CANCELLED: Saint François d'Assise
The concert programme of the Elbphilharmonie and the Laeiszhalle cannot go ahead as planned due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This event has had to be cancelled – it will not be rescheduled on an alternative date. Under the following link you can request a refund of your ticket price or expressly forgo the refund in support of the cultural scene: Information on ticket refunds and waiving refunds for cancelled events
Famous French composer Olivier Messiaen described birds as »the greatest artists among all creatures«, and included birdsong in some of his works. That connects him with St Francis of Assisi, who, legend has it, preached to the birds and praised the Lord’s Creation. It was only logical, then, that Messiaen should dedicate to the founder of the Franciscan order his biggest and most all-embracing composition: the opera »Saint François d’Assise«. Kent Nagano and the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra perform it tonight at the Elbphilharmonie.
Performers
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Audi Jugendchorakademie
Johannes Martin Kränzle Bariton
Anna Prohaska Sopran
Sean Panikkar Tenor
Kartal Karagedik Bariton
Dovlet Nurgeldiyev Tenor
Peter Hoare Tenor
Alexander Roslavets Bass
Dirigent Kent Nagano
Steidler, Martin Chorleitung
Programme
Olivier Messiaen
Saint François d’Assise / Opera in three acts and eight scenes
Series
Operas and Oratorios
Festival
CANCELLED: Hamburg International Music Festival