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„Prinz Heinrich inszeniert eine Oper“ (Schlosstheater)
Text by Anton Perrey
Excerpts from IPHIGENIE AUF TAURIS
Opera by C. W. Gluck (1714 – 1787) · In Original language
Musical Direction / Piano: Markus Zugehör · Directed by: Frank Matthus
Prince Henry, the younger brother of the Prussian king Frederick II lived over half a century until his death in 1802 in Rheinsberg. As principal of the Palace Theater in Berlin, he maintained a highly acclaimed musical culture. On 9 May 1783 he released "Iphigenia in Tauris", as the German premiere. In the play, "Prince Henry stages an opera" there is a reason: Brother Frederick has announced his visit. We know the relationship between the two was always tense. The conflicts burdens Henry's work on the production. Then there is also trouble with the staff. What will happen to the visit? "The hope is for the love of the most beautiful of all illusions ..."

Cast:
Iphigenie / Madmoiselle v. Marschall	Hock, Ester (Soprano; geb. 1981, Germany)
Orest / Monsieur Tauntzien	Luthando, Quave (Barition; geb. 1986, South Africa)
Pylades /Graf d'Artois	Alvarez Carrion, Jesus (Tenor; geb. 1979, Spain)
Thoas	Thorvaldsson, Thorvaldur (Bass; born 1979, Island)
Reisewitz	Kundinger, Manuel (Bassbaritone; born 1982, Germany)
Obergärtner Steinert	Gal, Mate (Tenor; born 1982, Hungary)
Fräulein Knoblich, 1. Priesterin, Souffleuse	Malewski, Joanna (Soprano; born 1982, France)
2. Priesterin	Fraikin, Manuela (Soprano; born 1986, Netherlands)
3. Priesterin	Zhang, Weihong (Soprano; born 1983, China)
4. Priesterin	Hara, Yoko (Mezzosoprano; born 1982, Japan)

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„Prinz Heinrich und die Musen“ (Spiegelsaal in the Castle)
German Lieder – Italian Canzonetten – French Arietten
by Ch. W. Gluck, C. Ph. E. Bach, V. Righini, A. Sacchini
Musical Direction: Claudia Eder · Cembalo Accompaniment: Olav Kröger
"L'Italie pour la musique, la France pour la literature" - Prince Henry would not have signed this motto of his brother Frederick, because in his Royal Opera French tones prevailed. For his conductor Johann Peter Salomon, who later brought Haydn to London, he translated "La Clemenza di Tito" into French and wrote a ' comédie lyrique '. Later in Paris, Henry addicted entirely the pleasures of opera - much to the envy of his brother in the remote Potsdam. In autumn of 1784 and again in winter 1788 enjoyed the Prussian enjoyed works of Gluck and Sacchini: the Iphigenia and "Oedipe à Colonne ". In our program, excerpts from these are combined with Italian opera arias - from Mozart's "Titus" and ariettas from the Berlin Hofkapellmeister Righini, which he dedicated to Henry's niece, Friederike.

Cast:
Rummel, Paula	Soprano 1983, Germany
Goikoetxea, Vanessa	Soprano 1980, Spain
Leonhartsberger, Manuela	Mezzosoprano 1981, Autriche
Carolina Fee große Darrelmann	Mezzosoprano 1986, Germany

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„Prinz Heinrich und Katharina die Große“ (St. Laurentiuskirche)
„Fewej“ – Opera by Wassili Paschkewitsch; Libretto: Katharina the Great.
German premiere
Musical Direction: Claudia Eder

The fairy-tale opera "Fewej" was created with a libretto by Catherine the Great, who dedicated it to their grandchildren. The composer Vasily Pashkevich (1742-1792) was regarded as the founder of Russian opera. "Fewej" is based on old Russian legends about the prince of the same name. While searching for the woman of his heart, the Prince felt the urge to move into the distance. He is confronted with the different responses at the Imperial Court, and ultimately turn out differently than planned ... . Fed from the treasury of Russian folk music, this opera, however, also reveals echoes of Italian influences. The Schloss Rheinsberg Chamber Opera presents Pashkevitch's opera in concert as a fairy tale. German premiere with young singers and from Russia and other countries.

Cast:
Zarin	Larina, Tatiana (Soprano; born 1978, Georgia)
Danna	Kardakova, Ekaterina (Soprano; born 1986, Russia)
Mia	Weimann, Lilja (Soprano; born 1980, Russia)
Zar	Gaubitz, Johannes (Tenor; born 1979, Germany)
Fewej	Peter, Mauro (Tenor; born 1987, Suisse)

 

ANNIVERSARY IN THE COURTYARD AT NIGHT
The best moments: 20 years of Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg

Here, at the courtyard of Schloss Rheinsberg we are celebrating the twentieth year of the opera-festival. Up until now 65 opera productions and more than 350 perfor mances followed the inauguration of the festival in 1991. In the romantic setting of the Musenhof the rewarded singers will bring back the most delightful and remarkable moments of our festival history back to life: you will listen to excerpts from Cornet (S. Matthus), Die Heimkehr des Odysseus (Monteverdi), Ariadne auf Naxos (R. Strauss), La Cenerentola (Rossini), Undine (E.T.H. Hoffmann), Orfeo et Euridice (Gluck), Die weiße Dame (Boieldieu).

Cast:
Cornet / Tisbe	Ai, Wu (Mezzosoprano; 1978, China)
Cornets Gedankenstimme/Cenerentola	Schlemm, Dorothee (Mezzosoprano; 1980, Germany)
Orfeo	Löser, Judith (Mezzosoprano; 1981, Germany)
Gräfin / Undine	Staubli, Silvia (Soprano; 1981, Suisse)
Gräfins Gedankenstimme / Zerbinetta	Samouilidou, Alexandra (Soprano; 1980, Greece)
Ramiro / George	Gal, Maté (Tenor; 1982, Hungary)
Clorinde / Jenny	Malewski, Joanna (Soprano ; 1982, France)
Dandini	Kundinger, Manuel (Baritone; 1982, Germany)
Magnifico	Thorvaldsson, Thorvaldur (Bass; 1979 Island)
Mobiles Konzertensemble	Zhang, Weihong (Soprano; 1983, China)
Mobiles Konzertensemble	Fraikin, Manuela (Soprano; 1986, Netherlands)
Mobiles Konzertensemble	Hara, Yoko (Mezzosoprano; 1982, Japan)

The three evenings will find their festive finales with the fireworks over the lake.