Bremen – Seen and Heard International

Outstanding Puccini recital by Jonas Kaufmann enthrals Bremen audiences

13/11/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Jonas Kaufmann, Viva Puccini: Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Valeria Sepe (soprano), Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz / Jochen Rieder (conductor). Die Glocke, Bremen, 6.11.2024. (DMD)

Jochen Rieder conducts tenor Jonas Kaufmann, soprano Valeria Sepe and the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz © Patric Leo

The hero fails to bring salvation in Bremen’s Lohengrin

26/10/202421/10/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus of Theater Bremen, Bremer Philharmoniker / Stefan Klingele (conductor). Theater Bremen, 13.10.2024. (DMD)

Nadine Lehner (Ortrud) and Elias Gyungseok Han (Telramund) © Jörg Landberg

Full-throttle celebration of Die Fledermaus at Musikfest Bremen

10/09/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

United Kingdom Musikfest Bremen 2024 [2] – Johann Strauss II, Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Musikfest Bremen Chorus, Les Musiciens du Louvre / Marc Minkowski (conductor). Die Glocke, Bremen, 6.9.2024. (DMD)

Marc Minkowski, Alina Wunderlin, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, and Christoph Filler © Patric Leo

A truly impressive celebration of Puccini in Bremen with Jonathan Tetelman

10/09/202404/09/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Musikfest Bremen 2024 [1] – Puccini: Jonathan Tetelman (tenor), Bremer Philharmoniker / Marko Latonja (conductor). Die Glocke, Bremen, 28.8.2024. (DMD)

Tenor Jonathan Tetelman, Bremer Philharmoniker and Marko Letonja (conductor) © Patric Leo

Cleverly staged and colourful open-air touring production of Nabucco reaches Bremen

27/07/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Festspieloper Prag. Prager Festspielorchester / Martin Doubravský (conductor). Seebühne Bremen, 22.7.2024. (DM-D)

Clarity of production and the beauty of Mozart’s music make for a memorable Tito in Bremen

01/04/202431/03/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Mozart, La clemenza di Tito: Soloists, Chorus and extras of Theater Bremen, Bremer Philharmoniker / Sasha Yankevych (conductor). Theater Bremen, 28.3.2024. (DM-D)

Theater Bremen’s *La clemenza di Tito* © Jörg Landsberg

Was potentially excellent singing marred by ‘smoking’ in Bremen’s Macbeth?

18/03/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus, Extra chorus and Extras of Theater Bremen, Bremer Philharmoniker / Stefan Klingele (conductor). Theater Bremen, 15.3.2024. (DMD)

Theater Bremen’s *Macbeth* © Jörg Landsberg

Theater Bremen’s Salome convinces with imaginative staging and impressive singing

15/02/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany R. Strauss, Salome: Soloists and Chorus of Theater Bremen, Bremer Philharmoniker / Stefan Klingele (conductor). Theater Bremen, 14.2.2024. (DMD)

(l-r) Nadine Lehner (Herodias), Yannick-Muriel Noah (Salome), Christian-Andreas Engelhardt (Herod) and the Bremer Philharmoniker © Jörg Landsberg