Name: Carmina Burana
Start: 2022-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Kloster Eberbach

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Opera Classica Europa

Carmina Burana

Eltville

Germany

Kloster Eberbach

Carmina Burana Orff

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One can hardly imagine a more suitable place for the performance of Carl Orff's 'Carmina Burana' than the basilica of the monastery in Ebersbach. The venerable walls and the very special atmosphere of this place are made for this impressive work.

On Sunday, May 22, 2022, Carl Orff's cantata 'Carmina Burana' (Latin for Beurer songs or songs from Benediktbeuern) will be performed in the basilica of the Eberbach monastery. The mainly Latin, Middle High German and Old French texts come from a collection of song and drama texts from the 11th and 12th centuries. Together with Michael Hofmann, a Latin and Greek expert, Carl Orff worked parts of this collection into a libretto for his musical composition from the years 1935/36. After the premiere in Frankfurt am Main in 1937, the special rhythm and the clearly erotic texts were initially viewed critically. But very soon the work advanced to become one of the best-known pieces of serious music of the 20th century. Especially the impressive choral setting '

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Carmina Burana by Orff, From (2022/2022), Kloster Eberbach, Eltville, Germany

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