Program
events
| Thursday, 31. May 2012 | ||
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Stadtsingechor zu Halle
Kammerorchester der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Pfeiferstuhl Music Musical director: Frank-Steffen Elster |
4:00 PM
Handel Statue, Market Square
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Admission free! |
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Works by G. F. Handel and others
Musical director: Bernhard Forck
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8:00 PM
The George Frederic Handel Hall
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30, 25, 20, 15
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| Friday, 01. June 2012 | ||
| event | time, place | tickets (€) |
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Excursion to Wittenberg
Arrival at Hallmarkt around 5.45pm
– packed lunch included |
8:30 AM
Handel House/Hallmarkt
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65
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the changing timbre of instruments over time
Guided tour of the musical instrument exhibition with demonstrations of period keyboard
instruments. Christiane Barth, curator Stiftung Händel-Haus
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3:00 PM
Handel House
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Admission to museum: €4, concessions €2.50, number of participants limited |
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Oratorio by George Frideric Handel (1741/42 version, Dublin)
Musical director: John Butt
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5:00 PM
The Marktkirche zu Halle (The Hallensian Market Church)
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50, 40, 20
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An opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel
Musical director: Bernhard Forck
Stage producer, set and costumes: Andrej Woron Romelia Lichtenstein (Soprano), Ines Lex (Soprano) and others Handel Festival Orchestra Halle A premiere based on the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe in the original Italian Co-produced by the Handel Festival Halle and Halle Opera |
7:00 PM
The Opera
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60, 45, 30
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Works by G. F. Handel, J. S. Bach, H. Purcell, Ch. Parker, H. Hancock and others
Jochen Kowalski (Countertenor)
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9:00 PM
Löwengebäude (Auditorium of the Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg)
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25, 20 for students at the box office
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New compositions by C.-M. Sinnhuber and J. Masanetz, as well as works by G. F. Handel
Musical director: Golo Berg
Staatskapelle Halle / Ensemble Cairn Sponsored by the Saxony-Anhalt Arts Foundation in collaboration with La Cité des Musiques Anciennes et de la Création (CIMAC) with the support of the Stiftung Händel-Haus foundation |
9:00 PM
The Concert Hall Ulrichskirche
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30, 20, 15
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| Saturday, 02. June 2012 | ||
| event | time, place | tickets (€) |
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Israel in Egypt” – Handel's Song of Thanks from a Convalescent
Festival Lecture: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Jan Assmann |
10:00 AM
Stadthaus am Markt
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Admission free |
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of the Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gesellschaft (Handel Society) e. V.
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11:00 AM
Stadthaus am Markt
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Admission free |
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Guide: Ingeborg Schulz
A two-hour walking tour in which you’ll discover fascinating facts about the Handel Quarter. |
11:00 AM
Handel House
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5
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Bus tickets can only be booked in advance in conjunction with concert tickets! Bus fare per ride 8€
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1:30 PM
Handel House/Hallmarkt
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8
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An oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Jasmin Hörner, soprano (Angelo)
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2:30 PM
Goethe Theater Bad Lauchstädt
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75, 60, 30
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Staatskapelle Halle
direction: Hans Rotman
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3:00 PM
Thalia Theatre
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7, children 5
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Ode by George Frideric Handel in the arrangement by Robert Franz
Musical director: Jens Lorenz
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3:00 PM
Dom zu Halle - The Hallensian Cathedral
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20, 15, 10
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Introductory lecture
Dr. Erik Dremel, Theological Faculty of the Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg
(admission free) |
4:00 PM
The courtyard of the Handel House
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Works by D. Scarlatti, A. Corelli, B. Marcello and G. F. Handel
Musical director: Claudio Astronio
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5:00 PM
Handel House
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30
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encounters with Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow and Barthold Heinrich Brockes
Special guided tour by Dr. Konstanze Musketa, exhibition curator
reservation possible up to 15 minutes before start on 0345 500 90 103, |
7:00 PM
Handel House
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Admission to museum: €4, concessions €2.50, number of participants limited |
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An opera by George Frideric Handel
Musical director: Enrico Onofri
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7:30 PM
The George Frederic Handel Hall
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60, 45, 35, 25, 20
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Works by J. S. Bach and G. F. Handel
Brezel Göring, DJ
Elbipolis – Hamburger Barockorchester |
9:00 PM
Neue Residenz
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20, students 15
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A get-together for visitors, artists and Friends of Handel House
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9:00 PM
The courtyard of the Handel House
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admission free |
| Sunday, 03. June 2012 | ||
| event | time, place | tickets (€) |
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Bus tickets can only be booked in advance in conjunction with concert tickets! Bus fare per ride 8€
15 minutes after performance ends
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12:00 AM
Goethe Theater Bad Lauchstädt
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8
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Bus tickets can only be booked in advance in conjunction with concert tickets! Bus fare per ride 8€
15 minutes after performance ends
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12:00 AM
Goethe Theater Bad Lauchstädt
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8
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Sermon: Cathedral preacher Martin Filitz
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10:00 AM
Dom zu Halle - The Hallensian Cathedral
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Admission free! |
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Cardinal Albrecht and Moritzburg Castle at the time of the Reformation.
Special guided tour (45 minutes) |
11:00 AM
Moritzburg Castle
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Pope Leo X. and Martin Luther: A Musical Encounter
Works by B. Tromboncino, B. Gareth, N. Craen, J. Walther, L. Senfl and others
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11:00 AM
Moritzburg Castle
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20
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Works by D. Scarlatti, A. Corelli, B. Marcello and G. F. Handel
Musical director: Claudio Astronio
Gemma Bertagnolli (Soprano) Harmonices Mundi – Bozen Baroque Ensemble Part of the “Nach Luther” (“After Luther”) series in the Luther Decade celebrations (Tickets: €30 incl. lecture and admission to the exhibition in Luther House, Wittenberg) Please note that the “Luther City” of Wittenberg is around 80 kilometres from Halle. |
11:00 AM
Lutherhaus, Wittenberg
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30
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Bus tickets can only be booked in advance in conjunction with concert tickets! Bus fare per ride 8€
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1:30 PM
Goethe Theater Bad Lauchstädt
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8
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An oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Jasmin Hörner, soprano (Angelo)
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2:30 PM
Goethe Theater Bad Lauchstädt
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75, 60, 30
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Oratorio by Alessandro Scarlatti
Musical director: Eduardo López Banzo (harpsichord)
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3:00 PM
The Concert Hall Ulrichskirche
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30,20, 15
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Demonstration of the Johann Gottlieb Mauer organ of 1770
Christoph Baumgarten (12 years) and his teacher Ekaterina Leontieva play works by J. Pachelbel,
J. S. Bach and G. Bovet
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3:00 PM
Handel House
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Admission to museum: €4, concessions €2.50, number of participants limited |
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Guide: Ingeborg Schulz
A two-hour walking tour in which you’ll discover fascinating facts about the Handel Quarter. |
3:00 PM
Handel House
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5
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An opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel
Musical director: Bernhard Forck
Stage producer, set and costumes: Andrej Woron Romelia Lichtenstein (Soprano), Ines Lex (Soprano) and others Handel Festival Orchestra Halle A premiere based on the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe in the original Italian Co-produced by the Handel Festival Halle and Halle Opera |
7:00 PM
The Opera
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60, 45, 30
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Works by G. F. Handel, G. B. Ferrandini and J. Haydn
Vesselina Kasarova, Mezzo-soprano
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7:00 PM
The Marktkirche zu Halle (The Hallensian Market Church)
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65, 50, 20
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| Monday, 04. June 2012 | ||
| event | time, place | tickets (€) |
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Bus tickets can only be booked in advance in conjunction with concert tickets! Bus fare per ride 8€
15 minutes after performance ends
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12:00 AM
Goethe Theater Bad Lauchstädt
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8
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Handel and the Confessions
9am-5pm, Handel House
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9:00 AM
Handel House
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Admission free - Advance registration not nessessary |
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Bus tickets can only be booked in advance in conjunction with concert tickets! Bus fare per ride 8€
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6:00 PM
Goethe Theater Bad Lauchstädt
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8
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Introductory lecture
Introductory lecture: Dr. Erik Dremel, Theological Faculty of the Martin Luther Universität
Halle-Wittenberg
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6:30 PM
Händel-Haus, Glashalle
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An oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Jasmin Hörner, soprano (Angelo)
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7:00 PM
Goethe Theater Bad Lauchstädt
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65, 55, 25
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Musical director: Hermann Max
Veronika Winter (Soprano), Verena Gropper (Soprano), Franz Vitzthum (Alto), Immo Schröder (Tenor), Markus Flaig (Bass) Rheinische Kantorei With the kind support of the Mitteldeutsche Barockmusik e.V. association |
7:30 PM
The Marktkirche zu Halle (The Hallensian Market Church)
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30, 20, 15
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| Tuesday, 05. June 2012 | ||
| event | time, place | tickets (€) |
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Handel and the Confessions
9am-5pm, Handel House
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9:00 AM
The Franckesche Stiftungen (Francke Foundation)
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Admission free - Advance registration not nessessary |
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“… very skilled in his art”: Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663–1712)
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5:30 PM
Handel House
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“Harmonies – Love and Nature in Choral Songs by European Masters”
A picnic amid the greenery with fanfare players, a-cappella song and a guided tour of the Botanical
Gardens, with one beverage and a picnic meal included.
Johann Friedrich Reichardt University Choir Halle Pfeiferstuhl Music Halle Guides: Matthias H. Hofmann, curator of the Botanical Gardens, and his team In collaboration with the Botanical Gardens of the Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg
direction: Jens Lorenz
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6:00 PM
Botanical Gardens
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25
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Le Concert des Nations
Works by G. F. Handel
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8:00 PM
Dom zu Halle - The Hallensian Cathedral
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45, 35, 20
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| Wednesday, 06. June 2012 | ||
| event | time, place | tickets (€) |
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Handel and the Confessions
9am-5pm, Handel House
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9:00 AM
The Franckesche Stiftungen (Francke Foundation)
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Admission free - Advance registration not nessessary |
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Introductory lecture
Dr. Erik Dremel, Theological Faculty of the Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg
(admission free) |
6:30 PM
Händel-Haus, Glashalle
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An opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel
Musical director: Marcus Creed
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7:00 PM
The Opera
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50, 40, 25
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The confessions of Chevalier John Taylor, the eye surgeon who operated on Bach and Handel, recounted with music
Semi-staged concert
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7:30 PM
The Franckesche Stiftungen (Francke Foundation)
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30, 20
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An oratorio by George Frideric Handel
Musical director: Hans-Christoph Rademann
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7:30 PM
The Marktkirche zu Halle (The Hallensian Market Church)
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45, 35, 20
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| Thursday, 07. June 2012 | ||
| event | time, place | tickets (€) |
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A concert excursion to the “Luther City” of Eisleben
Arrival at Hallmarkt around 10.15pm
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1:45 PM
Handel House/Hallmarkt
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80
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Bus tickets can only be booked in advance in conjunction with concert tickets! Bus fare per ride 8€
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6:00 PM
Handel House/Hallmarkt
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8
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The confessions of Chevalier John Taylor, the eye surgeon who operated on Bach and Handel, recounted with music
Semi-staged concert
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7:30 PM
The Franckesche Stiftungen (Francke Foundation)
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30, 20
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Works by A. Vivaldi, N. Fiorenza, L. Leo, G. B. Pergolesi and G. F. Handel
I Turchini di Antonio Florio
Roberta Invernizzi (Sopran) Musical director: Antonio Florio Part of the “Nach Luther” (“After Luther”) series in the Luther Decade celebrations Please note that the Eisleben is around 40 kilometres from Halle. |
7:30 PM
St. Andreaskirche, Eisleben
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30, 20
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A concert project based on Georg Friedrich Handel’s opera fragment, Genserico with texts by Christoph Klimke
Musical director: Lorenzo Ghirlanda
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7:30 PM
The Concert Hall Ulrichskirche
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20, 15, 10
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Bus tickets can only be booked in advance in conjunction with concert tickets! Bus fare per ride 8€
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9:40 PM
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8
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| Friday, 08. June 2012 | ||
| event | time, place | tickets (€) |
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the changing timbre of instruments over time
Guided tour of the musical instrument exhibition with demonstrations of period keyboard
instruments. Christiane Barth, curator Stiftung Händel-Haus
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4:30 PM
Handel House
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Admission to museum: €4, concessions €2.50, number of participants limited |
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Works by P. F. Cavalli, A. Sartorio, G. Pandolfi, C. Monteverdi, T. Merula, G. Caccini and others
Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Alto), Philippe Jaroussky (Countertenor)
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6:00 PM
The Marktkirche zu Halle (The Hallensian Market Church)
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55, 45, 25
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Works by D. Castello, M. Uccellini, J. H. Schmelzer, G. Metallo, A. Vivaldi, J. Page and G. F. Handel
Dmitry Sinkovsky (violin), Margret Köll (harp), Luca Pianca (lute)
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7:00 PM
Handel House
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25
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An opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel
Musical director: Bernhard Forck
Stage producer, set and costumes: Andrej Woron Romelia Lichtenstein (Soprano), Ines Lex (Soprano) and others Handel Festival Orchestra Halle A premiere based on the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe in the original Italian Co-produced by the Handel Festival Halle and Halle Opera |
7:30 PM
The Opera
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60, 45, 30
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8pm, Halle Cathedral
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8:00 PM
Dom zu Halle - The Hallensian Cathedral
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Admission free |
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Music by G. F. Handel, J. S. Bach and H. Rotman
Original idea and text collage: Almut Fischer, Georg Jenisch
Musical director: Hans Rotman Directed by: Almut Fischer Co-produced by the Handel Festival Halle and the Impuls Festival for New Music in Saxony-Anhalt and Stuttgart Music Festival |
9:00 PM
neues theater
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25, 15
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| Saturday, 09. June 2012 | ||
| event | time, place | tickets (€) |
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Bus tickets can only be booked in advance in conjunction with concert tickets! Bus fare per ride 8€
15 minutes after performance ends
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12:00 AM
Goethe Theater Bad Lauchstädt
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8
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Guide: Ingeborg Schulz
A two-hour walking tour in which you’ll discover fascinating facts about the Handel Quarter. |
11:00 AM
Handel House
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5
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Bus tickets can only be booked in advance in conjunction with concert tickets! Bus fare per ride 8€
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1:30 PM
Handel House/Hallmarkt
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8
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Introductory lecture
Dr. Erik Dremel, Theological Faculty of the Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg
(admission free) |
2:00 PM
The Concert Hall Ulrichskirche
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A musical fairy-tale for people aged 0 to 99
Musical director: Mehmet Yesilçay
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2:00 PM
The courtyard of the Handel House
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10, children 5
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A musical show for people aged 6 and over
Stage producer: Tom Wolter
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2:00 PM
The courtyard of the Handel House
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4,50, 3,50
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Music by G. F. Handel and J.-F. Rebel
Musical director: Christophe Rousset
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2:30 PM
Goethe Theater Bad Lauchstädt
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75, 60, 30
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Psalm settings by J. S. Bach, G. F. Handel and G. Ph. Telemann
Musical director: Rubén Dubrovsky
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3:00 PM
The Concert Hall Ulrichskirche
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35, 25, 15
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A printing and instrument-building workshop plus other creative activities
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3:00 PM
Handel House
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Admission free |
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Works by G. F. Handel and J.-B. Lully
Works by G. F. Handel and J.-B. Lully
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7:00 PM
The Marktkirche zu Halle (The Hallensian Market Church)
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50, 40, 20
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Steve Hackett, Ex-Genesis – Gitarrist
General musical director: Bernd Ruf
direction: Bernd Ruf
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9:00 PM
Galgenberg Gorge
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35
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| Sunday, 10. June 2012 | ||
| event | time, place | tickets (€) |
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Bus tickets can only be booked in advance in conjunction with concert tickets! Bus fare per ride 8€
15 minutes after performance ends
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12:00 AM
Goethe Theater Bad Lauchstädt
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8
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10:00 AM
The Marktkirche zu Halle (The Hallensian Market Church)
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Admission free! | |
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Musical director: Mehmet Yeşilçay
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11:00 AM
Löwengebäude (Auditorium of the Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg)
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25
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The Hamburg poet, Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680–1747)
Special guided tour by Dr. Konstanze Musketa, exhibition curator
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11:30 AM
Handel House
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Admission to museum: €4, concessions €2.50, number of participants limited |
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Bus tickets can only be booked in advance in conjunction with concert tickets! Bus fare per ride 8€
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1:30 PM
Handel House/Hallmarkt
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8
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Introductory lecture
Dr. Erik Dremel, Theological Faculty of the Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg
(admission free) |
2:00 PM
Händel-Haus, Glashalle
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Music by G. F. Handel and J.-F. Rebel
Musical director: Christophe Rousset
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2:30 PM
Goethe Theater Bad Lauchstädt
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75, 60, 30
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Der für die Sünde der Welt gemarterte und sterbende Jesus
An oratorio by George Frideric Handel
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3:00 PM
Dom zu Halle - The Hallensian Cathedral
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35, 25, 15
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Works by G. F. Handel and G. Finzi
Musical director: Jan Michael Horstmann
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9:00 PM
Galgenberg Gorge
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35, Kinder 10
family ticket 2 children max. up to 14 years old accompanied by an adult paying the full ticket price, €10 each
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