Upcoming Performances & Anniversaries
Viktor Ullmann
Born: 1898
Died: October 18th, 1944
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Upcoming:
Der Kaiser von Atlantis oder die Todverweigerung
May 30th, 2012 | Conrad Prebys Music Center - La Jolla, CA - United States of America
Der zerbrochene Krug
Conductor: Werner Seitzer
May 31st, 2012 | Stadttheater - Hildesheim - Germany
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News
01/17/2012
92nd Street Y Presents The Will to Create, The Will to Live: The Culture of Terezín
From January 9 through February 16, New York City's 92nd Street Y presents The Will to Create, The Will to Live: The Culture of Terezín , a singular in-depth multi-disciplinary series on the cultural significance of the Nazi concentration camp. Established in 1941 to hold Jews ...
08/24/2011
schott aktuell - the journal 5/2011 online
Stage Animals Scientists estimate that there are 1,367,555 animal species currently known on earth. Insects and spiders constitute the largest group by far with a total exceeding a million different species. The figure is somewhat more modest in the world of theatre, or to be more precise, ...
02/08/2011
Ullmann's The Emperor of Atlantis and Hindemith's Cardillac Staged in Boston
The Boston Lyric Opera premieres a new production of Viktor Ullmann’s The Emperor of Atlantis , or Death Quits , on February 1 through 6, 2011 conducted by Steven Lipsitt and directed by David Schweizer. With a libretto by Petr Kien, The Emperor of Atlantis was written while both Ullmann and ...
01/31/2011
Work of the Week - Viktor Ullmann: Der Kaiser von Atlantis
From the 1st February 2011, Viktor Ullmann’s one-act opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis oder die Todverweigerung (The Emperor of Atlantis or Death's Refusal) will be presented by the Boston Lyric Opera in a production directed by David Schweitzer. The plot focuses on Überall, the tyrannical ...
11/04/2010
New and Upcoming Publications from Schott Music
The start of another busy performance season brings with it a rush of new scores into music stores from the offices of Schott New York, London and Mainz. First off, Schott Mainz announces the release of a series of Hebrew choral works , newly discovered and published for the first time, from Viktor ...
10/27/2009
Let's celebrate! Music for New Year Concerts
Thema: Let's celebrate! Music for New Year Concerts Contents: p. 3: Editorial · Contents pp. 4-5: World Premieres; Alexander Goehr: Broken Psalms in Cambridge (UK)· Jörg Widmann: Teufel Amor in Wien (AU)· Detlev Müller-Siemens: Kommos in Klosterneuburg · Ryan Wigglesworth: ...
05/14/2009
Ullmann's "The Emperor of Atlantis," Orff's "The Clever One" in the Hull of the Queen Mary
Long Beach Opera pairs Viktor Ullmann's The Emperor of Atlantis ( Der Kaiser von Atlantis ) and Carl Orff's The Clever One ( Die Kluge ) in new productions this month directed and conducted by Andreas Mitisek. Though created under very different political circumstances, both works were composed ...
05/06/2009
Work of the Week - Carl Orff: The Clever One
On May 8 th , Carl Orff’s opera The Clever One ( Die Kluge ) is produced in Long Beach, California. Two further performances follow on May 17 th . The production is part of a program that brings two one-act operas from 1943 together on the same stage: Viktor Ullmann’s The Emperor ...
03/09/2009
OREL Foundation Launches Website Dedicated to Revival of Composers' Music Once Banned by the Nazis
Last month the OREL Foundation, spearheaded by the leadership of James Conlon, launched its new website devoted to 20th-century composers whose music was banned during the years of Nazi oppression in Europe. The website, www.orelfoundation.org , provides biographical, bibliographical and media-related ...
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