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The Kurt Weill Fest Dessau completes its three-part discovery of Weill’s career with this year’s offering, “New York, New York!” With over fifty events–concerts, stage performances, films, exhibitions, discussions, and more–the Fest will focus on Weill’s years in the U.S. (1935-1950) and the artistic and theatrical environment that he encountered and helped to shape. This year’s festival will feature several winners from the Lotte Lenya Competition and Artist-in-Residence James Holmes, noted conductor and Weill interpreter. Here are a few highlights:
Opening Concert: “New York, New York!”
Venue: Anhaltisches Theater
Performers: Richard Todd Adams, Maria Failla, Analisa Leaming, Michael McKinsey, and Jacob Keith Watson; James Holmes, conductor
Date: 22 February 2013
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Event title: “Atlantic Crossing”
Venue: Anhaltisches Theater
Performers: James Benjamin Rodgers, tenor; MDR Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui, conductor
Featured Work: Weill’s Four Walt Whitman Songs
Date: 23 February 2013
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Event title: Die Verheißung
Venue: Anhaltisches Theater
Performers: Soloists and Chorus of the Anhaltisches Theater; Antony Hermus, conductor
Date: 28 February and 1 March 2013
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Event title: “A Little Night Music”
Venue: Marienkirche Dessau
Performers: Ute Gfrerer, soprano; James Holmes, music director
Date: 2 March 2013
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Event title: “Wouldn’t You Like to be on Broadway?”
Venue: Alte Rathaus Wittenberg
Performers: Analisa Leaming, soprano; James Benjamin Rodgers, tenor; Jacob Lewis Smith, tenor; James Holmes, piano
Date: 7 March 2013
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Event title: Down in the Valley & “Raft on the River”
Venue: Marienkirche Dessau
Performers: Analisa Leaming, soprano; James Benjamin Rodgers, tenor; IEMA Ensemble, James Holmes, conductor
Date: 8 March 2013
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Features
Press packet (PDF)
Reviews
New York, New York! Concert
Allgemeine Zeitung (in German)
