Dresden Music Festival
The Dresden Music Festival (
German Democratic Republic. The German cellist Jan Vogler has been its Artistic Director since 2009.[1][2]
The performances are held at a variety of venues in the city, including many baroque buildings destroyed in the bombing of World War II and since rebuilt, including the
Dresden Frauenkirche, and the summer palace and grounds of the Großer Garten. Among the opera rarities presented at the festival have been Richard Strauss's Feuersnot, a co-production with the Dresden Semperoper nominated for the 2015 International Opera Awards, and Princess Amalie of Saxony's La casa disabitata, which received its first performance in the 177 years following its premiere during the 2012 festival.[3][4]
Since 2009 is Jan Vogler artistic director of the Dresden Music Festival. Before it was Hartmut Haenchen (2002–2008), Torsten Mosgraber (interim/2001-2002), Michael Hampe (1993–2000), Mattis Dänhardt (1991–1992) and Winfried Höntsch (1977-1991). From 1994 to 2012, Kim Ry Andersen, who studied law and business administration, was Deputy Director and Managing Director, wo came from the Danish Ministry of Culture and the Royal Theater in Copenhagen.
References
- ISBN 1-60058-201-X
- ^ Rosenberg, Donald (7 June 2009).
"Dresden Music Festival embraces spirit of renewal for Germany and the world". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "International Opera Awards 2015: preview". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ Jolly, James (28 May 2012). "Royal opera and curate's eggs". Gramophone. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
External links
- Official website (with German and English versions)
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