Schönebeck operetta summer
The Schönebeck Operetta Summer is an annual operetta festival event of the Central German Chamber Philharmonic that has been held on the open-air stage of the Bierer Berg near Schönebeck since 1997 .
history
The Schönebecker Operetta Summer was founded in 1997 by the Austrian director Thomas Enzinger and Stefanos Tsialis, the latter was music director of the Central German Chamber Philharmonic until 2004. The set designer Toto Toto contributes the settings to the open air event with his imaginative stages and elaborate costumes.
The venue on Bierer Berg was still a makeshift in the founding year, there were only simple wooden benches and a small hut on the stage.
In the first year, a total of 5 performances of Der Vetter from Dingsda were played in front of almost 1,600 spectators. In the following years, the operetta summer developed into a successful event with a steadily growing number of spectators: In 2005, over 18,000 spectators attended the production The Count of Luxembourg in a total of 22 performances .
For the 10th anniversary in 2006, Die Fledermaus was played. In addition, the Mitteldeutsche Kammerphilharmonie, under the direction of General Music Director Simonis , recorded a highlight CD with soloists Elena Schreiber, Marion Bach, Michael Zabanoff and Frank Matthias, with 13 tracks from all the works shown at the operetta festivals so far; the booklet provides information on history and actors. In addition, the current bat production was performed for children for the first time . This child-friendly version of the annual operetta production has been an integral part of the festival ever since.
In 2012 there was a repertoire for the first time , as in the opening year 1997, The Vetter from Dingsda was presented again for the 16th summer operetta .
Director Thomas Enzinger appeared in many productions as an actor, where he fully exploited his talent for the comedy of the roles. The soloist ensemble consists of singers from Germany and Austria.
Since the operetta summer was founded, the orchestra's artistic direction has changed twice . Until 2004 Stefanos Tsialis was music director of the Central German Chamber Philharmonic. Christian Simonis was General Music Director from 2005 to 2013, and Gerard Oskamp from the Netherlands took over this position in the summer of 2014.
In February 2015, Katharina Kutil, previously assistant director for the operetta summer, was introduced as the new director. In 2015, under Oskamp's artistic direction, Kutil took on the new production of Benatzky's Singspiel Im Weißen Rößl . This was already in the repertoire of the operetta summer in 1998.
Audience development
| year | Vorst. | spectator |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 | 1564 |
| 1998 | 8th | 3023 |
| 1999 | 10 | 5727 |
| 2000 | 12 | 8096 |
| 2001 | 14th | 7958 |
| 2002 | 14th | 9766 |
| 2003 | 17th | 12172 |
| 2004 | 21st | 15028 |
| 2005 | 23 | 18000 |
| 2006 | 27 | 20012 |
| 2007 | 21st | 16561 |
| 2008 | 22nd | 18082 |
| 2009 | 22nd | 17270 |
| 2010 | 22nd | 16050 |
| 2011 | 22nd | 16000 |
| 2012 | 22nd | 15002 |
| 2013 | 22nd | 13578 |
| 2014 | 22nd | 14401 |
| 2015 | 22nd | 15982 |
| 2016 | 22nd | 16808 |
| 2017 | 22nd | 16575 |
| 2018 | 22nd | 17344 |
repertoire
| year | operetta | idea |
| 1997 | The cousin from Dingsda by Eduard Künneke | 1st Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 1998 | The White Horse Inn by Ralph Benatzky | 2. Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 1999 | The Bird of Carl Zeller | 3rd Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2000 | The Beggar Student of Karl Millöcker | 4th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2001 | Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach | 5th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2002 | The Csárdás Princess by Emmerich Kálmán | 6th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2003 | Viennese blood by Johann Strauss | 7th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2004 | Mrs. Luna from Paul Lincke | 8th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2005 | The Count of Luxembourg by Franz Lehár | 9th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2006 | The Bat by Johann Strauss | 10th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2007 | The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár | 11th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2008 | A night in Venice by Johann Strauss | 12th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2009 | Countess Mariza by Emmerich Kálmán | 13th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2010 | Parisian life by Jacques Offenbach | 14th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2011 | Madame Pompadour from Leo Fall | 15th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2012 | The cousin from Dingsda by Eduard Künneke | 16th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2013 | The circus princess by Emmerich Kálmán | 17th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2014 | Blue mask by Fred Raymond | 18th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2015 | The White Horse Inn by Ralph Benatzky | 19th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2016 | The Bat by Johann Strauss | 20th Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2017 | Black Forest Girl by Leon Jessel | 21st Schönebeck Operetta Summer |
| 2018 | The Bird of Carl Zeller | 22nd Schönebeck operetta summer |
| 2019 | Boccaccio by Franz von Suppé | 23rd Schönebeck operetta summer |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Daniel Wrüske: Viennese operetta charm enchanted Borde. Music theater maker Thomas Enzinger leaves the Bierer Berg stage after 18 years. In: Volksstimme of December 5, 2014
- ↑ More than 18,000 music lovers enjoyed the operetta summer. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung of July 29, 2005. Accessed April 11, 2015.
- ^ Ulrich Meinhard: Operetta with a feminine handwriting. In: Volksstimme of February 7, 2015. Accessed December 2, 2015.