Madame Butterfly♪, G. Puccini, the 20.
Kirill Petrenko♪ - Davide Livermore
from Friday 18 to Tuesday 22 April 2025,
4 nights
Arrangement 9, Eastern
Arrangement 9, Eastern
Concert of the Berliner Philharmoniker, the 19.
Klaus Mäkelä♪
Klaus Mäkelä
Exception, talent, Wunderkind. These are the first associations when the Finn Klaus Mäkelä (*1996) is described. For hardly any musical profession in the classical music scene is more associated with maturity than that of a conductor. Therefore, Mäkelä’s appearance on the stages of this world turns many things upside down. Young, thoughtful, lively and with an impressive presence, the conductor has dedicated himself to music. At the age of less than 30, he has reached the top of several renowned orchestras: chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, music director of the Orchestre de Paris and future chief conductor of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra. Although he will not assume this post until 2027, he is already familiarising himself with the musicians as Artistic Partner. He can also be heard as a guest conductor with the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony and New York Philharmonic.
The large footprints of his predecessors – von Karajan, Sir Solti, Barenboim, Järvi and Harding, to name but a few – do not seem to frighten him in any way. Rather, he wants to explore his own experiences and feelings through the music and, equally, to allow the audience to do the same. So Klaus Mäkelä is a conductor who is sure to make a big impact in the future!
The large footprints of his predecessors – von Karajan, Sir Solti, Barenboim, Järvi and Harding, to name but a few – do not seem to frighten him in any way. Rather, he wants to explore his own experiences and feelings through the music and, equally, to allow the audience to do the same. So Klaus Mäkelä is a conductor who is sure to make a big impact in the future!
Leif Ove Andsnes
Festspielhaus
Madame Butterfly
G. Puccini
G. Puccini
"Madama Butterfly" was, according to Puccini’s own statement, Puccini’s favorite work: "...of all the operas I have written, the most deeply felt and suggestive. After the composer had approached the Far Eastern subject with zeal, he set about studying Japanese musical culture and the customs and traditions of the country with great energy. He even sought out a Japanese actress who was touring Europe to listen to the timbre of the Japanese female voice. Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) masterfully blended his own style with authentic Japanese melodies and the use of exotic instruments, giving the opera its unmistakable atmosphere.
Guilt, atonement and the blossoming of a deep love are the core themes of the work. The tragic figure of the Butterfly is at the center of the action: Puccini completes her development from happy bride to abandoned mother and finally to suicide victim with dreamy, ecstatic melodies and arias. All the other characters in the piece, even the male lead character Pinkerton, are vocally and action-determining rather than marginal figures.
As devastating as the premiere was for the composer in February 1904 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, "Madama Butterfly" began its great triumphal march around the world in a revised version in May 1904 in Brescia.
Guilt, atonement and the blossoming of a deep love are the core themes of the work. The tragic figure of the Butterfly is at the center of the action: Puccini completes her development from happy bride to abandoned mother and finally to suicide victim with dreamy, ecstatic melodies and arias. All the other characters in the piece, even the male lead character Pinkerton, are vocally and action-determining rather than marginal figures.
As devastating as the premiere was for the composer in February 1904 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, "Madama Butterfly" began its great triumphal march around the world in a revised version in May 1904 in Brescia.
Kirill Petrenko
Kirill Petrenko is a Russian-Austrian conductor. His father was a violinist and his mother a musicologist. Kirill Petrenko studied piano as a youth and made his debut as a pianist at the age of 11. After studying music in Vienna, Kirill Petrenko conducted his first opera at the Volksoper in 1995. Kirill Petrenko is currently the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Eleonora Buratto, Teresa Iervolino,
Jonathan Tetelman♪
Berliner Philharmoniker
Jonathan Tetelman
Born in Chile in 1988 and raised in the U.S., Jonathan Tetelman decided in his mid-20s to fully commit to his singing talent. In Mark Schnaible, Tetelman found not only his teacher but also his personal mentor. Tetelman’s success proves that his chosen path was the right decision. Tetelman impresses audiences and critics alike on stage with his enormous presence as well as the warm timbre of his voice, and is increasingly in demand not only in his native USA but also in European opera houses. At the same time, the tenor is prudent enough to give himself or his voice time and not to rush into anything. In return, he has already turned down one or two roles: the best prerequisite for a long-lasting career.
His engagements have taken the tenor to the Vienna State Opera, the London Royal Opera House, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro Regio Turin and the Semperoper Dresden. Tetelman is signed to the Deutsche Grammophon record label, where he released his highly acclaimed debut album "Arias".
His engagements have taken the tenor to the Vienna State Opera, the London Royal Opera House, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro Regio Turin and the Semperoper Dresden. Tetelman is signed to the Deutsche Grammophon record label, where he released his highly acclaimed debut album "Arias".
Berliner Philharmoniker
Festspielhaus
Concert of the Berliner Philharmoniker, the 21.
Kirill Petrenko♪
Kirill Petrenko
Kirill Petrenko is a Russian-Austrian conductor. His father was a violinist and his mother a musicologist. Kirill Petrenko studied piano as a youth and made his debut as a pianist at the age of 11. After studying music in Vienna, Kirill Petrenko conducted his first opera at the Volksoper in 1995. Kirill Petrenko is currently the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Katharina Konradi, Beth Taylor, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Tareq Nazmi
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Festspielhaus
Hotel informations for Baden-Baden 9
Maison Messmer *****
The Hommage Hotel Maison Messmer ***** used to be the residence of the imperial couple, it is now a hotel with 152 air-conditioned, classically stylish and modern rooms and suites.
The hotel offers two restaurants, two bars and a water complex (sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, refreshing fountain, oil baths... ) as well as an underground garage.
The Palace of the Festivals is about 20 minutes away.
The hotel offers two restaurants, two bars and a water complex (sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, refreshing fountain, oil baths... ) as well as an underground garage.
The Palace of the Festivals is about 20 minutes away.
Belle Epoque ****
The Belle Epoque hotel ****, built in 1874, is a residence full of charm offering twenty intimate and welcoming rooms and suites in its own charming verdant park. Furnished with nineteenth-century antiques, the hotel is just a few hundred meters away from the city’s pedestrian streets and twenty-five minutes away from the Festspielhaus.
All-inclusive price per person for Baden-Baden 9
Single room/ night
Maison Messmer
On request
90-190,- Euro
Belle Epoque
On request
110-180,- Euro
The price includes
Overnights including breakfast, good opera tickets, travel cancellation expenses insurance.