»Hanno hesitantly stepped inside and, dazzled by the glow, stood for a moment at the door...« Christmas through a child’s eyes? Axel Milberg invites the audience to join him as he draws on Thomas Mann’s epic, Lübeck-set novel of the century to transport them into the festive atmosphere of the Buddenbrook family’s Christmas parlor, bringing this bygone yet familiar world to life. As every year, he is accompanied by the CPE.Bach.Chor.Hamburg. Under the direction of Hansjörg Albrecht, a pre-Christmas program takes shape in which music and words merge into an evening that impressively captures the atmosphere of a North German Christmas celebration around 1900. An evening full of literary depth and familiar melodies, inviting you to escape the daily grind for a brief moment and immerse yourself in a bygone world.
PERFORMERS
Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Chor Hamburg choir
Axel Milberg reading
Valentina Farcas soprano
MagdalenaHinz alto
SantiagoSánchez tenor
N.N. bass
Hansjörg Albrecht piano and director
