The orchestra of what for many music lovers is the world’s most im-portant festival, the Wagner Festival in the German city of Bayreuth, will round off the inaugural weekend of Abu Dhabi Classics. Christian Thielemann will conduct a concert of excerpts from Richard Wagner’s Ring. And this unprecedented Wagner Gala will be accompanied by a host of podium talks, film presentations and introductions: a collabora-tion between the Abu Dhabi Classics Academy, the Abu Dhabi Rich-ard Wagner Society and the University of Paris-Sorbonne in Abu Dhabi.
The waiting time for tickets to the Bayreuth Festival is seven to ten years, and opportunities to experience its orchestra at a guest ap-pearance outside of Bayreuth are all but unheard of. This unique en-semble is drawn from the finest musicians of German and other Euro-pean orchestras and normally comes together only between June and August. Abu Dhabi is thus offering an unparalleled musical encounter for Wagnerians and anyone longing to become one.
SA 25 OCT 08
8:00pm, Emirates Palace (Auditorium)
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
Petra Lang, soprano
Richard Wagner, Die Walküre, Act I
Richard Wagner, Götterdämmerung:
Siegfried`s Rhine Journey
Siegfried`s Funeral Music
Brünnhildes Ìmmolation (final scene)
TICKETSIn cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Richard Wagner Society and the University of Paris-Sorbonne, Abu Dhabi:
„Katharina Wagner on the Bayreuth Dynasty“ – Richard Wagner’s great granddaughter talks about her famous family.
The Abu Dhabi Classics Academy represents an entire world surrounding the concerts of Abu Dhabi Classics: workshops, film presentations, open rehearsals etc. Free introductory events are being planned in conjunction with virtually every concert. The Abu Dhabi Classics Academy will build bridges between artists and audiences, between generations and between cultures. It is intended for long-time music lovers as well as newcomers – in fact for everyone united by their love of good music.