The opera Joseph Süss celebrates premiere in March at the opera premiered in 1999 GärtnerplatztheaterDas work on the historic judicial murder of Joseph Suss Oppenheimer is the first time in Munich on the stage. On 03/03/2012, the premiere will be held at the State Theatre on Gärtnerplatz, where up to 19.04. a total of eleven performances will take place. The fate of 1738 in Stuttgart, who was executed "court Jews" Joseph Suss Oppenheimer has moved as many writers including Feuchtwanger to arguments from different perspectives. Among the filmmakers did not just Veit Harlan and his verfemenden propaganda film "Jud Suess" addressed this issue.
In the history of music, the subject was only by Detlev Glanert input. His 1999 opera premiered in Bremen Joseph leaves of sweet condemned not only historically, but also posthumously unfairly maligned figure and will be given justice without knock out their dark sides. Detlev Glanert heard today with Hans Werner Henze and Wolfgang Rihm composed of the most frequently performed living opera composers. Among his most noted works include besides Joseph Sweet: Scherz, Satire, Irony and Deeper Meaning (1999/2000), Theatrum bestiarum (2004/05) and the timber ship (2010).
With the premiere on 03.03.2012 at the State Theatre on Gärtnerplatz Joseph Sweet is now listed for the first time in Munich. It is also the first performance of a work the composer at the house. Detlev Glanert during the Endprobenwoche and the premiere itself present and accompany the samples.
The music direction and management of the extremely vocal in demanding respect as orchestral work Roger Epple is entrusted to the Gärtnerplatz audience is already acclaimed for his work for the Freischütz (Sept. 2010) is known. The former music director of the Opera House Halle has worked with over 70 international orchestras, including most of the German State Orchestra, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Paris, Berlin or Amsterdam, the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig and the National Symphonyorchestra Taiwan and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. For the season 2012/13 Roger Epple is new GMD Staatstheater Oldenburg.
As a recognized specialist in contemporary opera staged Guy Montavon and the work is for the first time on the court gardener. The international director Guy Montavon is General Director of the theater since 2002, Erfurt, where he was talking to the initiation of a first performance of the cycle. His staging of intensive talks with the composer preceded it. The stage space and the style similar to a Baroque habit costumes designed by the internationally renowned designer Peter Sykora.
Seven equally demanding solo parts featuring the musical challenges of the work. The role of Joseph takes over Sweet Gary Martin. In the role of Duke Stefan's experience Sevenich.
The plot: A long time is Joseph Sweet as a Jewish "court factor" guarantor of the courtly splendor of the Württemberg Duke Karl Alexander - and also the beneficiary of his insatiability. The force field of power, financial policy, religious rivalry and Eros on the one hand and his love for his daughter, Naomi, and Jewish traditions on the other hand is sweet victim of a conspiracy, for allegedly instigating a coup and finally betrayed. After the failed coup of the Duke suffered a stroke. Sweet as a scapegoat is thrown into prison and sentenced to death by hanging. This is the story of the Opera. How sweet harass a nightmare in his prison cell, the voices of the living and the dead. They condemn him, calling up memories of his successes or want to free him from his present position. Joseph, however, fresh beats all the ways to escape from.
Detlev Glanert describes his opera itself as a "light and sweet, plump, provocative and terrifying Baroque image of our recent past. It is intended to shock and stir, but it comes from the heart and will, to the heart "(loosely based on Beethoven).
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