Barenboim conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9

Synopsis

A veritable “Ode to Joy”: the Staatsoper Unter den Linden celebrates its reopening with a rousing open-air performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 by General Musical Director Daniel Barenboim, the Staatskapelle Berlin and the Staatsopernchor, featuring Diana Damrau, Okka von der Damerau, Burkhard Fritz and René Pape as stellar soloists. Set in the heart of the German capital, the Bebelplatz is home to Barenboim’s “Staatsoper für alle”, a yearly open-air tradition that has become a firm favourite with audiences: the maestro “turns cultural performances of the highest level into blockbusters”, “meeting visitors in the streets” and thus making the Staatsoper Unter den Linden the city’s “true Volksbühne” (Berliner Zeitung).

Additional Info

• No: A05050525
• Composer: L.v. Beethoven
• Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
• Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor Berlin
• Artists: Diana Damrau, Okka von der Damerau, Burkhard Fritz, René Pape
• Production year: 2017
• Run time: 01:40:00
• Producers: A co-production of UNITEL and ZDF in cooperation with Arte and Staatsoper Unter den Linden
• Format: HDTV 16:9