Abonnementkonzert V (Subscription Concert V) by Various, Di. 20 Feb. 2018, Ab (2018/2018), Dirigat Marc Minkowski, George Benjamin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, Deutschland

The V. Subscription Concert by the Staatskapelle Berlin focuses on Gioachino Rossini, a composer who is more closely associated with Italian opera in the early 19th century. Rossini, who by the time he was 37 had already composed more than 19 opera works, set new standards for this genre, particularly in the field of comedic opera buffa. Among these, »Il barbiere di Siviglia« is considered one of his most popular works, the famous overture of which is known far beyond its context. Almost exactly 50 years later, the same composer completed a sacred work of remarkable intensity with the »Petite Messe solennelle«. In his »Dream of the Song«, which premiered in 2015, the British composer George Benjamin brings together poems and fragments from almost 900 years