Festive Gala at the Semperoper Dresden: Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Synopsis

“Everyone loves Beethoven’s ‘Ninth’,” says Christian Thielemann. Performing it with the Sächsische Staatskapelle was “one of the most beautiful things that has happened to me in my life”. For many it is the soundtrack for New Year’s Eve ever since Arthur Nikisch conducted this landmark in symphonic history over the turn of the year 1918/19 and established a tradition that has spread worldwide. New Year’s Eve was also the occasion for this concert performed in the festively lit Semperoper. Camilla Nylund, Christa Mayer, Klaus Florian Vogt and Georg Zeppenfeld form the vocal quartet of this performance, Christian Thielemann conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden. “Thielemann led the orchestra with composure […], made the music […] a sound speech, celebrated the melody in the slow movement. [The finale] culminated in a veritable thundering of joy.“ (Sächsiche Zeitung)

Additional Info

• No: A05051037
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden
• Artists: Camilla Nylund, Christa Mayer, Klaus Florian Vogt, Georg Zeppenfeld, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden
• Production year: 2022
• Run time: 01:19:00
• Director: Julia Möller
• Producers: ZDF, UNITEL, Semperoper Dresden
• Format: HDTV 16:9