Music concert

Mozart in Prague

Mozart's triumphal progress through Prague

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Symphony No.38 in D Major 'Prague', KV 504
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Ouvertures and airs from Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Bella mia fiamma, KV 528 *

* Only at Muziekcentrum De Bijloke
Sophie Karthäuser
Soprano

The third part of B’Rock’s notable ode to Mozart is devoted to his triumphal progress through Prague. Mozart had more success in this ‘golden city’ than anywhere else, especially with his opera buffa. It was between Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni that he composed what came to be called the Prague Symphony. The concentrated adagio introduction to the first movement gives a foretaste of the melancholy and dramatic tone of Don Giovanni, the work that the impresario Bondini commissioned from Mozart during his stay in Prague. But these shadows are soon cast out in the brilliant Allegro, which, with its chirruping counterpoint, looks ahead to the overture of Die Zauberflöte, the lyrical Andante and the dazzling ‘presto’ finale with the buffo atmosphere as heard in Figaro. The soprano Sophie Karthäuser offers a suitable response to some of the finest arias from these operas.

 

* Only at Muziekcentrum De Bijloke

The enthusiastic orchestra and the very enjoyable Belgian soprano took care of a musical background of high standards.
Dick Van Tevlingen Theaterkrant, 27.05.2015
There is a lot to enjoy thanks to B'Rock's refined and transparent music playing and the soprano Sophie Karthäuser's crystal voice.
Persis Bekkering Volkskrant, 27.05.2015
Past shows
May 24, 2015 Sunday 15:00
Rotterdam, NL Operadagen Rotterdam
May 22, 2015 Friday 20:00
Gent, BE Muziekcentrum De Bijloke