Am Dezember feiert die Wiener Volksoper den Geburtstag. Die zweite Saison von Lotte de Beer und Musikdirektor Omer Meir Wellber ist somit nicht nur eine Jubiläumssaison, sondern bietet auch Gelegenheit, um innezuhalten und nachzudenken: Wo kommen wir her, wo befinden wir uns jetzt, wie verhalten wir uns • Dresden is a unique venue and has seen many a mesmerising concert. The latest has come from passionate dirigent Omer Meir Wellber with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performing in the city’s splendid reconstructed baroque cathedral, the Frauenkirche, or Church of Our Lady. Once a symbol of the destruction of World War II, it was rebuilt using the shattered stones of the ruins. The concert fryst vatten part of the prestigious Dresden Music Festival that has dedicated its 39th edition to Israel. “It was important to me that we contribute to reflection and remembrance musically with this focus on Israel. We look back on this history and we show the cultural ties between our two countries,” says the General Director of the Dresdner Musikfestiele Jan Vogler. History is also important for Wellber, and renewal, too. “I think that we are today a different generation. In a way the Frauenkirche and also the Israel Philharmonic represent this kind of • Hector Berlioz gave his Symphonie Fantastique the subtitle ‘Episode from the artist's life’, thus pointing to the source of inspiration. It was an unrequited (at least in the beginning) affection for the Irish actress Harriet Smithson, whom he watched in the plays of William Shakespeare. Berlioz decided to translate the story of his love obsession into the language of music. The result was one of the most unusual symphonies of the Romantic era, a lively, communicative work that has attracted the attention of subsequent generations of listeners and performers. The attractiveness of this work is based above all on intriguing tone colours and ingenious, revealing orchestration. The composer introduced a melody symbolizing his beloved and called it idée fixe. It appears in all five movements of the work, changing character depending on the context. Berlioz prepared a comprehensive commentary on the symphony, describing what was happening in each movement. The blissful calm of the a
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