Calendar 2018

Past Events (Highlights)

Camille Saint-Saëns, Oratorio de Noël
Gustav Holst, Christmas Day

Anna Terterjan, soprano
Karin Gyllenhammar, soprano
Julie Comparini, contralto
Clemens Löschmann, tenor
Carsten Krüger, bass

Bremer RathsPhilharmonie
Conducted by: Jan Hübner
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J. S. Bach, Magnificat and Gloria in excelsis Deo

Soloists
Concerto Bremen
Kleine Kantorei der Lukas-Kirche
Conducted by: Andreas Winterhalter
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"Denn für dieses Leben ist der Mensch nicht gut genug." - Brecht-Revue
Songs and texts about survival in the city

Es war einmal ein Schwein
Das hatte nur ein Bein.
Einmal war es in Eil
Da rutschte es auf dem Hinterteil
Ins Veilchenbeet hinein:
Es war ein rechtes Schwein.

Brecht: Kleine Lieder für Steff

Singers Julie Comparini, Evelyn Gramel, and Manja Stephan with the Bremer Kaffeehaus-Orchester perform compositions by Paul Dessau, Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill.
Directed by: Peter Schenk, Arbeitnehmerkammer

Focke-Museum
Schwachhauser Heerstraße 240 28213 Bremen
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Bertolt Brecht was one of the most influential German poets and playwrights of the 20th century. Collaborative projects with musicians and composers were an integral part of his work. Many of Brecht's texts question the role of the individual in society. What is a person worth? From what source do people draw their sense of self-worth? What happens in a society where people's worth goes unrecognized? "Auf ein Wort" features song settings by Hanns Eisler and Paul Dessau on these and related themes.

Julie Comparini, voice
Alexander Seemann, piano and accordeon
Felix Patzelt, guitar

Friday, November 23, 2018, 20:00
etage° Bremen
Herdentorsteinweg 37
28195 Bremen

Admission: 14 € / 8 € pre-sale, 18 € / 12 € at the door
Tickets available from Nordwest Ticket and Eventim.
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Heinrich Schütz, Musikalische Exequien

Manja Stephan, Lisa Schmalz, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Benjamin Kirchner, Christian Volkmann, tenor
Julian Redlin, bass
Kammerchor Varel
Conducted by: Dorothee Bauer
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Johann Caspar Kerll: Missa superba
W. A. Mozart, Requiem d-moll KV 626

Katja Stuber, soprano
Marion Eckstein, alto
Jan Petryka, tenor
Reinhard Mayr, bass
Balthasar-Neumann-Choir
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Thomas Hengelbrock
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Choir music from the 18th and 21st centuries at the Balthasar-Neumann-Musiktage in Gößweinstein.

Balthasar-Neumann-Choir & Soloists
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Conducted by: Olof Boman

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J. S. Bach, Cantata BWV 115,
"Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit" as part of church services.

Margaret Hunter, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Bernhard Scheffel, tenor
Ulrich Maier, bass
Orchestra "Laudate-Cantate"

Heinrich Schütz, Musikalische Exequien

Anna Terterjan & Karin Gyllenhammar, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Benjamin Kirchner & Mirko Ludwig, tenor
Julian Redlin, bass
Members of the Bremer Domchor

Frauke Hess, viola da gamba
Christian Heim, violone
Stephan Leuthold, continuo
Pre-concert lecture by Dr. Heide Volckmar-Waschk
Musical Direction: Tobias Gravenhorst

Admission: € 15,–/10
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vorbei -- War's End Music by Telemann und Graun

Tanya Aspelmeier, soprano
Nicole Pieper, alto
Knut Schoch, tenor
Konstantin Heintel, bass
Hanjo Kesting und Frank Arnold, recitation

Rheinische Kantorei
Ensemble Schirokko
Artistic Direction: Edzard Burchards

Johanneum
Maria-Louisen-Straße 114
22301 Hamburg
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J. S. Bach, Cantata BWV 95,
"Christus, der ist mein Leben" as part of church services.

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

Orchestra "Laudate-Cantate"
conducted by Ulrich Kaiser

The postwar years were a period of economic and social mobility. Radio and television broadcasts brought music from around the world into German homes and new technologies made it possible to travel around the world in style. And so the German "Nachkriegsschlager" -- and the German tourist -- were born.

Bremerhaven became not only a port of exit for transatlantic passage, but a tourist destination -- which it still aims to be today.

Fernweh Bremerhaven explores Bremerhaven's past and present role as a tourist destination in interviews, discussions, and a musical journey through the "wonder years."

Forum der Arbeitnehmerkammer
Barkhausenstraße 16, 27568 Bremerhaven

Michael Frost, Superintendant of Education and Culture, Bremerhaven
Dr. Marion Salot, Economic Policy Consultant, Arbeitnehmerkammer

Julie Comparini, voice
Eva Huck, cello
Susanne Peuker, guitar
Matthias Entrup, percussion

Dr. Dominik Santner, Arbeitnehmerkammer

Free admission
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"Denn für dieses Leben ist der Mensch nicht gut genug." - Brecht-Revue
Songs and texts about survival in the city

Es war einmal ein Schwein
Das hatte nur ein Bein.
Einmal war es in Eil
Da rutschte es auf dem Hinterteil
Ins Veilchenbeet hinein:
Es war ein rechtes Schwein.

Brecht: Kleine Lieder für Steff

Singers Julie Comparini, Evelyn Gramel, and Manja Stephan with the Bremer Kaffeehaus-Orchester perform compositions by Paul Dessau, Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill.
Directed by: Peter Schenk, Arbeitnehmerkammer

Heimatmuseum Schloss Schönebeck
Im Dorfe 3 – 5
28757 Bremen
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J. S. Bach, Cantata BWV 117,
"Sei Lob und Ehr dem Höchsten Gut" as part of church services.
Live radio broadcast, Deutschlandfunk

Julie Comparini, alto
Jan Hübner, tenor
Carsten Krüger, bass
Bremerhavener Kammerchor
Bremerhavener Kammerorchester
Musical direction: Eva Schad
Minister: Christian Schefe
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The Hunting Gun (Das Jagdgewehr)
Opera in three acts by Thomas Larcher
Libretto by Friederike Gösweiner
after The Hunting Gun by Yasushi Inoue (1949)
German translation by Oscar Benl

Performed with German surtitles
World premiere
Commissioned by the Bregenz Festival

Poet: Mark Padmore
Josuke Misugi: Andrè Schuen
Shoko: Sarah Aristidou
Midori: Sophia Burgos
Saiko: Olivia Vermeulen
Ensemble Modern
SCHOLA HEIDELBERG

Musical direction: Michael Boder
Stage direction: Karl Markovics
Set and costume design: Katharina Wöppermann
Dramaturg: Olaf A. Schmitt
Director, SCHOLA HEIDELBERG: Walter Nußbaum​

Admission € 32
Pre-concert lecture 45 minutes before the performance (admission free)

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Franz Schubert
Stabat Mater g-Moll D 175
Sinfonie Nr. 7 h-Moll D 759 »Unfinished«

Robert Schumann
Missa sacra c-Moll op. 147

Balthasar-Neumann-Choir & Soloists
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Directed by: Thomas Hengelbrock

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Die Nachtigall
Fairy-tale opera in a nutshell with music by G. P. Telemann, based on The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. For schoolchildren aged 8 and up, and visitors to the Bach Festival. In German without subtitles.

In the garden of the imperial court in China, a nightingale sings and enchants all who hear. One day, a toy nightingale comes to the court as a gift, and the real bird is chased away. But when Death comes to fetch the empress, only the real nightingale is able to oust him.

Concept: Julie Comparini
Staging, scenery, and costumes: Gabi Bartels

Ensemble Sospiri Ardenti
Ellen Delahanty, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Geert Van Gele, recorder and harpsichord
Jurgen deBruyn, lute instruments

Musikschule Leipzig "Johann Sebastian Bach"
Petersstraße 43
04109 Leipzig

Leipziger Schulkonzerte im Bachfest
Tickets: € 11,00 | Children to 12 years: € 4,50

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What does "home" feel like? How can a city feel like a community? An evening of discussion with musical accompaniment featuring Peter Schenk from the Arbeitnehmerkammer and guests from city neighborhoods in Bremen.

Peter Schenk, Arbeitnehmerkammer
Julie Comparini, Evelyn Gramel, Manja Stephan, voice
Das Bremer Kaffeehaus-Orchester

Free admission.

Studio Nord
Mühlenfeldstrasse 23
28355 Bremen

Reservations:
Tel.: 0421 2223620

J. S. Bach, Cantata BWV 11,
"Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen" as part of church services.

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

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

J. S. Bach, Cantata BWV 134,
"Ein Herz, das seinen Jesu lebend weiß" as part of church services.

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

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

C.W. Gluck, Orpheus und Eurydike
Opéra dansé
Stage Direction and Choreography: Pina Bausch

Maria Riccarda Wesseling / Agata Schmidt, Orpheus
Yun Jung Choi, Eurydike
Chiara Skerath, Amor

Les Étoiles, les Premiers Danseurs et le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock

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Michael Haydn, Requiem in C minor, MH 155
Henry Purcell, Funeral Anthems
J. S. Bach, Cantata BWV 118, "O Jesu Christ, meines Lebens Licht"

Margaret Hunter, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Jan Hübner, tenor
Ulrich Maier, bass

Bremerhavener Kammerchor
Bremer Barockorchester
Leitung: Eva Schad

Tickets: € 14,– (12,–), 12,– (10,–), 10,– (8,–), 5,– (reduced visibility)
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"Denn für dieses Leben ist der Mensch nicht gut genug." - Brecht-Revue
Songs and texts about survival in the city

Es war einmal ein Schwein
Das hatte nur ein Bein.
Einmal war es in Eil
Da rutschte es auf dem Hinterteil
Ins Veilchenbeet hinein:
Es war ein rechtes Schwein.

Brecht: Kleine Lieder für Steff

Singers Julie Comparini, Evelyn Gramel, and Manja Stephan with the Bremer Kaffeehaus-Orchester perform compositions by Paul Dessau, Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill.
Directed by: Peter Schenk, Arbeitnehmerkammer
Admission: Pay what you want.

NUNATAK
Kapitän-Dallmann-Straße 2
28779 Bremen-Blumenthal

Reservations:
Tel.: 0421 2223620
E-Mail: info@quartier-bremen.de
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J. S. Bach, Kantate BWV 3,
"Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid" 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

Joseph Haydn
Die Schöpfung

Camilla Tilling, Gabriel
Lothar Odinius, Uriel
Tareq Nazmi, Raphael
André Morsch, Adam
Katharina Konradi, Eva

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Leitung: Thomas Hengelbrock

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"Gold, Weihrauch und Myrrhe"

BWV 65 "Sie werden von Saba alle kommen"
BWV 111 "Was mein Gott will, das g‘scheh allzeit"
BWV 248 "Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben"
(Cantata 6 from the Christmas Oratorio)

Karin Gyllenhammar, soprano
Manja Stephan. soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Knut Schoch, tenor
Carsten Krüger, bass

Bremer Ratsmusik
Vokalensemble 'terra nova'
Conductor: Katja Zerbst

J. S. Bach, Kantate BWV 248,6,
"Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben" 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