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Kammeroper München
Kammeroper München (Munich Chamber Opera) is an independent ensemble for chamber operas in Munich. The troupe was founded by Christiane Steffens, Christophe Gördes and Carlos Dominguez-Nieto. They have played regularly at the Hubertussaal of Schloss Nymphenburg from 2008, but also use different venues including the Cuvilliés-Theater. The organisation has engaged young singers to give them the opportunity of stage experience at the beginning of their career. The chamber orchestra players come from Munich stages and orchestras. Program The Kammeroper has produced one annual complete opera, as well as additional concerts such as composer portraits and recitals, sometimes with already known singers including Michael Mendl, Michaela May, Sophie von Kessel, Sabine Sauer (Moderatorin), Sabine Sauer, Gerd Anthoff, Lisa Wagner, August Zirner, Thomas Loibl, Friedrich von Thun, Johannes Silberschneider, Juliane Banse, Waltraud Meier, Robert Gambill, Günther Groissböck, Daniel Behle and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Opera
Chamber opera is a designation for operas written to be performed with a Chamber music, chamber ensemble rather than a full orchestra. Early 20th-century operas of this type include Paul Hindemith's ''Cardillac'' (1926). Earlier small-scale operas such as Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Pergolesi's ''La serva padrona'' (1733) are sometimes known as chamber operas. Other 20th-century examples include Gustav Holst's ''Savitri (opera), Savitri'' (1916). Benjamin Britten wrote works in this category in the 1940s when the English Opera Group needed works that could easily be taken on tour and performed in a variety of small performance spaces. ''The Rape of Lucretia'' (1946) was his first example in the genre, and Britten followed it with ''Albert Herring'' (1947), ''The Turn of the Screw (opera), The Turn of the Screw'' (1954) and ''Curlew River'' (1964). Other composers, including Hans Werner Henze, Harrison Birtwistle, Thomas Adès, George Benjamin (composer), George Benjamin, William Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |