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Conductor

Kirill Petrenko

Singer

Soprano

Elsa Dreisig

Contralto

Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Tenor

Daniel Behle

Bass

Christian Gerhaher

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Berliner Philharmoniker

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Rundfunkchor Berlin

Kirill Petrenko conducts Mendelssohn’s “Elias”

Berlin

Germany

“Strong, zealous and, yes, even bad-tempered, angry and brooding” – that is how Felix Mendelssohn envisioned the biblical prophet Elijah, the protagonist of his oratorio of the same name. The composer dramatically portrays a man who struggles to bring the people back to the true faith – in vain, as he realizes at the end. The outstanding baritone Christian Gerhaher will be heard as Elijah, conducted by Kirill Petrenko.

Berliner Philharmonie

Großer Saal

Kirill Petrenko conducts Mendelssohn’s “Elias”: Concert Various

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“Strong, zealous and, yes, even bad-tempered, angry and brooding” – that is how Felix Mendelssohn envisioned the biblical prophet Elijah, the protagonist of his oratorio of the same name. The composer dramatically portrays a man who struggles to bring the people back to the true faith – in vain, as he realizes in the end. Moving arias and vocal scenes as well as powerful choral writing make Mendelssohn’s oratorio one of the greatest religious works of the Romantic period. The outstanding baritone Christian Gerhaher will be heard as Elijah, conducted by Kirill Petrenko.

English

Kirill Petrenko conducts Mendelssohn’s “Elias” by Various, From (2023/2023), Conductor Kirill Petrenko, Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

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