Name: Crowning
Start: 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Cologne Cathedral

Organization

Conductor

François-Xavier Roth

Chorus master

Winfried Krane

Singer

Soprano

Sophie Karthäuser

Sopran

Mezzo-soprano

Isabelle Druet

Mezzosopran

Tenor

Julien Behr

Baritone

Matthew Rose

Bariton

Orchestra

Gürzenich - Orchester Köln

Others

Domkantorei Köln

Crowning

Cologne

Germany

Cologne Cathedral

Public

Coronation Mass

Concert

Approved

The gate to heaven opens right with the first measure. Mozart’s glorious Mass in C Major appears to be music from another world. The title »Coronation Mass« was added after Mozart’s death, at a time when this luminous piece of sacral music had become the soundtrack of preference at solemn ceremonies such as the Habsburg emperor coronations. Nowadays, the »Coronation Mass« is no less fascinating, being one of those pieces of music that simply does not wear off, no matter how often one listens to it. 

This concert celebrates the Gürzenich Orchestra’s century-old liaison with the Musikpflege at the Cologne Cathedral.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble