendste Langzeitprojekt des Regisseurs Richard Linklater und der Gruppe seiner Schauspieler.
Reese Weatherspoons Film mag fuer die meiste Publicity sorgen, aber der Australische Sommerfilm Tracks ist tausendmal besser und sehenswert, darin eine ebenso mit Problemen belastete junge Frau, die sich auf einen Treck durch die australische Wueste begibt, mit kamelen und ihrem Hund. 
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. 
Gone Girl bringt einen neuen Dreh in die Kidnappiung-story, die man nicht so recht glaubt.
Skeleton Twins ist die Geschichte zweier trauriger Geschwister, die sich gegenseitig stuetzen ( muessten) und dies doch nicht hinbekommen. 
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. 
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.
Birdman - mit Michael Keaton, einem Soundtrack aus Schlagzeug und cello. Super. Das Gefuehl von New York total getroffen. Sehenswert!
Whiplash zeigt einen Musik-Lehrer, der versucht das allerletzte aus seinen schuelern herauszuholen, dabei bleibt so mancher auf der Strecke, Percussion bildet den Soundtrack.  
St. Vincent - Wunderbarer Film mit Bill Murray als widerwilligen Held, Babysitter mit Aluren.
Keeanu Reeves als John Wick uebt Rache weit und breit, etwas fuer hartgesottene Actionfans...
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.
The Theory of Everything: wunderbarer Film ueber das Leben und Wirken von Stephen Hawking, sehenswert!
Foxcatcher wohl einer der bizarrsten wahren Geschichten des Jahres um den Dupontsohn, die sich ins Metier der Ringer begab und darin einiges anrichtete. Ueberhaupt wimmelte es nur so von wahren Geschichten, zum Beispiel Big Eyes , eine von vielen Starrollen des Christof Waltz, der jetzt einen eigenen Stern auf dem beruehmten Hollywood Starwalk sein eigen nennt. Waltz spielt hier Walter Keane, der kitschige grossaeugige Kinder , die seine Frau malte als seine eigenen Bilder ausgab, ein wahrer genuss die Geschichte dieses Kunstraubs ueber jahre zu verfolgen.  Waltz spricht auch die Rolle des Reporters im Pinguine von Madagaskar Film und war weniger erfolgreich aber stets gleich in Horrible Bosses 2 zu sehen. Er hat sich einen Platz in der internationalen Filmlandschaft geschaffen, ebenso Komponist Hans Zimmer, der aber bei Exodus mit grossen Melodien das Opus nur noch unertraeglicher macht. 
Wollen hoffen, dass sich die Filmlandschaft 2015 weiter mit Vielfalt auszeichnet. 
NEU:
Wer sich fuer Filme interessiert, die in das Herz eines Malers fuehren, dann ist nach Girl with the Pearl Earing nun auch Mr. Turner ein weiter und tiefer Blick in leben und schaffen des "ersten Impressionisten", bereits 100 Jahre vor der Bewegung in Frankreich, Turner erschloss die seele der landschaft um sich herum. Er nahm allerdings die Farben im Kopf mit, und schuf von seinen zeichnungen herrliche Farbgemaelde im Atelier. 
___________________________________________________________________________

                                      
_____________________________________________________________________

The New Season!
and added performances on screen!



Sarasota Opera  2014/2015 Season
2015 Winter Festival Season
Tickets/Subscriptions on sale now!
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart
The Golden Cockerel by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Sarasota Opera Premiere)
Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi (Sarasota Opera Premiere)

     
    Maestro Wycik ( Golden Cockerel) with Susanne Nielsen 

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

________________________________________

                              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 Chenchief conductor and artistic advisor to Sweden’s Norrköping Symphony Orchestra Michael Francismusic 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 Schwarzassociate 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.

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:


 9) Mozart andBrahms  – 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, and 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.

Tickets are on sale at 800-662-7286 and online at www.floridaorchestra.org.

Become a fan of The Florida Orchestra on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FloridaOrchestra; or follow them on Twitter at  www.twitter.com/FlaOrchestra.

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.
_______________________________________________________________________________

Ihnen noch eine schoene Woche, bis zum naechsten Sonntag wuenscht Ihnen Ihre Susanne Nielsen  


   Susanne mit ihrer Bilderserie "Coming to America", die sie von April bis Juni 2015 in der Ruth Eckerd Hall ausstellen wird. Sie sidn alle herzlich eingeladen bei Konzerten diese sich anzuschauen.