Sat., 21/09/2024 from 19:30 o'clock

Eröffnungskonzert der Oper Graz - Träume!

Insatiable desire! - The relationship between Octavian and the Marschallin in Richard Strauss' Rosenkavalier remains unfulfilled, as does that between Richard Wagner and Mathilde Wesendonck. This insatiable desire inspired Wagner to write Tristan and Isolde, and his Wesendonck songs anticipate motifs from the opera. Exceptional singer Annette Dasch, who has also been celebrated by Wagner lovers since her Bayreuth debut as Elsa, interprets the songs orchestrated for large orchestra by Wagner's adept Felix Mottl. In the second part of the concert, Schubert's B minor Symphony is sure to leave the audience feeling fulfilled despite - or perhaps because of - its incompleteness.

Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier, Suite for orchestra, op. 59

Richard Wagner
Wesendonck-Lieder for soprano and orchestra

Franz Schubert
Symphony in B minor D 759, The Unfinished

Instrumentation
Musical direction: Vassilis Christopoulos
Soprano: Annette Dasch