Name: Requiem, K. 626
Start: 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Schauspiel Frankfurt

Organization

Conductor

Thomas Guggeis

Singer

Soprano

Florina Ilie

Contralto

Cecelia Hall

Alto

Tenor

Michael Porter

Bass

Thomas Faulkner

Chorus master

Tilman Michael

Moderation

Mareike Wink

Oper Frankfurt

Orchestra

Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

Others

Choir of the Frankfurt Opera

Requiem, K. 626 -  (Requiem)

Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Doubt, fear, confidence - how does man face his own end?  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart describes these innermost feelings in his »Requiem« in a highly differentiated and expressive way.  Is the confrontation with death, which the composer described as »man's true, best friend«, also particularly audible because the end of his own life was imminent?  Mozart died after a short, serious illness in 1791 at the age of 35 - in the middle of his work on the "Requiem", which remained fragmentary.  His student Franz Xaver Süssmayr completed the work, which is considered a highlight of the genre.  Under the musical direction of the newly appointed Berlin Staatskapellmeister Thomas Guggeis, the Frankfurt Museum Orchestra and the Frankfurt Opera Choir can finally be experienced together again.

 MUSICAL DIRECTION Thomas Guggeis SOPRANO Florina Ilie MEZZOSOPRAN Cecelia Hall TENOR Michael Porter BASS Thomas Faulkner CHOIR Tilman Michael MODERATION Mareike Wink WITH Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra AND Choir of the Frankfurt Opera

 The detailed program can be found here: https://t1p.de/pkaq 

 The production has been pre-taped and will be streamed on YouTube and our website on Friday 4th June at 7.30pm (CET). https://t1p.de/zgra 


 We would like to thank Tilmann Köhler (director) and Karoly Risz (set designer) for allowing us to use the set from the production »Le vin herbé«. 

 Our digital program is of course free of charge. If you would like to support us with a donation, you can find more information here. https://t1p.de/u2t9

Production booklet

Further reading