Strollers, prams, wheeled walkers, walking-stick umbrellas, bags sized A3 (42 cm x 30 cm) or above, sport bags, backpacks and luggage must be checked in at the cloakroom.
Jackets and handbags may be taken into the hall.
NDR Das Alte Werk
Im Rom des ausgehenden 17. Jahrhunderts, diesem schillernden, mondänen, römisch-katholischen Milieu, gedieh die Kunst wie selten zuvor und seither. Der Sizilianer Alessandro Scarlatti jedenfalls fühlte sich hier ganz in seinem Element. Als junger Kapellmeister schrieb Scarlatti 1684 das Oratorium über die christliche Märtyrerin Theodosia von Caesarea – ein »schreckliches Drama«, wie der spanische Dirigent Eduard López Banzo sagt. Allerdings auch schrecklich schön. Banzo hat die verwirrende Überlieferungsgeschichte unter die Lupe genommen, die verstreut in verschiedensten europäischen Bibliotheken erhaltenen Quellen gesichtet und für das Hamburger Gastspiel eine eigene Aufführungsfassung dieses Oratoriums erstellt. »Il martirio di Santa Teodosia« – diese Entdeckung verspricht nicht weniger als eine Sensation. Scarlattis Arien bezeugen mit bestechend klarer Charakterzeichnung die am Theater erprobt Meisterschaft des Komponis ten, sie verraten die Menschenkenntnis und Psychologie, die präzise Affektsprache des hellsichtigen Musikdramatikers, der sich obendrein ein unerhörtes Finale ausdachte: »Der Schlusschor, der von allen Solisten gesungen wird, erweist sich als eine der atemberaubendsten Fugen, die der sizilianische Meister je geschrieben hat«, so Banzo.
Al Ayre Español
María Espada soprano
Carlos Mena countertenor
Fernando Guimarães tenor
Luigi de Donato bass
Eduardo López Banzo harpsichord and director
Alessandro Scarlatti
Il Martirio di Santa Teodosia / Oratorium
Promoter: NDR
Since 1908, the Laeiszhalle has been a meeting place for Hamburg's musical life. The neo-baroque Laeiszhalle Grand Hall accommodates over 2,000 guests. (Please note: The Laeiszhalle is a separate concert hall located three kilometres away from the Elbphilharmonie.)
Strollers, prams, wheeled walkers, walking-stick umbrellas, bags sized A3 (42 cm x 30 cm) or above, sport bags, backpacks and luggage must be checked in at the cloakroom.
Jackets and handbags may be taken into the hall.
Facilities for ladies are located behind the cloakrooms on all floors. Facilities for gentlemen can be found on the landing between the floors, also located behind the cloakrooms.
A fully accessible toilet for persons with mobility disabilities is located behind the cloakroom on the ground floor (Parkett links).
Laeiszhalle Hamburg
Johannes-Brahms-Platz
20355 Hamburg
The Laeiszhalle can be easily reached by bus, underground and bicycle.
The nearest stops include:
Underground line U2: Gänsemarkt / Messehallen
Underground line U1: Stephansplatz
Bus 3, X35, 112: Johannes-Brahms-Platz
Bus X3: U Gänsemarkt (Valentinskamp)
Bus 4, 5, 109: Stephansplatz
StadtRAD (public city bicycle) station: Sievekingplatz / Gorch-Fock-Wall
There are bicycle stands available in front of the Laeiszhalle.
Gänsemarkt multistorey car park: Dammtorwall / Welckerstrasse
Rate per hour or part thereof: €4.50
Night rate (18:00–06:00): maximum €11
24-hour rate: maximum €30
Please note: There are several construction sites in the immediate vicinity of the Laeiszhalle which may make it difficult to get to the concert. Please therefore plan enough time for your journey to the concert.
The Laeiszhalle is a separate concert hall located three kilometres away from the Elbphilharmonie.
We suggest visitors arrive at the Laeiszhalle main entrance not later than 30 minutes before the start of the concert or event. Late seating is not guaranteed and latecomers may not be admitted to the concert hall.
The entrance of the Recital Hall is located on Gorch-Fock-Wall.
Admission times Grand Hall and Recital Hall:
Events without pre-concert talk:
Foyer: 60 minutes before the start of the event
Hall: 30 minutes before the start of the event
Events with pre-concert talk:
Foyer: 90 minutes before the start of the event
Hall: 15 minutes before the start of the talk
If a pre-concert talk is offered for this event, it is noted above under PROGRAMME.
All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. More information at www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/accessibility.
Photography is permitted at the Laeiszhalle for private purposes only. Please respect the privacy of other visitors and help ensure an undisturbed concert experience for all guests and artists. Employees and artists may not be photographed.
Photography, audio or video recordings of concerts and events are strictly prohibited.
Event-related video recordings or photographs for editorial or commercial purposes must be authorised by the Press Office of the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle.
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