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EARLY MUSIC CROSSOVER WITH WORKS BY BARBARA STROZZI, BRITNEY SPEARS AND MANY OTHERS
If you’re reading these lines it probably means you love classical music. And if you’re a regular visitor at the MusikTheater an der Wien, chances are you have a particular fondness for “early music”. But what actually is “Early music” if we use the capital E? Why aren’t Mozart or Verdi or Haydn considered “Early”, especially since the Beatles are regarded as “oldies” and last summer’s chart-topper has already been forgotten? When is a work old enough to be called “Early”? The Early Music Heroines led by soprano Johanna Rosa Falkinger tackle these questions with gusto, humour and great historical expertise and will present the heroes and heroines of Early music on the stage of the Hölle in an entirely new guise. You’ll find out whether, say, Britney Spears is already old enough for Early music and why Early music is a wholesome drug in difficult times. Not to be missed!
Program and cast
Theater an der Wien
About the Theater an der Wien
The New Opera House is not just any theatre, but the one that Emanuel Schikaneder, the all-round genius, actor, impresario with a flair for organization but above all librettist of The Magic Flute, had built in 1801 in Vienna in keeping with the spirit of Mozart.
To coincide with the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth the Theater an der Wien presents itself as a new opera house from January 2006. As a “season” opera house with productions all the year round the Theater an der Wien carves a new and independent niche in the realm of high-quality culture in Vienna. For twelve months of the year, with one premiere every month, opera will be performed under the “stagione”, or season, system: that means the cast remains unchanged from the first performance to the last one, which guarantees that the very highest international standards are maintained.
The theatre’s modern, accessible approach to music theatre as demonstrated by the works performed, the overall artistic concept Bespielung and the artistes is further underlined by the building itself, its architecture and the vibrancy of its location. The surroundings and materials, the intimate atmosphere and perfect acoustics in the historical theatre prepare the senses to experience beauty. The Theater an der Wien deliberately enters into a symbiotic relationship with its lively surroundings on the Naschmarkt street market and the young cultural scene centred in the Schleifmühl quarter.
How to get there
With public transport:
We can be reached by public transport:
U1, U2 und U4 Station Karlsplatz, Exit Secession
Bus 59A Station Bärenmühldurchgang
Bus 57A Station Laimgrubengasse, pedestrians via Laimgrubengasse to Linke Wienzeile
KAMMEROPER:
Fleischmarkt 24, 1010 Wien
We can be reached by public transport:
U1, U4: Station Schwedenplatz
Tram Linie D (bei Ablenukung über Kai), 1, 2: Station Schwedenplatz
Bus 3A (on workdays)
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