Together with excellent singers, the
Camerata Styria
under the baton of Maestro
Michael Hofstetter
, we will be intoxicated with fantastic highlights from Handel's absolute masterpiece Messiah.
Content
Christmas Version
“Comfort ye my people” the tenor sings when Christmas is just round the corner. Michael Hofstetter conducts the first part of Handel’s Messiah with the announcement of the Saviour’s coming and the birth of the baby Jesus, followed by the messages of peace and the “Hallelujah” from the second part. The performance, which lasts just over one hour, presents the Christmas version of the Messiah.
Programme
George Frederic Handel: Messiah (part 1 and selection of part 2)
Intro
20 minutes before the beginning of each performance, Intendant Mathis Huber will tell you the story of the evening.
Tickets
Prices: EUR 85 / 70 / 55 / 39 / 23 Subscriptions Discounts: U27 - 50% off for all younger than 27
The freshness and expressiveness of her singing, combined with great acting skills, predestine the young Viennese for opera. She made her debut as Zerlina in 'Don Giovanni in Nöten' at the Styriarte, followed by Vivaldi's 'Magnificat' and Handel's 'Alexander's Feast'. In the 2022/23 season, she will make her debut at the Vienna State Opera as Mozart's Papagena and most recently appeared at the Zurich Opera in Handel's Serse.
After her first major appearance at Graz Opera as the Trojan queen Hécube and Anna in Berliozʼ “Le Troyens”, the critics gave her the accolade ‘excellent’. The young mezzo-soprano from Bosnia and Herzegovina will introduce herself to Styriarte audiences in Advent 2025 in Handel’s masterpiece Messiah.
Anyone who feels as comfortable at the Neue Oper Wien as the initiator of the ‘Vienna Voice Artists’ for music of the 16th and 17th centuries serves a repertoire spanning far more than 500 years. As if that weren't enough, the former Viennese choirboy has delighted guests at the Ulan Bator State Theatre in Mongolia as well as those at the Psalm in Graz.
With his expressive vocal artistry, he performs at the most prestigious venues, such as the Orchestre de Paris or the Wigmore Hall in London. The Munich baritone has also caused a sensation in opera, for example as the blond title character in Ernst Krenek's ‘Jonny spielt auf’. Ludwig Mittelhammer made his debut at the Vienna State Opera in 2025 as Papageno under Adam Fischer.
Masters rarely fall from the sky. Camerata Styria has achieved this rare feat under Sebastian Meixner's direction. Since its first concerts in 2020, the year it was founded, the young choir has delighted audiences with the splendour of its sound and dynamic richness.
The music teacher and computer scientist, whose main instrument is the piano, has a golden touch for leading groups of people in song. He proves this as co-founder of the youth choir nota bene as well as with his brand new ensemble, the Camerata Styria, which he formed from former members of the Landesjugendchor Cantanima.
Recreation is special in many ways: consisting of musicians whose nationalities range from Japan to Venezuela, most of the members received part of their training in Graz. After its formation in 2002, the collective has played in unique halls such as the Alte Oper Frankfurt and has worked with outstanding conductors.
The Munich-born conductor, born in 1961, has been a very close friend of Styriarte since his highly acclaimed work as chief conductor of the Recreation Orchestra (2012 - 2016). His excellence in the historical practice of baroque and classical music as well as his inspiring enthusiasm on the podium are in demand on the world's great concert and opera stages.
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