Mit Bachs Weihnachtsoratorium stimmen uns
Michael Hofstetter
und das Orchester Recreation mit herausragenden Solist:innen und der
Camerata Styria
auf das glanzvollste Fest des Jahres ein.
Inhalt
„Jauchzet, frohlocket“ drei Tage vor Weihnachten
... so nah am Fest ist Bachs „Weihnachtsoratorium“ heutzutage selten zu erleben. Michael Hofstetter entzündet mit der Camerata Styria und Recreation die ganze Pracht der Chöre und die Innigkeit der Choräle. Aco Bišćević weist die Hirten mit hellem Tenor zur Krippe, wo Maria Hegele dem Jesuskind das Schlaflied singt. Davor schmettert Damien Gastl sein „Großer Herr, o starker König“.
Programm
Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 (Teile 1-3)
Intro
Jeweils 20 Minuten vor Vorstellungsbeginn erzählt Ihnen Intendant Mathis Huber etwas zur Geschichte des Abends.
Born on the German shores of Lake Constance, the mezzo-soprano returned to the Vienna Volksoper in the 2024/2025 season as Prince Orlofsky in Johann Strauss' ‘Die Fledermaus’, where she was already one of the first singers in the opera studio. The singer studied at the International Opera Studio of the Royal College of Music in London with Dinah Harris and before that at the Mozarteum with Barbara Bonney.
In both lyrical and heroic roles, the ‘haute-contre’ moves with his high, elegant French tenor. Whether at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Bach Festival in Lausanne or the Salzburg Festival - the Slovenian voice artist has shone since his studies at the Mozarteum with major opera roles as well as intimate recitals, whereby the Schubert admirer also enjoys accompanying himself on the piano.
The youthful, vital baritone left a lasting impression on the Styriarte audience at his brilliant "Don Giovanni" debut in 2020. Only a little later, in autumn 2020, he made the leap into the opera studio ensemble of his hometown of Strasbourg. In addition, the young Frenchman has already made guest appearances in oratorio productions by renowned German orchestras.
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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