 | Sunday, May 24th 2009 | Wagner Festtage Leipzig 2009 successfully finished With a birthday-concert in honour of Richard Wagner on Friday and yesterday’s event “Wagner meets Jazz” the “Wagner Festtage Leipzig 2009” were brought to a successfull end. Fom May 17th to 23rd 2009 the festival presented a multi-faceted program of concerts, lectures and other events, which this year especially dealt with the young Richard Wagner and his familiar and artistic environment. About 2.000 people attended the 16 events of the festival. The members of staff, who were engaged in organizing the festival, want to express their gratitude to all interpreters, organizers, donators and sponsors as well as to all voluntary cooperators and to the audience! We ask you already at this stage to look forward to the “Wagner Festtage Leipzig 2010”, which again will take place around Wagner’s birthday, the 22nd of May.
The press review as well as photos of the events will be at your disposal in the following weeks on the website.
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 | Monday, May 18th 2009 | „Wagner Festtage Leipzig“ successfully started into their fourth year
With the premiere of the Wagner-Anthem, created by Stephan König and Andreas Reimann, in yesterday’s late afternoon the fourth “Wagner Festtage Leipzig” were opened. Conducted by Georg Christoph Biller, Cantor of St. Thomas, more than hundred young vocalists chanted on top of Leipzig’s “Grünem Hügel” (Green Hill)
Entertainer Paul Fröhlich, well-known in our town, presented the program already for the fourth time in his usual sharp-witted way. Having welcomed the nearly 600 visitors, he led them in a sort of procession to the out-pegged ground plot for the projected Festival House Leipzig. Architect Gunnar Volkmann invited to the first guided tour through the imaginary space. Subsequently the groundbreaking took place, rapturously applauded by the public.
A culinary highlight was the traditional tasting of the “Wagner-Brühe” (Wagner Broth). The Master chefs of the International Kochkunstverein Leipzig 1884 e.V. offered the delicacy in new composition according to historical antetype and enriched with gold foil.
The evening ended up with a opulent display of fireworks against the background of a tempestuous scenery – a really stagy finale.
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 | Tuesday, April 21st 2009 I Wagner Festtage Leipzig 2009 I Advance booking has started The advance booking for the “Wagner Festtage Leipzig 2009” has started. Further information about the events you will find on page Program. For details on the sale of tickets please see page Tickets.
We are looking forward to your visit during the “Wagner Festtage Leipzig 2009”
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 | Monday, February 23rd, 2009 I lecture produced by Jüdisch-christlicher Arbeitsgemeinschaft, Richard Wagner Verband Leipzig and Volkshochschule Leipzignekdoten und Musik
Honorary member of the Richard Wagner Gesellschaft Leipzig 2013 Prof. Dr. Werner Wolf will give a lecture about "The relation of Richard Wagner to Judaism and his controversial position in publications, letters and diary entries (including music samples)" on Thursday, 26th of February 2009 at Volkshochschule Leipzig, Löhrstraße 3 – 7 starting at 7 p.m. Addmission free!
Learn more at: http://wagner-verband-leipzig.de/Anstalt.html
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 | Monday, January 12st 2009 | Wagner Festtage Leipzig 2009 The Festival “Wagner Festtage Leipzig 2009” will take place from May 17th to 23rd 2009. With presumably 8 events the festival will offer a diversified program. Specified informations about the events will be published in April.
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