Sound adventures at NEST

Do you love unusual concert programs? Exciting discoveries? Varied music? Then you should come to NEST in April! Under the title NESTKLANG, three concerts will take place in which the musicians of the stage orchestra will present multifaceted programs, from Britten to Dvořák, from Ravel to film music.

But first things first: The Vienna State Opera's stage orchestra is the orchestra that comes into its own when music is played on or behind the stage. So when musicians are called upon on stage in Don Giovanni, when a trumpeter in Don Pasquale also plays a part in the production, when a cannon shot (actually a drumbeat) is heard from offstage: Stage orchestra! But the stage musicians are also involved in the traveling operas for children throughout the Haus am Ring. And above all: at NEST, they are the house orchestra and the musical backbone of the company. Whether it's a Nesterval or a children's opera premiere, a ballet or a Puccini evening: these are the musicians. In order to be able to realize this, not only the highest instrumental virtuosity is required, but also an enormous artistic range. And this is precisely what the NESTKLANG series brings to bear. Different eras, styles, approaches: ideal for such an ensemble! The opening concert of this year's cycle took place in February, followed by three more events in April.

The Canticles are a series of five vocal works that the English composer Benjamin Britten wrote over a period of almost 30 years and which have a religious (if not entirely biblical) background. The tenor part was written for Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten's artistic and private partner. The delicate scoring of the Canticles offers an intimate range of instruments, some of which only include piano, others harp and horn. In reference to the five pieces, a Britten connoisseur once spoke of small musical dramas, scenes that unfold an enormous theatrical power despite their slender form. In addition to ensemble member Hiroshi Amako, NEST also features members of the Vienna State Opera's opera studio. Conductor: Dan K. Kurland.

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