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Mi történik, ha Mozart operájának hőseit nem énekesek, hanem finoman megmunkált marionettfigurák jelenítik meg a színpadon? A Salzburgi Marionettszínház produkciója az operairodalom emblematikus művének alig egyórás változata: miközben a történet legfontosabb zenei és dramaturgiai pilléreit megőrzi, könnyebben követhető, sűrűbb formában vezeti végig a nézőt Tamino, Pamina és Papageno kalandjain.

Attendind a performance of Messiah is always a thrilling experience, but it is especially so when Handel’s work – which has become a national classic in England – is performed by a dedicated ensemble like the legendary German flagship of the international early-music scene: the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, now with over 44 years of history behind it. The storied chamber orchestra will perform with one of the world’s finest mixed choirs, the RIAS Kammerchor, which also hails from Berlin and was founded in the years immediately following the Second World War.

Michael Mayo’s family legacy and natural talent paved the way for him to blossom as an artist and eventually achieve global fame. As the third vocalist to graduate from the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, he has worked alongside the institute’s founder, Herbie Hancock, as well as with Kneebody, Christian Sands and Gretchen Parlato.