Christian Thielemann by Verdi, Sat 08 Jul 2023, From (2023/2023), Conductor Christian Thielemann, Odeonsplatz, Munich, Germany

Christian Thielemann Saturday 8 July 2023 8:00 pm Munich, Odeonsplatz Classic at the Odeons place Odeonsplatz © Marcus Schlaf Programme Giuseppe Verdi Ballet music out Macbeth, Don Carlo and Otello Giuseppe Verdi Macbeth: Dances Giuseppe Verdi Quattro pezzi sacri Giuseppe Verdi Don Carlos: Ballo della regina Giuseppe Verdi Otello: Dances Performers Christian Thielemann conductor Bavarian Radio Chorus Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Information about the programme Giuseppe Verdi is the only composer featured on the program of this year’s Open Air at Odeonsplatz with the BRSO conducted by Christian Thielemann – and yet, this is a program rich in contrasts. First, there is ballet music that Verdi added in some of his operas in order to please the dance-obsessed Parisian audience: the Witches’ Dance from Macbeth, a dance interlude during the coronation festivities in Don Carlo, and the ballet music in Otello. The orchestra will then join forces with the BR-Choir and perform Verdi’s musical testament: the Quattro pezzi sacri. The four movements comprising the work are Verdi’s last sacred compositions. While Verdi was not religious, he nevertheless wanted to take this work with him in afterlife: “With this hymn of praise I will go before God and beg him for mercy.” Livestream Odeonsplatz © Marcus Schlaf LIVE Sat, 8 July 2023, 8:00 pm BR-KLASSIK will broadcast the concert live on the radio, and as a video livestream here on the concert page.