Festspielflyer 2020 -
A B E F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 THEATER AM KORNMARKT BEETHOVEN GOES AFRICA FESTSPIELHAUS CONCERTS 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 G 17 18 H 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 G AUFGANG 27 28 29 30 G 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 G 41 42 43 44 G F F F 2020 OPERA ON THE LAKE OPERA ON THE LAKE RIGOLETTO GIUSEPPE VERDI BOCHABELA STRING ORCHESTRA & FRIENDS South Africa in the year 1975. Boitumelo is the landlady in a shebeen, one of those illegal pubs where people in the townships get together to talk and celebrate. Boitumelo loves music: there’s singing and dancing and even music on the violin. That’s unusual, because this is a time when string instruments are reserved exclusively for people with white skin. Boitumelo’s hearing has been getting worse for some time, which she accepts fatalistically. One day she gets to know a foreign guest who is struggling with the same problems: Ludwig van Beethoven. In each other’s company they both discover things they didn’t know about. They share an enthusiasm for what’s unfamiliar and mysterious – it’s a dream full of sound, joy and shared suffering. They’re often surprised by how much they have in common musically, causing a strong bond to form between them: Beethoven goes Africa! PERFORMANCE 30 July 2020 – 7.30 p.m. Theater am Kornmarkt Original Idea | Conductor Klaus Christa Story Felix Kalaivanan, Amos Postner, Deborah Macauley Concert with theatre, featuring African traditionals, compositions by the Soweto String Quartet, Mango Groove, Zuko Samela, Ludwig van Beethoven PRICES Beethoven goes Africa CATEGORY 1 2 3 EUR 44 30 20 Photo: Klaus Christa, Pforte WIENER SYMPHONIKER 27 July 2020 – 7.30 p.m. | Festspielhaus Conductor Karina Canellakis With Brandon Jovanovich, Greer Grimsley, Nadine Weissmann, Ricarda Merbeth Ludwig van Beethoven Leonore-Overture No. 3 Richard Wagner Siegfried, 3 rd act 2 August 2020 – 11.00 a.m. | Festspielhaus Conductor Enrique Mazzola Mezzosoprano Annalisa Stroppa Gioachino Rossini Armida-Overture Ľubica Čekovská Palingenia – Austrian premiere Gioachino Rossini Giovanna d’Arco for mezzosoprano and orchestra Ottorino Respighi Il tramonto for mezzosoprano and orchestra Ottorino Respighi Feste romane 10 August 2020 – 7.30 p.m. | Festspielhaus Conductor Philippe Jordan Piano Piotr Anderszewski Ludwig van Beethoven Piano concerto No. 1 in C major Op. 15 Richard Strauss Don Juan Op. 20 Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, Suite Op. 59 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA VORARLBERG 23 August – 11.00 a.m. | Festspielhaus Conductor Leo McFall With Paweł Zalejski, Mathias Johansen, Viola Wilmsen, Heidrun Wirth-Metzler Ludwig van Beethoven Egmont-Overture Op. 84 Joseph Haydn Sinfonia concertante Hob. I:105 Thomas Larcher Symphonie No. 3 – Austrian premiere PRICES Wiener Symphoniker CAT. 1 2 3 4 5 6 EUR 86 72 58 40 28 20 PRICES Symphony Orchestra Vorarlberg CAT. 1 2 3 4 5 6 EUR 52 44 36 30 25 20 RIGOLETTO PRICES & SEATING PLAN CATEGORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sun – Thur | EUR 144 133 114 88 67 52 30 C D G H A B C D E F G H H H H B B Fri | EUR 154 143 124 98 77 62 40 B ROLLSTUHLPLÄTZE A/H B/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sat | EUR 164 153 134 108 87 72 50 13 14 AUFGANG H B AUFGANG C 15 16 17 18 AUFGANG 19 20 H A/H A B Premium Ticket Sun – Thur: EUR 258 | Fri: EUR 268 | Sat: EUR 278 Festival–Lounge Sun – Thur: EUR 358 | Fri: EUR 368 | Sat: EUR 378 21 22 B C AUFGANG 23 24 25 26 27 28 B/A 29 30 A/H 31 C AUFGANG F D AUFGANG D D TICKET ORDERS AUFGANG E/F E/F E/F E D/E D F F PREMIUM - TICKET E FESTSPIEL-LOUNGE BREGENZER FESTSPIELE GMBH Platz der Wiener Symphoniker 1 | 6900 Bregenz, Austria T +43 5574 407-6 | www.bregenzerfestspiele.com TICKET VALIDITY IF THE OPENAIR PERFORMANCE IS CANCELLED OR TAKES PLACE INDOORS Bregenz Festival policy is to proceed with open-air performances even if the weather looks inclement, and we wish to stress that performances will go ahead on the lake even in the event of light rain. We therefore recommend visitors to bring waterproof clothing, but not umbrellas, because they obscure the view. Performances on the lake stage run without an interval. TICKETS FOR CATEGORIES 1, 2, FESTIVAL–LOUNGE AND PREMIUM TICKETS are valid for the semi-staged version in the Festspielhaus in the event that the lake stage performance is cancelled or plays for less than 90 minutes. Category 1 seats are located in the stalls, Category 2 seats in the circle. Seats that are adjacent in the lake stage auditorium may not be next to each other in the Festspielhaus because of the different seating arrangement. TICKETS FOR CATEGORIES 3 TO 7 are valid only for the lake stage. If the performance is transferred to the Festspielhaus after playing for less than 60 minutes, ticket holders will have the ticket price refunded or alternatively can exchange the ticket for a later date. RIGOLETTO GIUSEPPE VERDI 22 JULY – 23 AUGUST Photo: Anja Köhler, andereart A huge jester’s head juts out of Lake Constance. His calm face can morph from leering woman hater to screaming grimace. As if by magic, he can move his right hand, the bottom of a giant balloon gripped in his left. Giuseppe Verdi ’s opera is performed on a striking set, moving between spine-tingling spectacle and intimate chamber drama. The duke reveals his cynical philosophy in the world-famous aria »La donna è mobile«: Woman are flighty and dishonest, yet men must have a taste of their love to find happiness. Court jester Rigoletto actively helps him in his conquests until his own daughter falls into the Duke’s clutches. Now eager for revenge, the help offered by a contract killer comes at just the right moment. However, a curse put upon Rigoletto becomes his downfall. Verdi’s music creates a uniquely intense atmosphere through- out the piece. Gala scenes reminiscent of a circus, an audacious kidnapping and an eerie night-time tempest are contrasted with intimate scenes between father and daughter, and between Gilda and the Duke. PREMIERE 23 July 2020 – 9.15 p.m. PERFORMANCES 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31 July – 9.15 p.m. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 August – 9.00 p.m. Seebühne | Festspielhaus Music director Enrique Mazzola | Daniele Squeo Stage director Philipp Stölzl Stage designer Philipp Stölzl, Heike Vollmer Costume designer Kathi Maurer Wired Aerial Theatre | Bregenz Festival Choir | Prague Philharmonic Choir | Wiener Symphoniker | Stage music in cooperation with Vorarlberg Conservatory Opera in three acts (1851) | Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave adapted from Victor Hugo’s Le Roi s’amuse (1832) | Sung in Italian with German surtitles
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