Festive Advent Concert at the Frauenkirche Dresden 2017

Synopsis

The Festive Advent Concert has become a much loved tradition in Dresden and one of German TV’s biggest classical music success stories. Christian Thielemann and his Staatskapelle Dresden present a programme ranging from the overture of Bach’s orchestra suite D major to Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Christmas Cantata “Vom Himmel hoch”, Mozart’s Laudate Dominum, excerpts of Haydn’s Die Schöpfung (The Creation) and traditionals. German star soprano Diana Damrau with her “gorgeous and richly coloured timbre” (Sächsische Zeitung), the “brilliant” Helmut Fuchs on trumpet and the “very impressive” Choir of the Sächsische Staatsoper (Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten) create a festive concert experience together. The clear, enchanting soprano of Tuuli Takala blends perfectly with the beautiful, high baritone of Benjamin Appl, winner of the Gramophone Young Artist of the Year Award.

Additional Info

• No: A055506950000
• Composer: Bach, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Weber
• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor
• Artists: Diana Damrau, Benjamin Appl, Tuuli Takala, Helmut Fuchs
• Production year: 2017
• Run time: 00:58:00
• Producers: ZDF in co-production with UNITEL
• Format: HDTV 16:9