Tagged with 'Benjamin Reiners'

Work of the Week – Ludger Vollmer: Rummelplatz

By Christopher Peter
14 Sep 2025

Artistic, stylized depiction of composer Ludger Vollmer. He stands in the foreground, smiling faintly, against a surreal, red-toned landscape featuring smoking factories, rolling hills, and a winding road, atmospherically hinting at the setting of "Rummel

A new opera based on Werner Bräunig's unvarnished post-war novel, a commissioned work for Chemnitz 2025.

Work of the Week – Ludger Vollmer: Buddenbrooks

By Christopher Peter
28 Apr 2024

One of the most famous German novels in the history of literature: Ludger Vollmer's Buddenbrooks brings Thomas Mann's social study to the opera stage for the first time, more than 120 years after the novel has been first published. On 4 May 2024, the Theater Kiel will present the world premiere of the new opera, directed by Daniel Karasek and conducted by Benjamin Reiners.

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