Calendar 2016

Choral works by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and soloists
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

Choral works by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and soloists
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

Choral works by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and soloists
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

Choral works by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and soloists
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

Choral works by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and soloists
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

W.A. Mozart, Requiem

Beato Stanko, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Manuel König, tenor
Henryk Böhm, bass

Cloppenburg Children's Choir
Choir of the Church of St. Andreas
Kammer-Sinfonie Bremen\ Niikolaus Bäumer

W.A. Mozart, Requiem

Anna Terterjan, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Heribert Langosz, tenor
Maz Börner, bass

Choirs of St. Johannis und St. Nikolai \ Jürgen Marxmeier

J.S. Bach, BWV 125, "Mit Fried und Freud fahr ich dahin" as part of church services.

Margaret Hunter, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Bernhard Scheffel, tenor
Ulrich Maier, bass

Orchestra "Laudate-Cantate"
Conducted by Ansgar Müller-Nanninga

A capella choral works and poetry of the German Romantic era.

Johanna Wokalek, recitation
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

A capella choral works and poetry of the German Romantic era.

Johanna Wokalek, recitation
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

Bertolt Brecht gilt als einer der ein einflussreichsten deutschen Dramatiker des 20. Jahrhunderts. Für die Umsetzung seiner Ideen suchte Brecht oft die Zusammenarbeit mit Komponisten und Musikern – und nicht nur in seinem bekanntesten musikalischen Werk »Die Dreigroschenoper« reflektieren die Protagonisten das Geschehen in Songs und Balladen. Viele seiner Texte beschäftigen sich mit Fragen über Anerkennung und Wertschätzung des Menschen. Im Liederabend »Auf ein Wort« stehen Brecht- Vertonungen von Paul Dessau und Hanns Eisler im Mittelpunkt, die sich mit dieser Thematik auseinandersetzen. Woraus bezieht der Mensch sein Selbstwertgefühl? Und wie ist eine Gesellschaft zu bewerten, in der die Wertschätzung des Menschen häufig fehlt?

Julie Comparini, Gesang
Alexander Seemann, Klavier und Akkordeon
Felix Patzelt, Gitarre

J.S. Bach, BWV 175, "Er rufet seine Schafen mit Namen" as part of church services.

Margaret Hunter, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Bernhard Scheffel, tenor
Ulrich Maier, bass

Orchestra "Laudate-Cantate"
Conducted by Ansgar Müller-Nanninga

Songs and texts by Bertolt Brecht about life and survival in the city. Works by Paul Dessau, Hans Eisler, Kurt Weill, et. al., arranged by the Bremer Kaffeehaus-Orchester. Discussion ensuite with Lynda Cromwell, consultant for certification of foreign professional degrees.

Free admission. Ticket reservations under: 0421 36 30 19 70.

With singers Julie Comparini, Evelyn Gramel, and Manja Stephan, the Bremer Kaffeehaus-Orchester and Peter Schenk from the Bremer Arbeitnehmerkammer

Songs and texts by Bertolt Brecht about life and survival in the city. Works by Paul Dessau, Hans Eisler, Kurt Weill, et. al., arranged by the Bremer Kaffeehaus-Orchester. Discussion ensuite with Lynda Cromwell, consultant for certification of foreign professional degrees.

Free admission. Ticket reservations under: 0421 36 30 19 70.

With singers Julie Comparini, Evelyn Gramel, and Manja Stephan, the Bremer Kaffeehaus-Orchester and Peter Schenk from the Bremer Arbeitnehmerkammer

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy , "Elias" op. 70

Camilla Tilling, soprano
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, alto
Steve Davislim, tenor
Michael Nagy, baritone

Gewandhausorchester
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and -Ensemble Thomas Hengelbrock

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy , "Elias" op. 70

Camilla Tilling, soprano
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, alto
Steve Davislim, tenor
Michael Nagy, baritone

Gewandhausorchester
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and -Ensemble Thomas Hengelbrock

Some Strange Felicity
Musical scenes from Twelfth Night und The Tempest

Ensemble Sospiri Ardenti

Ellen Delahanty, soprano and recorder
Julie Comparini, mezzo-soprano and dance
Geert Van Gele, recorder and harpsichord
Jurgen Debruyn, lutes

CABARET VOLTAIRE

World Premiere of a new operetta by Peter Stangel (Music) and Jürgen von Stenglin (Text).

Zürich in 1916: the avant-garde art movement DADA opens the Cabaret Voltaire, a new establishment for the advancement of DADA art and performance. At the same time -- and on the other side of the street -- lives Vladimir Ilitsch Lenin in Swiss exile. Tristan Tzara and Lenin, James Joyce and Emmy hennings, love, spies, nobles and a butler all have their appearances in Cabaret Voltaire. A musical-theatrical homage to Zürich at a time when even the strangest artistic meetings were possible, with a tip of the hat to Offenbach and Weill.

Dominik Wilgenbus as narrator and nine singers along with the taschenphilharmonie and video projections by Cornelia von Seidlein bring the audience on a wild ride through the world of avant-garde intellectual entertainment.

Adam Sanchez, Graf Emanuele di Pedroso / Pascal Caravello
Giulio Alvise Caselli, Tristan Tzara
Julian Freibott, Hugo Ball
Julie Comparini, Emmy Hennings
Peter Pruchniewitz, Vladimir Lenin
Veronika Pfaffenzeller, Krupskaja
Andrea Lauren Brown, Monique-Fleur Schneidegger
Wolfgang Wirsching, Leo Schneidegger
Floo Weber, Max
Dominik Wilgenbus, Erzähler

Peter Stangel, composer and conductor
Jürgen von Stenglin, libretto
Cornelia von Seidlein, video projection and stage set

taschenphilharmonie München

Cantatas by J.S. Bach und G.P. Telemann

Margaret Hunter, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Henning Kaiser, tenor
Markus Flaig, bass

Fiori Concertati
Matthias Hengelbrock

Songs and texts by Bertolt Brecht about life and survival in the city. Works by Paul Dessau, Hans Eisler, Kurt Weill, et. al., arranged by the Bremer Kaffeehaus-Orchester. Discussion ensuite with Lynda Cromwell, consultant for certification of foreign professional degrees.

Free admission. Ticket reservations under: 0421 36 30 19 70.

With singers Julie Comparini, Evelyn Gramel, and Manja Stephan, the Bremer Kaffeehaus-Orchester and Peter Schenk from the Bremer Arbeitnehmerkammer

J.S. Bach, BWV 139, "Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott" as part of church services.

Margaret Hunter, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Bernhard Scheffel, tenor
Ulrich Maier, bass

Orchestra "Laudate-Cantate"
Conducted by Ansgar Müller-Nanninga

Is "home" a place or a feeling? What does a city need in order for its residents to feel at home in it? Bremerhaven has changed a lot over the years -- how do its people feel about that? And where will the city go from here? Discussions on these topics and more with the audience and special guests, historical film footage, and musical commentary.

With film Das alte Bremerhaven Dr. Daniel Tilgner (LiS/Zentrum für Medien, Landesfilmarchiv), Django-Reinhardt jazz by the Gipsy Diamonds and Brecht-Lieder performed by the Bremer Kaffeehaus-Orchester and Julie Comparini, Evelyn Gramel and Manja Stephan, and guests Christian Bruns, Bernd Glawatty, Kai-Ole Hausen, Brigitte Hawelka, Werner Lüken, Dr. Marion Salot,Jörg Schulz.

Moderation Peter Schenk, Arbeitnehmerkammer Bremen

J.S. Bach, BWV 37, "Wer da gläubet und getauft wird" as part of church services.

Margaret Hunter, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Bernhard Scheffel, tenor
Ulrich Maier, bass

Orchestra "Laudate-Cantate"
Conducted by Ansgar Müller-Nanninga

Bachfest Leipzig 2016
No 98 Kantatentag: »nichts als Meisterstücke«

J. S. Bach: Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens, BWV 148
J. S. Bach: Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen, BWV 48
J. S. Bach: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60
J. S. Bach: Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht, BWV 105
J. S. Bach: Erschallet, ihr Lieder, BWV 172

Gerlinde Sämann (soprano)
Anne Bierwirth, Matthias Lucht, Julie Comparini (alto)
Mirko Ludwig, Nils Giebelhausen, Jakob Pilgram (tenor)
Ulfried Staber (bass)

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und -Ensemble
Detlef Bratschke (Choreinstudierung)
Leitung: Olof Boman

Bachfest Leipzig 2016
No. 88 Kantatentag: Mette

M. Reger: Morgengesang, op. 138 Nr. 2
D. Scarlatti: Iste confessor
J. S. Bach: Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186

Stephanie Petitlaurent (soprano)
Julie Comparini (alto)
Jakob Pilgram (tenor)
Thilo Dahlmann (bass)

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und -Ensemble
Detlef Bratschke (choirmaster)
Conducted by Olof Boman

Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas Opera in three acts
Libretto by Nahum Tate

Scenic Concert
International Musikfest Hamburg / Salzburger Festspiele / Rheingau Musikfestival

Concept and stage direction: Thomas Hengelbrock

Texts: Johanna Wokalek
Dido: Kate Lindsey
Aeneas: Benedict Nelson
Belinda: Katja Stuber

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and soloists
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Thomas Hengelbrock

Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas Opera in three acts
Libretto by Nahum Tate

Scenic Concert
International Musikfest Hamburg / Salzburger Festspiele / Rheingau Musikfestival

Concept and stage direction: Thomas Hengelbrock

Texts: Johanna Wokalek
Dido: Kate Lindsey
Aeneas: Benedict Nelson
Belinda: Katja Stuber

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and soloists
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Thomas Hengelbrock

15th-century songs of spring by Dufay, Binchois, Rezon, and others.

Ensemble Cinquefoil:
Karin Gyllenhammar, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Carla Linné, vielle and rebec
Susanne Peuker, lute

Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas Opera in three acts
Libretto by Nahum Tate

Scenic Concert
International Musikfest Hamburg / Salzburger Festspiele / Rheingau Musikfestival

Concept and stage direction: Thomas Hengelbrock

Texts: Johanna Wokalek
Dido: Kate Lindsey
Aeneas: Benedict Nelson
Belinda: Katja Stuber

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and soloists
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Thomas Hengelbrock

Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas Opera in three acts
Libretto by Nahum Tate

Scenic Concert
International Musikfest Hamburg / Salzburger Festspiele / Rheingau Musikfestival

Concept and stage direction: Thomas Hengelbrock

Texts: Johanna Wokalek
Dido: Kate Lindsey
Aeneas: Benedict Nelson
Belinda: Katja Stuber

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor and soloists
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Thomas Hengelbrock

J.S. Bach, BWV 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" as part of church services.

Margaret Hunter, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Bernhard Scheffel, tenor
Ulrich Maier, bass

Orchestra "Laudate-Cantate"
Conducted by Ansgar Müller-Nanninga

L. von Beethoven, Mass in C major und Choral Fantasia

J.S. Bach, BWV 66, "Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen" as part of church services.

Margaret Hunter, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Bernhard Scheffel, tenor
Ulrich Maier, bass

Orchestra "Laudate-Cantate"
Conducted by Ansgar Müller-Nanninga

"Quatre Mélodies" (Four Songs) by Lili Boulanger. Vernissage of the photo exhibition "eingesperrt" by Gitta Seiler.

Julie Comparini, alto
Barbara Kler, piano

G.F. Händel, Messiah (deutsch, Teile 2 und 3)

Margaret Hunter, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Jörn Lindemann, tenor
Ulrich Maier, bass

St. Johannes Choir
Hartmut Fiedrich

W.A. Mozart, Requiem

Tanya Aspelmeier, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Knut Schoch, tenor
Henryk Böhm, bass

Rhauderfehn Church Choir\ Kammer Sinfonie Bremen
Andreas Kronfeld

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy , "Elias" op. 70

Genia Kühmeier, Sopran
Ann Hallenberg, Alt
Lothar Odinius, Tenor
Michael Nagy, Bariton

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und -Ensemble Thomas Hengelbrock

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy , "Elias" op. 70

Genia Kühmeier, Sopran
Ann Hallenberg, Alt
Lothar Odinius, Tenor
Michael Nagy, Bariton

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und -Ensemble Thomas Hengelbrock