Tyrolean Festival Erl Summer 2012

Tyrolean Festival Erl 2012 Summer 5– 29 July Passionsspielhaus Erl President: Hans Peter Haselsteiner General Manager: Gustav Kuhn

Content Opera ConcertS Chamber Music CAST Gustav Kuhn Orchestra of the Tyrolean Festival Erl Choir Academy of the Tyrolean Festival Erl Cast A New Festival House for Erl Erl – The Passion Play and Festival Town in Tirol 400th Anniversary of the Erl Passion Play Accademia di Montegral Project Montegral Friends of the Tyrolean Festival Erl ARTISTIC PAUSE Erl and Surroundings Eating & Sleeping in Erl Partner Hotels service Getting There Shuttle Service Sponsors & Partners Organization of the 2012 Tyrolean Festival Tickets Youth Discounts Seating

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Program Thu, 05 July – Opening Passionsspielhaus Erl, 7 pm SCHULZE Concert Piece for Alphorn, Organ and Orchestra

Commissioned by the 2012 Tyrolean Festival BRUCKNER Symphony No. 5 Fri, 06 July – Premiere Passionsspielhaus Erl, 6 pm WAGNER Lohengrin

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Sat, 07 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 8 pm BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 15 Sun, 08 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 11 am DOETSCH Missa del Mondo Part of the Liturgy 16 Mon, 09 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm CHAMBER MUSIC 1 21 Tue, 10 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm CABASSI & FRIENDS 1 22 Wed, 11 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm RECITAL EVENING 1

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Thu, 12 July Gasthof Blaue Quelle, 8 pm BLAUE QUELLE 1

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Fri, 13 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 8 pm ORFF Carmina Burana

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Sat, 14 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 5 pm WAGNER Tristan and Isolde

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Sun, 15 July – Matinee Passionsspielhaus Erl, 11 am FRANUI Frische Ware

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Mon, 16 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm CHAMBER MUSIC 2

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Tue, 17 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm CABASSI & FRIENDS 2

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Wed, 18 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm RECITAL EVENING 2

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Thu 19 July Gasthof Blaue Quelle, 8 pm BLAUE QUELLE 2

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Fri, 20 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 6 pm WAGNER Lohengrin

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Sat, 21 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 7 pm PUCCINI Tosca (Hall Opera)

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Sun, 22 July – Matinee Passionsspielhaus Erl, 11 am HÄNDEL, BATTISTELLI, MOZART

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Mon, 23 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm CHAMBER MUSIC 3

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Tue, 24 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm CABASSI & FRIENDS 3

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Wed, 25 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm RECITAL EVENING 3

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Thu, 26 July Gasthof Blaue Quelle, 8 pm BLAUE QUELLE 3

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Fri, 27 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 6 pm WAGNER Tannhäuser

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Sat, 28 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 6 pm WAGNER Lohengrin

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Sun, 29 July – Matinee Passionsspielhaus Erl, 11 am WAGNER Parsifal

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OPERA

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Fr, 06 July – Premiere Fri, 20 July Sat, 28 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 6 pm

RICHARD WAGNER Lohengrin Lohengrin is a glorious romantic fairytale and Wagner’s most popular opera. Unlike traditional interpretations, which focus on the artist as misunderstood genius, the Erl production delves into the inner questions of Lohengrin and Elsa: childhood, the search within society, and the problems of growing up. Lohengrin, like all children, experiences loneliness while growing up. And Lohengrin ends up in solitude just like his alter heroes Holländer and Tannhäuser. Gottfried as the bearer of hope must make good on a big promise.

Singers of the Accademia di Montegral King Heinrich Michael Doumas, Andrea Silvestrelli, Jens Waldig Lohengrin Ferdinand von Bothmer, Ales Briscein, Andrew Sritheran Elsa Susanne Geb, Leonora del Rio Friedrich von Telramund Joachim Fuchs, Thomas Gazheli,

Oskar Hillebrandt Ortrud Graciela de Gyldenfeldt, Mona Somm, Elena Suvorova The King’s Herald Frederik Baldus, Michael Kupfer 1st Nobleman of Brabant Joe Tsuchizaki 2nd Nobleman of Brabant Wolfram Wittekind 3rd Nobleman of Brabant Frederik Baldus 4th Nobleman of Brabant Michael Doumas Swan Claudia Czyz Children from Erl Orchestra and Choir Academy of the Tyrolean Festival Erl Musical and Artistic Director Gustav Kuhn Assistant Director Andreas Leisner Stage Jan Hax Halama Costumes Lenka Radecky Makeup Herbert Maier, Almuth Simonides Light Gustav Kuhn

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Sat, 14 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 5 pm

RICHARD WAGNER Tristan und Isolde For decades music scientist have been pondering the voyeuristic question whether or not Mathilde Wesendonck really was Wagner’s mistress. We believe the answer lies in the composition itself: only unfulfilled love can produce such wonderful music. Just as unfulfilled as the love of Tristan and Isolde, which, forced into a corset of conventions (and this becomes very clear in Erl’s production), is like a plea to abandon social customs and follow passion unconditionally. Or asked in an exaggerated way: Why shouldn’t Otto Wesendonck serve Mathilde and Richard breakfast in bed? Tristan and Isolde is a stroke of genius: with this composition Wagner not only turned upside down bourgeois moral conventions but also the conventions of Central European harmony and tonality.

Singers of the Accademia di Montegral King Marke Franz Hawlata, Andrea Silvestrelli Tristan Michael Baba, Johann Winzer, Gianluca Zampieri Isolde Bettine Kampp, Martina Prins, Michela Sburlati Brangäne Graciela de Gyldenfeldt, Hermine Haselböck Kurwenal Frederik Baldus, Michael Kupfer Melot Drummond Walker, Wolfram Wittekind Steersman Frederik Baldus Shepherd Markus Herzog Young Sailor Wolfram Wittekind, Stephan Zelck Orchestra and Choir Academy of the Tyrolean Festival Erl Musical and Artistic Director Gustav Kuhn Assistant Director Andreas Leisner Stage Ina Reuter Costumes Lenka Radecky Makeup Herbert Maier, Almuth Simonides Light Gustav Kuhn

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Sat, 21 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 7 pm

GIACOMO PUCCINI Tosca (Hall Opera) For the opening of Suntory Hall in Tokyo in 1993, Gustav Kuhn developed the concept of the Hall Opera, a unique form that lies somewhere between a semi-staged and a fully-staged production. The performance of Puccini’s Tosca will be a complete scenic production but without elaborate props and technical support. As first Italian opera at the Passionsspielhaus, Tosca as hall opera is a perfect fit for Erl: reduced to the essential, the performance retains more of the elemental spirit of the work and allows for a greater appreciation of the musical values. As usual, Erl will present a truthful interpretation of the work instead yet another “traditional” yet meaningless version.

Singers of the Accademia di Montegral Floria Tosca Michela Sburlati, Mona Somm Mario Cavaradossi Zvetan Michailov Baron Scarpia Carsten Wittmoser Cesare Angelotti Julian Orlishausen Il Sagrestano Oliviero Giorgiutti Sciarrone Mattia Campetti Spoletta Silvano Paolillo Jailer Wade Kernot Shepherd Boy Michelle Buscemi Wilten Boys Choir Orchestra and Choir Academy of the Tyrolean Festival Erl Musical and Artistic Director Gustav Kuhn

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Fri, 27 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 6 pm

RICHARD WAGNER Tannhäuser Parisian Version

Following the huge success of last year’s production, it is not without pride that the Festival organizers bring back Tannhäuser in 2012. This decision also goes to show how flexible the Festival’s structures are that the organizers can spontaneously include a Wagner opera on the program. The composer once remarked that he still owes the world Tannhäuser. We still owe this performance to the audience who followed the salvation of the hero through the pure love of a woman – with the female always, and especially so in Erl, as bringer of salvation! – with great enthusiasm.

Singers of the Accademia di Montegral Tannhäuser Johann Winzer, Gianluca Zampieri Wolfram von Eschenbach Michael Kupfer, Julian Orlishausen Landgrave Hermann Thomas Gazheli, Jens Waldig Biterolf Mattia Campetti, Julian Orlishausen Reinmar von Zweter Mattia Campetti, Michael Doumas Heinrich der Schreiber Markus Herzog, Wolfram Wittekind Walther von der Vogelweide Ferdinand von Bothmer, Joe Tsuchizaki Elisabeth Manuela Maria Dumfart, Nancy Weissbach Venus Michela Bregantin, Mona Somm A Young Shepherd Michelle Buscemi Orchestra and Choir Academy of the Tyrolean Festival Erl Musical and Artistic Director Gustav Kuhn Assistant Director Andreas Leisner Stage Folko Winter Costumes Lenka Radecky Makeup Herbert Maier, Almuth Simonides Light Gustav Kuhn

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Sun, 29 July – Matinee Passionsspielhaus Erl, 11am

RICHARD WAGNER Parsifal Some mistakenly believe that Wagner had become religious in his old age when he wrote Parsifal. Since in his works Wagner had addressed everything from his personal emotional conflicts to theories of opera and political programs, the only thing that was still missing was the occult and metaphysical. And it wouldn’t be Richard Wagner if he hadn’t reached the conclusion that religion and its message need to be liberated from institutions and replaced by art. “Redemption for the Redeemer!" Art as the possibility of veridicality and explanation for the fundamental nature of things, not as instrumentalized ritual. Which goes to show that Parsifal is in best hands at the Passionsspielhaus.

Singers of the Accademia di Montegral Parsifal Michael Baba, Alexander Kaimbacher Gurnemanz Johannes Schmidt Amfortas Thomas Gazheli, Michael Kupfer Kundry Junko Saito, Mona Somm Klingsor Joachim Fuchs, Michael Kupfer Titurel Michael Doumas, Jens Waldig Flowermaidens Anna Princeva, Michiko Watanabe, Kirsten Schwarz,

Silja Schindler, Junko Saito, Vaida Raginskyte 1st Grail Knight Wolfram Wittekind | 2nd Grail Knight Frederik Baldus 1st Esquire Anna Lucia Nardi | 2nd Esquire Sabina Beani 3rd Esquire Alexander Kaimbacher | 4th Esquire Joe Tsuchizaki Voice from Above Michela Bregantin Swan Claudia Czyz Children from Erl | Wilten Boys Choir Orchestra and Choir Academy of the Tyrolean Festival Erl Musical and Artistic Director Gustav Kuhn Assistant Director Andreas Leisner Stage Ina Reuter | Costumes Lenka Radecky Makeup Herbert Maier, Almuth Simonides Light Gustav Kuhn

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CONCERTS

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Thu, 05 July – Opening Passionsspielhaus Erl, 7 pm

TRISTAN SCHULZE Concert Piece for Alphorn, Organ and Orchestra (Premiere) Work Commissioned for and by the Tyrolean Festival Erl 2012

ANTON BRUCKNER Symphony No. 5 in B Flat Major WAB 105 After a twelve-year break, the Tyrolean Festival Erl will once again open with Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5. The composition is exemplary for the postulation that art must never be an end to itself. Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5 is an enormous creation, a complex and challenging composition of unparalleled artistic density and a compelling inner logic. Yet it doesn’t feel crafted.

Instead Bruckner managed to create music in its purest form.

With his Fifth, Bruckner succeeded in further developing the symphony, which found its first climax in the Jupiter Symphony and rose towards its zenith with Beethoven’s Ninth.

Bruckner’s composition will be preceded by a work commissioned by the 2012 Tyrolean Festival Erl. The composer Tristan Schulze, born 1964 in Saxony and now based in Vienna, wrote a piece for the Orchestra of the Tyrolean Festival Erl, the internationally acclaimed Russian (alp)hornist Arkady Shilkloper and himself on the organ. In his work Mr. Schulze combines classical music with alpine tunes to create a unique sound world.

Orchestra of the Tyrolean Festival Erl Organ Tristan Schulze Alphorn Arkady Shilkloper Conductors Giuliano Betta, Gustav Kuhn

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Sat, 07 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 8 pm

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D-Minor op. 125 In 2012, it will be the fourth time that Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is part of the Festival’s opening program. It is this ongoing engagement with this symphony that ultimately reveals its essence to both the musicians and the audience. The more we are exposed to a language, the more we get used to it and come to understand it. Our endeavor to understand Beethoven is a challenging one but we again attempt to meet it.

Singers of the Accademia di Montegral Soprano Susanne Geb Alt Anna Lucia Nardi Tenor Michael Baba Bass Liang Li Orchestra and Choir Academy of the Tyrolean Festival Erl Conductor Gustav Kuhn

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Sun, 08 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 11 am

HANS-JÜRGEN DOETSCH Missa del Mondo Part of the Liturgy – Free Admission

Performed by the Inntal Choir under conductor Hans-Jürgen Doetsch, the Missa del Mondo is a festive mass for solo, mixed choir and orchestra. An important partner during the beginnings of the Tyrolean Festival Erl, the Inntal Choir now returns to the Passionsspielhaus with the Missa del Mondo by Hans-Jürgen Doetsch. Among Doetsch’s sacred works, the Missa del Mondo takes a special position thanks to a liturgy that is composed of six languages.

Inntal Choir Conductor Hans-Jürgen Doetsch

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Fri, 13 July Passionsspielhaus Erl, 8 pm

CARL ORFF Carmina Burana Carmina Burana, a composition based on a long-lost collection of medieval songs, is the best-known work of the controversial German composer Carl Orff. First rejected as insult to good taste, then, strangely enough, glorified as “über-German", Carmina Burana – “Songs of Beuern" – developed into one of the most well-known pieces of operatic music. To this day there is no other composition that approaches Carmina Burana’s fame, as evidenced in pop culture's appropriation of the opening theme O Fortuna, which can be heard everywhere from music for television commercials to the entrance pomp at sporting events.

Although Carl Orff and his Carmina Burana are still polarizing, it is impossible to deny that the composition is a highly stirring work full of exciting rhythms and with a musical language that defies categorization.

Soloists of the Accademia di Montegral Sopran C¸ig˘dem Soyarslan Tenor Wolfram Wittekind Bariton Thomas Gazheli Wilten Boys Choir Orchestra and Choir Academy of the Tyrolean Festival Erl Conductor Gustav Kuhn

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Sun, 15 July – Matinee Passionsspielhaus Erl, 11 am

FRANUI Frische Ware Music for Gravediggers Frische Ware (Fresh Goods) is the name of Franui’s musical sequence, which combines Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann’s funeral music with elements of alpine brass bands to blur the lines between folk and classical funeral music. Westdeutsche Rundfunk (West German Broadcasting) describes their compositions as a “musical essays composed in an enchantingly effortless and melancholy way. Ideal for those moments when grieve, solemnity and outrageous hilarity are inseparable."

Composition, Musical Arrangement Markus Kraler / Andreas Schett Musicbanda Franui Violin Nikolai Tunkowitsch Clarinet , Bass Clarinet Johannes Eder Saxophone, Clarinet Romed Hopfgartner Contrabass, Accordion Markus Kraler Harp, Zither, Voice Angelika Rainer Dulcimer, Guitar, Voice Bettina Rainer Trumpet, Cornet, Voiceg Markus Rainer Trumpet, Cornet, Voice, Musical Director Andreas Schett Valve Trombone, Voice Martin Senfter Tuba Andreas Fuetsch

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Sun 22 July – Matinee Passionsspielhaus Erl, 11 am

GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL Concerto a due cori, HWV 334 GIORGIO BATTISTELLI Premiere WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Symphony No. 41 in C-Major, K 551 In 2012, the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento will once again perform at the Tyrolean Festival Erl. Conductor is Rinaldo Alessandrini, who, together with Concerto Italiano, established himself as the leading interpreter of Italian Baroque music. In Erl, Alessandrini will conduct Händel’s Concerto a Due Cori, the premiere of the Italian avant-garde composer Giorgio Battistelli, and Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony in a historical performance for a completely new listening experience.

Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento Conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini

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CHAMBER MUSIC

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Mon, 09 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm

CHAMBER MUSIC 1 CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS “Danse macabre" for Violin and Piano GYÖRGY LIGETI “L’escalier du diable" for Piano GIUSEPPE TARTINI Sonata in G Minor “Devil’s Trill Sonata" for Violin and Basso Continuo RICCARDO PANFILI Work for Clarinet, Violin and Piano (Premiere) RICCARDO PANFILI “Solo per tre" for Piano (Austria Premiere) JÖRG WIDMANN Fantasy for Clarinet NICCOLÒ PAGANINI 3 Caprice for Violin IGOR STRAWINSKY Suite from “L’histoire du soldat" for Clarinet, Violin and Piano

The 2012 Chamber Concert Series will open with diabolically good music: Alfonso Alberti, a pianist, author and advocate of contemporary music who developed together with the Tyrolean Festival Erl, will treat the audience to great listening pleasures including classics like Tartini’s Devil’s Triller Sonata and Igor Stravinsky’s suite from L’histoire du Soldat. Another highlight will be the premiere of Solo Per Tre, a work written by the Italian star composer Riccardo Panfili for Erl. Piano Alfonso Alberti Violin Filippo Gianinetti Clarinet Selene Framarin

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Tue, 10 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm

CABASSI & FRIENDS 1 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 30, op. 109 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Quartet in G Minor, K 478 GUSTAV MAHLER Quartet Movement ROBERT SCHUMANN Piano Quartet op. 47

In 2012, it will be the fourth time that pianist Davide Cabassi presents an exciting program that will reflect all facets of his widespread talent. This year, Cabassi will perform the last three of Beethoven’s piano sonatas – the common thread of his three concerts at the Erl Parish church. With exciting Mahler’s transcriptions and the composer’s Quartet Movement, Cabassi also renders homage to the late-Romantic composer.

Violin Giulio Rovighi Viola Massimo Piva Violoncello Francesco Dillon Piano Davide Cabassi

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Wed, 11 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm

RECITVAL EVENING 1 FRANZ SCHUBERT Select Quartets and Trios KURT WEILL Select Songs

To challenge traditional listening experiences – to clean the ears of the musically educated – has always been a matter of great importance to the Tyrolean Festival Erl. The Festival’s goal is to offer fresh visions and new perceptions of the familiar. In line with this philosophy, the season’s first Recital Evening will present two completely different approaches to one genre: the song.

Schubert’s jovial tranquility meets Weill’s uncompromising display of the abysm; euphony contrasts with pitiless expression.

Where Schubert is only hinting at melancholy, Weill drags it to the fore. While both composers were aware of the downsides of life, the language used is a completely different one.

Soprano Mona Somm, Silja Schindler Alt Anna Lucia Nardi Tenor Wolfram Wittekind Bass Michael Doumas Piano Jeanpierre Faber, Emanuele Lippi

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Thu 12 July Gasthof Blaue Quelle, 8 pm

BLAUE QUELLE 1 Quadrat:sch Stubenmusic Alpine Chamber Music Across Borders and Times.

The “Stube” is a wood-paneled room where people meet to rest, celebrate, grieve and, often, to make music. Stubenmusik (lit. parlor music) refers to Bavarian and Austrian folk music ensembles using stringed instruments. With their folk music instruments, Quadrat:sch Stubenmusic takes the listener to a friendly and sophisticated version of this versatile place of encounter.

Alexandra Dienz, Christof Dienz, Barbara Romen and Gunter Schneider will first present delightfully pleasing and disturbingly beautiful music before, through gentle turns and twists, exposing the audience to wholly new sounds.

Quadrat:sch Stubenmusic gently unearths deep-seated roots, grafts them and lets them thrive. The ensemble does this in such a smart and passionate way that it is an honor and joy to present them at the Tyrolean Festival Erl. Dulcimer Barbara Romen Zither Christof Dienz Guitar Gunter Schneider Contrabass Alexandra Dienz Percussion Herbert Pirker Harp Zeena Parkins

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Mon, 16 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm

CHAMBER MUSIC 2 DAI FUJIKURA Joule per Pianoforte LOUIS SPOHR Fantasie for Harp DIANA ROTARU Debumesquisse HENRIETTE RENIÉ Pièce Symphonique HARRISON BIRTWISTLE Harrison’s Clock No. 3 GIROLAMO DERACO Work for Harp, Piano and Voice Work commissioned for and by the Tyrolean Festival Erl (Premiere)

The program of the 5th Chamber Music Evening at Erl’s parish focuses on rarities. Antonio Ostuni, the Festival Orchestra’s solo harpist who will also sing the Tannhäuser at Erl’s Passionsspielhaus, created a program with Alfonso Alberti that spotlights rare piano and harp compositions. All works are Erl premieres!

Highlight will be the premiere of a work commissioned by the Tyrolean Festival Erl, which – and that’s another rarity – features harp and piano in a duet.

Soprano Anna Princeva Bariton Frederik Baldus Piano Alfonso Alberti Harp Antonio Ostuni

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Tue, 17 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm

CABASSI & FRIENDS 2 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 31, op. 110 GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 5 – Adagietto (Transcription for Trumpet, Contrabass and Piano) KENT KENNAN Trumpet Sonata PAUL HINDEMITH Sonata for Double Bass and Piano ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Tangos

Hindemith’s Sonata for Double Bass is one of the great highlights of Erl’s Chamber Music Cycle. Lyrical and mellifluous moments are juxtaposed with rugged and angular passages.

Hope and destruction are in stark contrast with each other: an image of Europe after World War II. The work is a classic masterpiece and extremely difficult for double bass. Double bass and trumpet are also found in Astor Piazzolla’s compositions.

The Argentinean artist revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed Nuevo Tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. Piazolla’s earlier works are influenced

by Hindemith, Bartók and their contemporaries.

Trumpet Marco Pierobon Contrabass Enrico Fagone Piano Davide Cabassi

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Wed, 18 July Erl Parish Church, 8pm

RECITAL EVENING 2 ALBAN BERG Seven Early Songs GEORGE GERSHWIN Select Songs GUSTAV MAHLER Of Youth (from “The Song of Earth“) AKIRA MIYOSHI Select Songs from “Jojoh-Syokyokusyu“ (Lyrical Works) KUNIHIKO MASHIMOTO Oroku Musume

This Recital Evening provides space for unexpected musical encounters and experiences. Susanne Geb, one of the best Berg interpreters and this year’s Elsa at the Tyrolean Festival Erl, will sing the composer’s Seven Early Songs. The young baritone Frederik Baldus will perform songs by George Gershwin – a reminder of the memorable meeting between Berg and Gerswhin.

The Japanese tenor Joe Tsuchizaki will present modern songs from his home. With his Far Eastern-inspired interpretation of Mahler’s Of Youth the artist creates a musical bridge between Europe and Asia.

Soprano Susanne Geb Tenor Joe Tsuchizaki Baritone Frederik Baldus Piano Jeanpierre Faber

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Thu, 19 July Gasthof Blaue Quelle, 8 pm

BLAUE QUELLE 2 Tyrolean and Bavarian Stubenmusik Works by BÉLA BARTÓK and ZOLTAN KÓDALY

This evening at Blaue Quelle will give the audience a taste of future projects at the new Festspielhaus, which will also provide a platform for authentic folk music. Festival-goers can look forward to an exciting program headed by Richard Wieser Sr. where traditional folk music from Erl meets the greatest Hungarian composer and folk music collector Béla Bartók. Works

by Zoltan Kódaly will be juxtaposed with authentic Tyrolean Viergesang (a capella groups of four singers) from Erl. Hausmusik Wieser Erler Viergesang

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Mon, 23 July Erl Parish Church, 8pm

CHAMBER MUSIC 3 ARNO BABADJANJAN Sonata for Violin and Piano ADNAN SAYGUN Sonata for Violin and Piano TIGRAN MANSURJAN Trio for Strings in an Arrangement for Saxophone HIGHLIGHTS from “… at the Opera”

With his novel The Forty Days of Musa Dagh Franz Werfel awakened the world to the Turkish-Armenian conflict and made it a topic of Central European culture. The Armenian pianist Margarita Oganesjan will build a musical bridge between the two countries by combining Armenian music with a sonata by the Turkish composer Adnan Saygun (who, at the beginning of his career in Istanbul, was very close to Gustav Kuhn). The Sax Allemande ensemble (winners of the Echo Award) will perform Armenian music and present highlights from their “... at the opera" program.

Violin Rebekka Hartmann Piano Margarita Oganesjan Sax Allemande Soprano Saxophone Frank Schüssler Alt Saxophone Arend Hastedt Baritone Saxophone Markus Maier

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Tue, 24 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm

CABASSI & FRIENDS 3 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 32, op. 111 GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 7: Night Music – Andante Amoroso (Transcription by Alfredo Casella) DMITRI SHOSTAKOWITSCH Concertino for Two Pianos, op. 94 SERGEI RACHMANINOV Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, op. 17

David Cabassi will close the 2012 concert season together with his wife Tatiana Larionova. Gustav Mahler authorized the publication of his symphonies in transcriptions, which were mainly used for study purposes. Alfredo Casella will perform an arrangement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 for Piano Four Hands, which made it into the great concert halls – and lastly to Erl’s parish church – thanks to Arnold Schönberg’s ingenious transcription. The evening will end with two classic works for piano four hands: Shostakovich’s Concertino and Rachmaninov’s Suite No. 2.

Piano Tatiana Larionova, Davide Cabassi

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Wed, 25 July Erl Parish Church, 8 pm

RECITAL EVENING 3 RICHARD STRAUSS Select Songs HUGO WOLF Select Songs RICHARD STRAUSS “High and Mighty Princess” from the Opera “Ariadne on Naxos”

The support and encouragement of young artists has always been one of the hallmarks of the Tyrolean Festival Erl. Over the years many loyal friends and companions have been supporting the Festival organizers in this endeavor. This year it is the operatic tenor Siegfried Jerusalem, who, concurrently with his international career, successfully teaches young talents musical skills and fundamentals. At this season’s last Recital Evening Jerusalem will perform works by Hugo Wolf and Richard Strauss together with the young Danish soprano Christa Dalby.

With Richard Strauss’ Zerbinetta from Ariadne on Naxos Christa Dalby will give a taste of the opening of the new Festspielhaus on 26 December 2012.

Soprano Christa Dalby Tenor Siegfried Jerusalem Piano Jeanpierre Faber

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Thu 26 July Gasthof Blaue Quelle, 8 pm

BLAUE QUELLE 3 Kurt Weill Songs GEORG KREISLER Lieder

The Chamber Music Cycle of the Tyrolean Festival Erl 2012 is brought to a close with a farewell to the artist of the evening who will be leaving the stage to focus on teaching. Unpretentious self-critical, humorous, charming, and full of depth – this is how Gertrud Ottenthal, honorary member of the Accademia di Montegral and celebrated star of the Tyrolean Festival Erl (unforgettable her Sieglinde) is known and loved by her audience.

At the Blaue Quelle Gertrud Ottenthal will perform together with the actor Philipp Maria Krenn, who enjoyed critical audience acclaim and sold out performances with his TannhäusErl last year. This will be the first time for Mrs. Ottenthal to perform in such an intimate setting in Erl. Soprano Gertrud Ottenthal Actor| Chansonnier Philipp Maria Krenn Piano Jeanpierre Faber

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Gustav Kuhn Born in Salzburg, Gustav Kuhn studied conducting with Hans Swarovsky, Bruno Maderna und Herbert von Karajan at the Conservatories in Vienna and Salzburg and graduated from the Salzburg University in philosophy, psychology and psychopathology. Kuhn was only 24 years old when he won the prestigious international conducting competition of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF).

From 1970 to 1977 Kuhn worked as choirmaster and conductor at the Istanbul Opera House, then as 1st Chapel Master at the Dortmund Opera House. During this time he already gave guest performances in Palermo, Naples and Bologna. Later he had engagements as guest director in Rome, Florence, Venice and Zurich. Gustav Kuhn also conducted the Berlin Philharmonics, the Dresden State Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala in Milano, the Orchestre National de France in Paris, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, the NHK Orchestra in Tokyo, and, last but not least, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1974 Kuhn founded the Institute for Aleatoric Music in Salzburg; in 1977 he made his debut at the Vienna State Opera with Richard Strauss’ Elektra; only a year later, in 1978, he debuted at the Bavarian State Opera and the Salzburg Festival; the following season Maestro Kuhn made his conducting debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London and was engaged as General Music Director in Bern; in 1980 Kuhn opened the Glyndebourne Festival. More debuts followed: 1981 with Fidelio in Chicago; 1982 with Così fan tutte at the Paris Opera; 1984 at with Tannhäuser Milan’s Scala; 1986 with Un ballo in maschera at Arena di Verona.

In 1986 Gustav Kuhn started to direct and produce operas to achieve a greater artistic union between a work’s visual and musical components. Kuhn produced and staged The Flying Dutchman (Triest), Parsifal (Naples), Salome (Rome), Don Carlos (Turin), Don Giovanni (Festival di Macerata), Rossini’s Otello (Berlin, Braunschweig and Tokyo), La Bohème (Tokyo), Ariadne on Naxos (Milan), Falstaff (Tokyo), among others.

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In 1986 Gustav Kuhn made his debut as opera director with the Flying Dutchman in Trieste (stage design and costumes: Peter Pabst); in 1993 he developed the “Hall Opera” series for Suntory Hall Opera in Tokyo; Kuhn stayed with the Salzburg Festival until 1997 (1989 Un ballo in maschera; 1992, 1994 and 1997 La clemenza di Tito).

From 1983 to 1985 Kuhn served as general music director at the Bonn Opera, followed by engagements as head conductor of the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome and later as artistic director of the Teatro di San Carlo in Neapel. From 1990 to 1994 Kuhn headed the music festival in Macerata.

Gustav Kuhn has been artistic director of Neue Stimmen (New Voices), an international singing competition by the German Bertelsmann Foundation in Gütersloh, since 1987. In 1992 Kuhn founded the Accademia di Montegral, headquartered at the Convento dell’Angelo in Lucca (Tuscany) since 2000. In 1997 Kuhn founded the Tyrolean Festival Erl. After working on Wagner’s Ring for several years, Kuhn took the production on tour for the first time in 2005 (Santander) and produced the now legendary 24-hour Ring. The same year Dr. Hans Peter Haselsteiner agreed to become president of the Tyrolean Festival Erl; the construction of the Festspielhaus is largely owed to his efforts and commitment. By the end of summer 2012 Gustav Kuhn will have directed and conducted all of Wagner’s grand operas at Erl’s Passionsspielhaus. The opening of the Festspielhaus is scheduled for December 2012.

Gustav Kuhn has been artistic director of the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento since January 2003. In 2010 Kuhn instituted the South Tyrol Festival (Toblach/Dobbiaco) at the urging of Governor Dr. Luis Durnwalder.

Gustav Kuhn’s compositions include orchestra works, masses and solo pieces; his instrumentation of Janácˇek’s Diary of One Who Disappeared met with great acclaim at the Opéra National de Paris (released at Edition Peters). Kuhn has been performing the Delirium concert series in his hometown of Salzburg annually since 2007. Gustav Kuhn’s recording are available at col legno, BMG, EMI, CBS, Capriccio, Supraphon, Orfeo, Koch / Schwann, Coreolan, ARTE NOVA and others. His book Aus Liebe zur Musik (Out Of Love For Music) by Henschel Verlag.

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Orchestra of the Tyrolean Festival Erl

Founded in the summer of 1999, the Orchestra generated enthusiastic audiences and critical acclaim in its first year at the Tyrolean Festival Erl. The Orchestra is an amalgamation of the finest talents, experienced musicians from renowned international orchestras, chamber music specialists and teachers who share a passion for classical works and a dedication to musical perfection.

Every June and July the musicians meet up at the Tyrolean Festival Erl to perform the magnificent works of Wagner and Strauss as well as romantic and classical concert pieces. With Gustav Kuhn as spiritus rector and musical director, the orchestra enjoys international critical and artistic praise for its performances and established a reputation as the world’s leading Wagner orchestra.

The orchestra’s repertoire includes Beethoven’s symphonies and all great works of the romantic composers including Bruckner, Tchaikovsky and Mahler; Richard Strauss’ operas Elektra and Guntram; Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelungs, Tristan and Isolde, Parsifal, The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, The Flying Dutchman and Tannhäuser; and Mozart’s The Magic Flute.

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Choir Academy of the Tyrolean Festival Erl

Founded in 2007, the Choir Academy is on par with the Festival Orchestra. The Choir Academy, too, offers its members a holistic development as artists, and focuses on strengthening the individual voice within the choral setting. Thanks to its excellent training, the Choir Academy has reached the highest level of artistic excellence necessary to perform a variety of choral works, including everything from a cappella music to operas.

Artistic director of the young ensemble is Gustav Kuhn. The Choir Academy has a base of 32 members but can vary in size depending on the repertoire being performed, which ranges from cappella music to great concert and opera productions.

The Choir Academy of the Tyrolean Festival Erl places great emphasis on the quality and training of the individual voice.

Singers receive significant individual attention, making it possible for singers to expand their musical and vocal potential.

The Choir Academy’s concert repertoire includes Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, Joseph Haydn’s Nelson Mass, and Gioacchino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle. Under Marco Medved, the Choir Academy performed in opera productions of The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Fidelio, Electra, The Magic Flute and The Flying Dutchman, Tannhäuser, Parsifal, Lohengrin and Tosca as well as in a cappella concerts.

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2012 Cast Artistic Director Prof. Dr. Gustav Kuhn Singers of the Accademia di Montegral Honorary Member Gertrud Ottenthal Members Michael Baba, Frederik Baldus, Sabina Beani,

Michela Bregantin, Ales Briscein, Michelle Buscemi, Mattia Campetti, Claudia Czyz, Christa Dalby, Leonora del Rio, Michael Doumas, Manuela Maria Dumfart, Erler Viergesang, Joachim Fuchs, Thomas Gazheli, Susanne Geb, Oliviero Giorgiutti, Graciela de Gyldenfeldt, Hermine Haselböck, Franz Hawlata, Markus Herzog, Oskar Hillebrandt, Siegfried Jerusalem, Alexander Kaimbacher, Bettine Kampp, Wade Kernot, Michael Kupfer, Liang Li, Zvetan Michailov, Anna Lucia Nardi, Julian Orlishausen, Silvano Paolillo, Anna Princeva, Martina Prins, Vaida Raginskyte, Junko Saito, Michela Sburlati, Silja Schindler, Johannes Schmidt, Kirsten Schwarz, Andrea Silvestrelli, Mona Somm, C¸ig˘dem Soyarslan, Andrew Sritheran, Elena Suvorova, Joe Tsuchizaki, Ferdinand von Bothmer, Jens Waldig, Drummond Walker, Michiko Watanabe, Nancy Weissbach, Johann Winzer, Wolfram Wittekind, Carsten Wittmoser, Gianluca Zampieri, Stephan Zelck Instrumentalists Alfonso Alberti, Davide Cabassi, Alexandra

Dienz, Christof Dienz, Francesco Dillon, Johannes Eder, Enrico Fagone, Selene Framarin, Andreas Fuetsch, Filippo Gianinetti, Rebekka Hartmann, Arend Hastedt, Romed Hopfgartner, Hausmusik Wieser, Markus Kraler, Tatiana Larionova, Markus Maier, Margarita Oganesjan, Antonio Ostuni, Zeena Parkins, Marco Pierobon, Herbert Pirker, Massimo Piva, Angelika Rainer, Bettina Rainer, Markus Rainer, Barbara Romen, Giulio Rovighi, Andreas Schett, Gunter Schneider, Frank Schüssler, Tristan Schulze, Martin Senfter, Arkady Shilkloper, Nikolai Tunkowitsch

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Musical Director Gustav Kuhn, Rinaldo Alessandrini,

Giuliano Betta, Hans-J端rgen Doetsch, Helge Dorsch, Mauro Fabbri, Jeanpierre Faber, Emanuele Lippi, Marco Medved, Andreas Schett, Johannes Stecher Musical Assistant Giuliano Betta, Andrea del Bianco, Helge Dorsch, Mauro Fabbri, Jeanpierre Faber, Jeong Un Kim, Sharolyn Kimmorley, Oleg Lesun, Emanuele Lippi, Chungki Min, Stefan Zikoudis Director of Studies Thomas Mandl Conductor Gustav Kuhn, Andreas Leisner Assistant Director, Stage Management Philipp Maria Krenn, Natalie Ortner B端hne Jan Hax Halama, Ina Reuter, Folko Winter Costumes and Head of Kost端mmanufaktur Lenka Radecky Make-up Herbert Maier, Almuth Simonides Light Design Gustav Kuhn Sounds Sascha Tekale Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento Orchestra of the Tyrolean Festival Erl Orchestra Assistant Vladimir Deiko Choir Academy of the Tyrolean Festival Erl

In cooperation with Capella Minsk Choral Director Ludmila Efimova, Marco Medved Wilten Boys Choir Director Mag. Johannes Stecher Inntal Choir Director Hans-J端rgen Doetsch Children from Erl Coordination Claudia Dresch

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A New Festival House for Erl

Erl has been buzzing with construction since October 2011. The Orchestra and Choir Academy, the singers, the assistants to the director, the lighting designer, the stage designer and the costume designer, the directors, the administrative staff and the technicians of the Tyrolean Festival Erl – they all will find a new home in the modern Festspielhaus. Designed by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, Vienna, the extraordinary structure will boast 862 seats (130 of which are flexible seats near the orchestra) and the world’s largest orchestra pit (160-sq meters).

The total useable surface will be 7,000-square meter.

The new Festspielhaus will respect and compliment the architecture of the old Passionsspielhaus and its natural surroundings in a unique way: in the summer, when the Tyrolean Festival Erl or the Passion Plays take place at the white Passionsspielhaus, the dark Festspielhaus will blend with the dark forest, thus allowing the Passionsspielhaus to be dominant. In the winter it is the other way round: while the white Passionsspielhaus will fade into its surroundings, the dark Festspielhaus will stand out against the white landscape.

In the summer the Festspielhaus will serve as additional venue for the Tyrolean Festival Erl; during Passion Play years and in the winter it will be the Festival’s only venue.

In October 2010, general contractor STRABAG started the preparatory work for the Festspielhaus, which included the blasting 40

of 110,000 tons of rock. Of special concern was the preservation of the Blaue Quelle, a pristine natural spring. Experts were called in to ascertain the safety of the landmark and avoid potential damage to it. All assessments were completed and approved before construction started and neither the origin nor the course of the bubbling spring will be disturbed in any way.

The Festspielhaus’ structural work was completed in September 2011. The massive steel construction is scheduled to be completed by Christmas, interior construction has already started.

So far, the construction has been on schedule and the Festspielhaus is set to open on 26 December 2012. The construction of the Festspielhaus and all necessary infrastructure (garages etc.) was made possible largely by the Haselsteiner Family Private Foundation who covers the lion share of the estimated 36 million Euros in construction cost. The foundation will also pay all working expenses as well as the cost arising from programming in the winter. In October 2011, the Tyrolean Festival Erl received eight million Euros in funding from the Tyrolean State Government to help finance the project; the Federal Government also said they would offer eight million Euros, but a firm promise of financial help is still outstanding.

The new house’s repertoire will focus on Bach, Händel, Haydn, Mozart, bel-canto and other music of the Italian repertoire, for which the stage at the Passionspielhaus is not – or only inadequately – suitable. During non-performance times the house will serve as training center for all opera-related professions. The Festspielhaus in Erl will be officially inaugurated at the first Winter Festival starting on 26 December 2012. The Winter Festiva, which is scheduled to run yearly from St. Stephen’s Day (26 Dec) through Three Kings Day (6 Jan), will offer operas and classical music at a time when many opera houses in Europe are closed.

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Erl – The Passion Play and Festival Town in Tyrol

Erl (pop. 1,450) is located in the North-Tyrolean Unterinntal Valley, on the border with Bavaria and about 15 kilometers from Kufstein. Tyrol’s northernmost and lowest town once was a Roman estate known as Praedium Aurelianum. A Mithra stone with the inscription “DIM PRO SALUTE” was found during excavations at the parish and shows that Romans settled here as early as 300 AD. The first time Erl was mentioned in an official document, the Notitia Arnonis, a list of the possessions of Salzburg’s archbishopric, is 788 AD. Erl and Erl’s parish, which is dedicated to Saint Andreas the Apostle, were destroyed several times during the course of history. Under Emperor Maximilian Erl, together with Rattenberg, Kitzbühel and Kufstein, was finally ceded to Tyrol in 1504. Erl is one of the Inntal Valley’s oldest villages.

Erl’s main attractions include the “Blaue Quelle” (Blue Spring) which has an average flow rate of 700 liters per second, Trockenbach waterfall, the legendary “Erler Herz”, a heartshaped mountain pass, and the Calvary overlooking the Inntal valley. Great and easily accessible vista mountains are Kranzhorn (1367 m) with its two summit crosses, and Spitzstein (1596 m). The former Gasthof Zollhaus Inn at the wooden Inn bridge boasts a memorial plaque for Adolf Pichler, the famous geologist and local historian who was born here in 1819.

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1613 – 2013 400 Years of Passion Plays in Erl

The tradition of performing religious plays can be traced back to 1613 when pilgrims on their way from Munich to Altötting stopped by in Erl to see an Easter play. The oldest text was written by the Augsburg mastersinger Sebastian Wild and dates from the 16th century. Built between 1957 and 1959 on plans by Robert Schuller, a student of Clemens Holzmeister, the Passionsspielhaus has a tiered stage and is Austria’s largest orchestra theater. The Erl Passion Play, which is acted by six hundred local villagers, has been staged every six years since the theater’s completion. To this day some 800,000 visitors have come to see the unique performances in Erl. The music, which has changed several times in the course of the Play’s history and included everything from religious chants to the wonderful compositions of Cesar Bresgen and Wolfram Wagner, is always performed by local musicians.

In 2013 Erl will celebrate the 400th anniversary of its Passion Play. For this occasion the famous Tyrol-born writer Felix Mitterer was commissioned to write a new text. Director will be Markus Plattner from Schwaz, stage design will be by Annelie Büchner, costume design by Lenka Radecky.

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Accademia di Montegral

In today’s competitive free market young professionals like singers, conductors, répétiteurs, stage designers and costume designers often find themselves left out in the cold and therefore ultimately doomed to fail. What once was the responsibility of theater and music directors, namely the support and professional education of young artists, today is often subject to their arbitrariness and the dictate of the entertainment industry. In addition, the opera is in the throes of an economic and structural crisis: high operating costs, expensive technology, grand trappings, a sluggish – and sometimes hostile – bureaucracy, and incompetent opera makers add to the already challenging situation. As a result there are many are poorly trained and easy-to-replace young musicians, and, ultimately, a decreasing interest in opera, especially among younger people. The Accademia di Montegral sees its purpose in providing support and education as well as promoting the art form of the opera.

The groundwork was laid in 1987 when conductor and director Gustav Kuhn founded the Accademia in Italy. Later, sister

We would like to thank our Sponsors and Benefactors.

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institutions were set up in Germany (1993) and in Japan (1994; Tokyo Suntory-Hall).

The “Convento dell’Angelo” near Lucca (Tuscany) has been the artistic center of the Accademia di Montegral since October 2000. The way the Accademia works is that certain topics are chosen which are then discussed and debated by students and renowned experts (e.g. elocutionists, répétiteurs, conductors, directors, etc.) during class. The Accademia also provides practice-oriented information on a variety of topics such as casting, fees, etc.

The Accademia offers its high-level support not only to talented young singers but also to artists from related fields such as instrumentalists, conductors, composers and directors. This way it is possible for the Accademia di Montegral to produce and perform complete opera productions itself. Some of the Accademia di Montegral’s esteemed honorary members include Francisco Araiza, Albert Dohmen, Gertrud Ottenthal, Peter Pabst and Renato Bruson.

Funding and support for the Accademia’s programs comes largely from sponsors and private benefactors.

Italy: Accademia di Montegral

Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca Account No. 112201; ABI 06200, CAB 13754; IBAN IT 84 G 06200 13754 000000112201; SWIFT BPALIT3L Contact

Accademia di Montegral Via per Tramonte 2530 I-55100 Ponte a Moriano (LU) T +39 05 83 / 40 63 00 info@montegral.com www.montegral.com

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Project Montegral: Help for Street Children in Brazil

The Accademia di Montegral is located inside the Convento dell’Angelo, a monastery of the Passionists, a Roman Catholic religious order. After hundreds of years at the Convento, which is beautifully set high above Lucca, a shortage of new priests and the dilapidated condition of the monastery forced the Passionists to leave the Convento in the 1990ies and look for a new use of the building. In 2000 Gustav Kuhn’s Accademia di Montegral found its home in the Convento.

The Passionists, who live their faith through commitment to those who suffer, are dedicated to social work and fighting poverty worldwide. The Passionists of Brazil have several projects running in Salvador, Itabuna and Jequie to offer street children a better future and an alternative to life on the streets.

The Accademia di Montegral supports the work of the Passionist Order in Brazil. Any assistance as well as donations are greatly appreciated. Please make your donation payable to: “Projekt Montegral, Hilfe für die Straßenkinder Brasiliens”

For further information on this initiative please visit: www.projekt-montegral.de/en

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Verein Projekt Montegral Help for Street Children in Brazil President Beate Weißmann

Rosenheimerstraße 2 D-83080 Oberaudorf T +49 (0) 80 33 / 21 31 beate-weissmann@web.de www.projekt-montegral.de Dr. Christin Kirn

Accademia di Montegral Via per Tramonte 2530 I-55100 Ponte a Moriano (LU) T +39 05 83 / 40 63 00 or T +39 07 21 / 91 10 03 info@montegral.com www.montegral.com Donation Accounts Austria

Raika Bad Häring, Account No. 1025790 BLZ 36236 IBAN AT45 3623 6000 01025790, BIC RZTIAT 22236 Germany

Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Mangfalltal–Rosenheim Account No. 346993, BLZ 711 600 00 IBAN DE34 7116 0000 0000 346 993, BIC GENODEF1VRR Italy

Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano, Account No. 5003723, BLZ 6045 IBAN IT39 N060 4511 6010 0000 5003 723, BIC CRBZIT 2B001

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Friends of the Tyrolean Festival Welcome to the Friends of the Tyrolean Festival Erl!

Those who have been to the Tyrolean Festival Erl know that it is more than a cultural event: it is an attitude towards life in which music alone sets the tone.

The Tyrolean Festival Erl boasts a loyal and diverse audience that keeps coming back every year, and many choose to join the circle of Friends of the Festival. Without the generosity of our Friends, the Tyrolean Festival Erl could not exist the way it is today. Please join this valuable group of people and become a Festival Sponsor, Benefactor, or Friend of the Tyrolean Festival Erl. Your membership helps support young artists and special projects of the Tyrolean Festival Erl and its efforts to offer highest quality music.

The Festival not only appreciates your financial support but also your moral and emotional bolstering as we maneuver on with our mission to stay outside the mainstream.

Benefits include

– Priority opportunity to purchase tickets before the general public at a 15 % early-booking discount – Access to preferred seating – Invitation to the Festival opening event at the Passionsspielhaus (two honorary tickets per Member) – Invitation to the final rehearsal of a new opera production at the Passionsspielhaus – 20% merchandise discount in the Festival Shop – Recognition in the official playbill – Invitation to the press conference of the Tyrolean Festival Erl – Program Service – free Program and/or coupons

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Please refer to our Information Brochure for more information on the Friends of the Tyrolean Festival Erl. Contact Maria-Theresia Müller, T +43 (0) 512 / 57 88 88 12

freunde@tiroler-festspiele.at · www.tiroler-festspiele.at Adress: Adamgasse 1, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria Membership Fees

Friends

Individual Membership: Euro 95,– Partner Membership: Euro 50,– Sponsor

Individual Membership: Euro 395,– Partner Membership: Euro 150,– Benefactor

Individual Membership: Euro 895,– Partner Membership: Euro 350,– Chair

Dr. Sixtus Lanner, President Dr. Michael Trockenbacher, Vice President Maria Fischbacher-Jaehner, Cashier Maria-Theresia Müller, Secretary Honorary Members

Andrea Kuhn, Dr. Fritz Hakl

Bank Accounts Austria

Raiffeisenbank Erl Account No. 27565 · Bank Code 36223 IBAN: AT97 3622 3 000000 27565 BIC: RZTIAT22223

Germay Raiffeisenbank Oberaudorf Account No. 31720 Bank Code 7116 2355 IBAN: DE 46 7116 2355 0000 31720 BIC: DENIDEF10BD

Members Benefactors

Brigitte Geiger (Schwaz), Dr. Heinz Giger (Vienna), Dr. Franz von Walther (Bolzano), Dr. Friederike Zaisberger (Salzburg) Sponsors

Architekten Adamer-Ramsauer (Kufstein), Amann-Feingarn Marketing GmbH (Dornbirn), Annett Andriesen & Edwin Rutten (Hilversum), Dr. Christian & Brigitte Apprich (Kirchbichl), Dr. Hermann Aspöck (Salzburg), Dr. Thomas & Jutta Birtel (Mülheim an der Ruhr), Dr. Christof Ebersberg (Ruggel), Dr. Sieglinde Gahleitner (Wien), Bernd & Isabella Grögor (Wiesloch), Mag. Dr. Martin Hochstöger (Landeck), Theo Jongen (Kirchberg), Hans-Jürgen & Sonja Kaiser (München), Fam. Johanna MarchesaniReisch (Wien), Helmut & Gabriele Menzel (Bruck-Alxing), Elke Rhomberg (Götzis), Richard-Wagner-Verband Innsbruck-Bozen (Innsbruck), Familie Dr. Georg Schneider (Kelheim), Dkfm. Herbert Schwarz (Badenweiler), Wolfgang Strubel (Neu Anspach), Johannes Zagler MBA (München) Friends

Familie Dr. Klaus Auer (Söll), Helga Aust (Wien), Ulrike Barounig Kofler (Bruneck), Mag. Carola Bechter (Innsbruck), Angela Benesch (Schwaz), Gertrude Beyer (Wien), Helene Bichler (Ellmau), Hartmut Boese (Wien), Inge Brunner (Leonding), Dr. Armin & Mag. Myriam Dallmann (Wien), Heidi Darbo (Stans), Dr. Christoph & Eleonore David (Bad Aibling), Dr. Siegfried & Anne Dillersberger (Kufstein), Ingeborg Ebenbichler (Lechaschau), Dr. Josef & Dr. Barbara Egerbacher (Itter), Dr. Petra Elliott (Wien), MR. Dr. med. Peter Erhart (Rattenberg), Franz Exenberger (Ebbs), DI Eugen Feichtinger (Imst), KR Dr. Johann Felder (Absam), Maria Fischbacher-Jaehner (Walchee), Adelheid Fischler (Absam), Dr. Peter & Esther Fritsch (Innsbruck), Ing. Franz Fröschl (Hall), Andreas Fuchs (Kirchbichl), KR Kaspar Fuchs (Kirchbichl), Ing. Ingrid Führlinger (Walchsee), Dr. Hiltraut Fussenegger (Salzburg), Dr. Stephan Greiderer (Niederndorf), Mag. Eveline Gritsch (Innsbruck), Mag. Dieter Heidecker (Kufstein), Edith Heindl (Söchtenau), DI Peter Helletzgruber & Dr. Astrid Fleischhacker-Buchgeher (Wien), Brigitte Hennig (Berlin), Prof. Dr. Ingrid Herrmann (Innsbruck), Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Christopher Hoeckel & Stephanie Baumann (Brannenburg), Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Hofer (Salzburg), Peter Horngacher (St. Johann i. Tirol), Ing. Karl Jäger (Kufstein), Mag. Liane Karner (Kufstein), Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Katzenberger (Groß-Enzersdorf), Dr. Gerhard Kerle (Langkampfen), Dr. Helmut Klemm (Schechen), Dr. Heribert Knoglinger (Sauerlach), Fa. Knott-Stadler (Oberaudorf), Elfriede Kocian (Linz), Dr. Hans Jörg Kofler (Salzburg), Wilhelm & Helga Kreitmair (München), Dr. Helmut Lamprecht (Aldrans), Charlotte & Dieter Laggner (St. Johann i. Tirol), Dr. Sixtus Lanner (Wien), Dr. Richard Lanner (Wildschönau), Heidemarie Lerchster (Kössen), Dr. Klaus Lindner (Maria Enzersdorf), Prof. Mag. Herbert Madl & Dr. med. Mariette Jourdain-Madl 50

(Kufstein), Dr. Wolfgang & Mag. Rosmarie Magnet (Innsbruck), Annelies Mann (München), Rudolf Marageter (Nussdorf-Haunsberg), Gregor & Erika Marx (Bremen), Gräfin Renate Matuschka (München), Dr. Peter Mayr (Kufstein), Dr. Hanns-Walter Metten (Mainz), Arch. DI Matthias Molzbichler (Wien), Hubert & Hildegund Moser (Kufstein), Marlies Muhr (Salzburg), Irmgard Mumelter (Götzens), Maria-Theresia & Reinhard Müller (Telfs), Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Münz (Weiz), Burgi Neuschmid (Erl), Prof. Gudrun Obendorf (Innsbruck), Dr. Richard & Brunhilde Obendorf (Innsbruck), Ing. Fritz & Marion Oberlerchner (Wien), Marlis Opel (Koblenz), Dr. Gustav Ortner (Wien), Arch. DI Michael Patzelt (Aldrans), Dr. Wolfram & Inge Peitzsch (Baldham), Fam. Helmut Peter (St. Wolfgang), Dr. Detlef Peters (München), Fam. Dr. Franz Pistoja (Kirchdorf), Michael Pfeffer (Wörgl), Christel & Herbert Pokorny (Itter), Dkfm. Dr. Rudolf Potocnik (Wien), Fam. Michaela Radmann (Teufen), Mag. Walter Rafelsberger (Kirchdorf), Herbert Redinger (Innsbruck), Jürgen & Ingeborg Reimann (München), Monika Riedel (Wien), Ilse Riedl (Wien), Dr. Wolfgang Ritter (Wuppertal), KR Mag. Ernst Rosi & Sylvia Pessl (Wien), Dkfm. Konrad Rumpold (Perchtoldsdorf), Irmgard Sailer (Kolsassberg), Inge Schaefer (Schwaig b. Nürnberg), Burgl Scherlin (Erl), Lieselotte Schmidt (München), Dr. Guido Schmidt-Chiari (St. Anton am Arlberg), Fam. Norbert & Sigrid Schön (Oberaudorf), Dr. Primar Gerbert Schuchter (Kufstein), Wolf-Dietrich Schuscha (Maria Rain), Fam. Charlotte von Schwartz (Oberaudorf), BMaD. Dr. Sonja Stiegelbauer (Bad Vöslau), Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Siegfried Streit (Wien), Dr. Wilfried Studeny (Walchsee), Dr. Herbert & Elisabeth Tautschnig (Hof), Prim. Dr. Michael & Dr. Renate Trockenbacher (St. Johann i. Tirol), Dagmar Werno (Holzkirchen), Hubert & Hanna Widschwenter (Kufstein), Herwig Winkler (Seekirchen), Helena Winkler (Kössen), Mag. Barbara Wöss-Zambai (Sistrans), RA Senator Dr. Ernst Wunderbaldinger (Innsbruck), Irma Wurnig (Kufstein), Dr. Gerhard Zelger (Hopfgarten) As of February 2012

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Erl and Surroundings Erl, the gateway to the Alps, is conveniently located within easy reach of Munich, Salzburg and Innsbruck. The greater Erl region and Kufstein also have much to offer for day-trippers.

Erl

Erl’s main attractions include the “Blaue Quelle" (Blue Spring) which has an average flow rate of 700 liters per second, Trockenbach waterfall, the legendary “Erler Herz", a heart-shaped mountain pass, and the Calvary overlooking the Inntal valley. Great and easily accessible vista mountains are Kranzhorn (1367 m) with its two summit crosses, and Spitzstein (1596 m). The former Gasthof Zollhaus Inn at the wooden Inn Bridge boasts a memorial plaque for Adolf Pichler, the famous geologist and local historian who was born here in 1819.

Tourist Office, Erl Dorf 15, 6343 Erl (A) T +43 (0) 53 72 / 62 207-312 · F +43 (0) 53 72 / 62 207-412 · www.erl.at

Innsbruck

Unsurpassed is the view of the old town, with the snow-capped mountains of the Nordkette looming behind. Thanks to its scenic beauty, spectacular mountains and unique historic sights, the city attracts visitors from all over the world.

Alpine and urban: Innsbruck, the Capital of the Alps.

Innsbruck Tourismus, Burggraben 3, 6021 Innsbruck (A) T +43 (0) 512 / 598 50 · F +43 (0) 512 / 598 50-107 office@innsbruck.info · www.innsbruck.info

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Kufstein

Kufstein’s main attractions include the 13th-century fortress, the historic Römerhofgasse and the world-famous Riedel Glassworks, the Mining Museum in Bad Häring, the Film Museum, the Schnapps Distillery and the Filly Farm in Ebbs.

Tourismusverband Ferienland Kufstein Unterer Stadtplatz 8, 6330 Kufstein (A) T +43 (0) 53 72 / 62 207 · F +43 (0) 53 72 / 61 455 info@kufstein.com · www.kufstein.com · www.kultur-tirol.at

Salzburg

Salzburg offers a harmonious blend of nature, art, culture, tradition and modernity.

Surrounded by high mountains and separated by the Salzach River, Salzburg caters to all tastes and interests. The city’s most famous son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, enchants and delights music lovers from all over the world.

Tourismus Salzburg GmbH, Auerspergstr. 6, 5020 Salzburg (A) T +43 (0) 662 / 889 87-0 · F +43 (0) 662 / 889 87-32 tourist@salzburg.info · www.salzburg.info

Oberaudorf / Kiefersfelden

The idyllic town of Oberaudorf is situated only 5 kilometers from Erl. Sights include Blaahaus Museum, the Audorf Local History Museum, seven swimming lakes, and the Hocheck ski lifts. Lodging options include hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs and apartments.

A shuttle bus service to the Passionsspielhaus Erl is available during Festival season.

Kaiser-Reich-Oberaudorf / Kiefersfelden Kufsteinerstr. 6, 83080 Oberaudorf (D) T +49 (0) 80 33 / 301 20 · F +49 (0) 80 33 / 301 29 oberaudortf@kaiser-reich.com · www.kaiser-reich.com

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Rosenheim

Enjoy Bavaria at its most beautiful! Rosenheim is your picture-perfect Bavarian city amid stunning mountain scenery. Located between Lake Chiemsee and Wendelstein Mountain, Rosenheim boasts a unique combination of alpine charm and southern flair.

Anyone willing to explore the city with the spectacular views will find it truly wonderful.

Tourismusinfo Rosenheim Kufsteiner Straße 4, 83022 Rosenheim (D) T +49 (0) 80 31 / 365-9061 · F +49 (0) 80 31 / 365-9060 touristinfo@rosenheim.de · www.touristinfo-rosenheim.de

München

It’s the unique mix of old traditions, dynamic development and beautiful green spaces that set Munich apart. With a huge selection of art and culture venues, stores and shops, bars and restaurants, there never is a shortage of things to do and places to explore in Munich.

Tourismusamt Munich Sendlinger Straße 1, 80331 Munich (D) T +49 (0) 89 / 23 39 65 00 · F +49 (0) 89 / 23 33 02 33 tourismus@münchen.de · www.muenchen-tourist.de

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Eating and Sleeping in Erl Beim Dresch

Enjoy a wonderful combination of culture and good dining at our friendly inn! In our restaurant we serve delicious homemade meals, light summer dishes, mouthwatering ice-cream sundaes, and fine wines. For your wellbeing we had our rooms redecorated according to the traditional principles of Feng Shui. Our house is only a short walk from Erl’s Passionsspielhaus.

Gasthaus “Beim Dresch" Familie Anker, Oberweidau 2, 6343 Erl (A) T +43 (0) 53 73 / 81 29 · F +43 (0) 53 73 / 81 29-3 anker@dresch.at · www.dresch.at

Gasthof zur Blauen Quelle

Traditional family-run inn in close proximity to the Passionsspielhaus. Restaurant serving Tyrolean specialties and International dishes prepared with highest quality ingredients. Excellent wine list. Comfortable and beautifully decorated rooms.

Chef de cuisine Alexander Struth; Service Gaby Struth Gasthof zur Blauen Quelle Familie Struth, Mühlgraben 52, 6343 Erl (A) T +43 (0) 53 73 / 81 28 · F +43 (0) 53 73 / 81 28-4 info@blauequelle.at · www.blauequelle.at

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Partner Hotels Why not combine your festival visit with a short holiday? We have partnered up with top hotels in the greater Erl area that will make your culture trip a truly memorable one. Choose from different festival packages that include shuttle service between your hotel and the Passionsspielhaus, admission to a complimentary festival program, a hostess that will show you to your seat, and a glass of sparkling wine during the intervals. That’s cultural pleasures à la Erl.

The Alpenrose has undergone a complete facelift in 2011 and now offers even more comfort and services.

Enjoy first-class cultural and culinary holidays in the relaxed and welcoming atmosphere of the Alpenrose.

Located in the south of Kufstein, the Tyrolean Festival Erl is only a short drive away. Festival shuttle service; restaurant; free parking; discounted Festival tickets when booking through the Alpenrose.

Best Western Hotel Alpenrose ****

Contact Weissachstrasse 47

6330 Kufstein (A) T +43 (0) 53 72 / 62 122 F +43 (0) 53 72 / 62 122-7 hotel@alpenrose-kufstein.at www.alpenrose-kufstein.at

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Hotel Andreas Hofer ****

Kufstein’s leading 4-star hotel is conveniently located in the center of town. We gladly reserve a table for you in our Atrium garden or our restaurant where we spoil you with mouth-watering dishes with a strong focus on regional and seasonal ingredients. Hotel Andreas Hofer – a place of sophisticated hospitality – is looking forward to welcoming you!

Contact Georg-Pirmoser-Straße 8

6330 Kufstein (A) T +43 (0) 53 72 / 69 80 F +43 (0) 53 72 / 69 80 90 info@andreas-hofer.com www.andreas-hofer.com

Hotel Auracher Löchl ****

99% recommendation rate by guests; 5.8 stars with Holidaycheck! With the Kufstein Fortress looming in the background, the hotel is located in Austria’s smallest old town. Amenities include Wlan Internet, parking, and free phone calls. Restaurant serving excellent Tyrolean and Viennese specialties and superior steaks (up to 800 grams, dry aged, US Beef, Prime Rib) cooked to perfection on our lava stone grill. Open 365 days a year for over 600 years.

Kitchen is open 11am through 10pm.

Unique and memorable!

Contact Römerhofgasse 2–5

6330 Kufstein (A) T +43 (0) 53 72 / 621 38 F +43 (0) 53 72 / 621 38-51 hotel-weinhaus@auracher-loechl.at www.auracher-loechl.at

Set against the backdrop of the majestic Wilder Kaiser Mountains, the Hotel der Bär is personally run by the proprietors. The hotel’s chef, Josef Seebacher, and his team were recently awarded a Gault Milleau toque for their mouth-watering culinary creations. Sommelier Robert Lechner will help you choose the perfect wine from our cellar.

Hotel der Bär

Contact Kirchbichl 9

6352 Ellmau am Wilden Kaiser (A) T +43 (0) 53 58 / 23 95 F +43 (0) 53 58 / 23 95-56 info@hotelbaer.com www.hotelbaer.com

Located in the center of Oberaudorf and within easy reach of Erl, Bernhard’s Restaurant und Hotel is a traditional, family-run guesthouse built in Swiss country style. End your Festival experience with a first-class dinner featuring Mediterranean inspired dishes prepared with regional and seasonal ingredients.

Bernhard’s Restaurant & Hotel

Contact Marienplatz 2

83080 Oberaudorf (D) T +49 (0) 80 33 / 30 570 F +49 (0) 80 33 / 30 57 15 info@bernhards.biz www.bernhards.biz

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Hotel Schick ****

The Hotel Schick is run by a family who have been great fans of the Tyrolean Festival Erl since its beginnings.

Located only three minutes from beautiful Lake Walchsee, the house offers a welcoming atmosphere, an excellent restaurant, and the luxurious VitaSchick-Spa where you can find a wide selection of relaxing body treatments. The hotel’s scenic surroundings make for great walks and hikes, and the private bathing beach is a great place to unwind in the sun.

Contact Johannesstraße 1

6344 Walchsee (A) T +43 (0) 53 74 / 53 31-0 F +43 (0) 53 74 / 53 31-550 info@hotelschick.com www.hotelschick.com

Bio- und Wellnesshotel Stanglwirt *****

Enjoy unforgettable moments at the foot of the Wilder Kaiser, unwind in the 1,200-sqm rock sauna area, be active in Stanglwirt’s Sports World including the unique Lipizzaner stud farm, golf, tennis and ski schools, a 500-sqm fitness garden, and much more! Experience 400 years of hospitality and feel at home at Stanglwirt.

Contact Kaiserweg 1

6353 Going am Wilden Kaiser (A) T +43 (0) 53 58 / 2000 F +43 (0) 53 58 / 2000-31 daheim@stanglwirt.com www.stanglwirt.com

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How To Find Us Car Germany, Eastern Austria A8 Munich-Salzburg, Autobahn-

dreieck Inntal, A 93, Motorway exit Nussdorf / Brannenburg or Oberaudorf / Niederndorf Italy, Switzerland, Western Austria Inntalautobahn A 12, motorway exit Kufstein Nord or Oberaudorf / Niederndorf; from Italy: after Brenner Pass take A 13 and A 12 (approx. 1 h 20 min to Erl); from the Swiss border it’s a 3 hour drive to Erl; the entire journey is on motorways and expressways.

Munich – Erl approx. 1 hour by car Salzburg – Erl approx. 1 hour by car Innsbruck – Erl approx. 45 hour by car Please note that street parking and lots fill up early on performance days so arrive in good time and plan on walking ten to fifteen minutes from your car to the Passionsspielhaus. Enjoy this walk!

Train

All long distance and regional trains stop in Kufstein.

Shuttle service to Erl can be arranged by prior request.

Call the Kufstein tourist office at +43 (0) 5372 / 62 207 www.oebb.at | www.bahn.de | www.vvt.at Airports

Innsbruck (approx. 90 km), Salzburg (approx. 90 km) and Munich (approx. 110 km)

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Shuttle Service Park & Ride: Innsbruck – Erl – Innsbruck

Inexpensive bus transfer and validated parking ticket at the Tivoli garage (at the “Landessportcenter" bus stop).

Guide: Dr. Josef Folterbauer Return ticket: € 25 pp | From 2+ persons: € 12 pp Reservation (shuttles must be booked at least 3 days in advance!) Regina Kneringer T +43 (0) 512 / 57 88 88 10 r.kneringer@tiroler-festspiele.at

Performance Start

Departure

11 a.m.

9.00 a.m., Bus Terminal Platform A 9.15 a.m. Landessportcenter / IVB bus stop

5 p.m.

3 p.m., Bus Terminal Platform A 3.15 p.m. Landessportcenter / IVB bus stop

7 p.m.

5 p.m., Bus Terminal Platform A 5.15 p.m. Landessportcenter / IVB bus stop

8 p.m.

6 p.m., Bus Terminal Platform A 6.15 p.m. Landessportcenter / IVB bus stop

IVB bus rides to/from the shuttle stops are free with your Festival ticket.

Tickets can be used on all IVB lines within Innsbruck and on the Nightliner on the validity date of the Festival ticket. The general terms and conditions of the Innsbrucker Verkehrsbetriebe apply.

Shuttle service from all towns within the Ferienland Kufstein region to Erl & back Reservation (same day by 12 noon)

for events on Sunday reservations must be made by Saturday 12 noon Tourismusverband Ferienland Kufstein T +43 (0) 53 72 / 62 207, info@kufstein.com Kaiser-Reich Festspiel-Shuttle Oberaudorf – Erl & retour Reservation (at least 2 days in advance!)

Beatrix Kneringer T +49 (0) 80 33 / 30 138 kneringer@kaiser-reich.com Park & Ride is supported by 63

The Tyrolean Festival Erl would like to thank their Public Sponsors, Private Sponsors and Partners

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Firma Brunner mobil and the many sponsors for providing a Festival Car Alpengasthof Moosbauer, Fam. Gramshammer, Erl Alpsolar Klimadesign , Niederndorf Blumenservice Werndle e.U., Ebbs Buchauer & Strasser GmbH , Wörgl Dorer GesmbH , Walchsee Elektro Lerch , Brannenburg EURO-PAC Unterrainer GmbH , Erl Freihof Energetik , Söll Gasthaus “Beim Dresch”, Fam. Anker, Erl Hotel Gänsleit , Fam. Woods, Söll Jirka Erwin KG , Ebbs Josef Glonner KG , Ebbs Käserei Plangger Ges.m.b.H., Walchsee Kaiser Taxi , Ebbs Kaiserhotel Ebbs , Fam. Osl, Ebbs Kink KG , Kufstein Klinik Info Kanal GmbH , Eugendorf Das Haus am Marienplatz Knott-Stadler, Oberaudorf Landgasthof Ledererwirt , Fam. Dagn, Ebbs Landgasthof Pfarrwirt , Fam. Perthaler, Thiersee Ludwig’s Restaurant , Kiefersfelden Mandl & Schwaiger OEG , Erl Neuner’s Gesundheit u. Wellness GmbH , Kirchbichl Posthotel Brannenburg , Fam. Moser-Zellner, Brannenburg Rauscher-Lagler-Obermair GmbH , Flintsbach RH Raffaela Hönel , Kössen Sanitätshaus Danner, Innsbruck Schießstand Arzl , Innsbruck Sennerei Hatzenstädt GmbH , Niederndorf Spenglerei Moser Manfred , Walchsee Suzuki Autohaus Burger, Niederndorf Tanzbodenalm Gastronomie GmbH , Söll Tiroler Versicherung V.a.G., Innsbruck Wendelstein Optik , Brannenburg Zimmerei Schwaighofer Andreas , Erl

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Tyrolean Festival Erl 2012 President Dr. Hans Peter Haselsteiner Artistic Director Prof. Dr. Gustav Kuhn Vice Director Mag. Andreas Leisner Consultant | Assistant Director Andreas Schett Managing Director | Authorized Signatory Maria-Theresia Müller Head of Kostümmanufaktur | Advisor to the Director

Lenka Radecky Head of PR Mag. Lydia Kalb Artistic coordinator Stephanie Pavel Head of the Artistic Office Matthias Ehm Head of the Orchestra Office | Assistant to the Vice Director

Dr. Mario Sturm, MAS Chamber Music Production Management | Marketing

Christoph Ziermann Artistic Consultants Arte srl – Dr. Christin Kirn,

Dott. Francesco Canessa, Dr. Wolf-Dieter Stöffel Assistants to the Directors Mag. Regina Kneringer,

Brigitte Moritsch Assistant to the PR Team Mag. Verena Malfertheiner Erl Office Christine Dietl, Wilfriede Hauser Tickets Dudu Yurttas, Sarah Ziesel Kostümmanufaktur Costume Interpretation Anja Reichenstetter Dressmaking Michaela Baumgartner, Christine Krautschneider,

Jonas Lebert, Marion Ruetz, Christine Vogl Trainees Julia Thaler, Melanie Unterlechner Administration Gabi Eberwein Office of the Tyrolean Festival Erl

Innsbruck: Adamgasse 1, 6020 Innsbruck, (A) T +43 (0) 512 / 57 88 88 · F +43 (0) 512 / 56 09 98 Erl: Festspielhaus Erl, Mühlgraben 56 a, 6343 Erl (A) T +43 (0) 53 73 / 810 68 · F +43 (0) 53 73 / 85 86

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Tickets

karten@tiroler-festspiele.at Innsbruck: T +43 (0) 512 / 57 88 88 13 Erl: T +43 (0) 53 73 / 810 68 41 (July 2012) Assistant to the Directors

r.kneringer@tioler-festspiele.at b.moritsch@tiroler-festspiele.at Innsbruck: T +43 (0) 512 / 57 88 88 10 Erl: T +43 (0) 53 73 / 810 68 40 Press Office

presse@tiroler-festspiele.at community@tiroler-festspiele.at Innsbruck: T +43 (0) 512 / 57 88 88 14 Erl: T +43 (0) 53 73 / 810 68 42 Artistic Office

kbb@tiroler-festspiele.at kbb2@tiroler-festspiele.at Innsbruck: T +43 (0) 512 / 57 88 88 15 Erl: T +43 (0) 53 73 / 810 68 43 Erl Administration

w.hauser@tiroler-festspiele.at c.dietl@tiroler-festspiele.at T +43 (0) 53 73 / 85 00 · F +43 (0) 53 73 / 84 88 Kostümmanufaktur

manufaktur@tiroler-festspiele.at T & F +43 (0) 53 73 / 20 315 www.tiroler-festspiele.at

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Tickets / Program Information Tyrolean Festival Erl Office

Adamgasse 1, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria T +43 (0) 512 / 57 88 8813, F +43 (0) 512 / 56 09 98 karten@tiroler-festspiele.at, www.tiroler-festspiele.at Innsbruck Info

Burggraben 3, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria T +43 (0) 512 / 53 56-0 office@innsbruck-ticket-service.at www.innsbruck-ticket-service.at Vienna Ticket Office

Kärntner Straße 51, 1010 Wien, Austria T +43 (0) 1 / 51 31 111 info@viennaticketoffice.com www.viennaticketoffice.com No convenience fee charged for advance tickets purchased through the Tyrolean Festival Erl, standard service and/or shipping fees apply however. Innsbruck Info, ViennaTicketOffice and Vienna Ticket charge their standard convenience, system and shipping fees. Will-call tickets must be picked up at the box office in Erl no later than one hour prior to scheduled performance start.

Discounts (for tickets purchased through the Tyrolean Festival Erl only) Only one discount is allowed per ticket.

10 % 20 % 25 % 100 %

Ö1 club members TT club members at select performances state employees children 10 years and younger

Youths (10 – 20 years)

Opera €10 | Concert € 5 Students, national servicemen, apprentices (20 –29 years)

Opera €20 | Concert €10 68

Children & Youth Tickets To help make classical music affordable for families, the Tyrolean Festival Erl offers discounted tickets to children and youths. Photo ID required.

Children under 10 years enjoy free admission to all performances.

Youths 10 – 20 years

Opera €10 | Concert €5 Students, national serviceman, apprentices 20–29 years

Opera €20 | Concert €10 Please note: discounted tickets for children and / or youths are online available through the Festival organizer and / or via phone. For more information call our ticket hotline at T +43 (0) 512 / 57 88 88 13

Masthead Publisher, Organizer Tyrolean Festival Erl Betriebsges.m.b.H. Adamgasse 1, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria · T +43 (0) 512 / 57 88 88 · F +43 (0) 512 / 56 09 98 info@tiroler-festspiele.at · www.tiroler-festspiele.at Editing and Content Hans-Jürgen Doetsch, Lydia Kalb, Peter Kitzbichler, Andreas Leisner, Brigitte Moritsch, Maria-Theresia Müller, Verena Malfertheiner, Andreas Schett Photo Credits Tom Benz, DMAA, Peter Kitzbichler, Accademia di Montegral, Jens Kiesel / Angela Gutschow, Innsbruck Tourismus, Archiv Ferienland Kufstein, Tourismus Salzburg, Kaiser-Reich Oberaudorf, KVR Rosenheim, B. Roemmelt (Tourismusamt München), Gasthaus Beim Dresch, Gasthof Zur Blauen Quelle, Bio-Hotel Stanglwirt, Hotel Andreas Hofer, Best Western Hotel Alpenrose , Hotel Auracher Löchl, Hotel der Bär, Bernhard’s Restaurant & Hotel, Hotel Schick, Hans Osterauer Graphic Design www.circus.at | Print Alpina Druck, Innsbruck

Copy Deadline January 9, 2012; no hability accepted for errors and omissions.

Cast and program are subjected to changes.

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Seating Plan Passionsspielhaus Erl

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Tyrolean Festival Erl 2012 Summer Passionsspielhaus Erl Thu 05 July, 7 pm BRUCKNER Symphony No. 5 (Opening) Fri 06 July, 6 pm

WAGNER Lohengrin

Sat 07 July, 8 pm BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 SUB I = 1 Opera + 2 Concerts: Jul 05 | 06 | 07 Fri 13 July, 8 pm

ORFF Carmina Burana

Sat 14 July, 5 pm WAGNER Tristan and Isolde Sun 15 July, 11 am FRANUI Frische Ware (Matinee)* SUB II = 1 Opera + 2 Concerts: Jul 13 | 14 | 15 Fri 20 July, 6 pm

WAGNER Lohengrin*

Sat 21 July, 7 pm PUCCINI Tosca (Hall Opera)* Sun 22 July, 11 am HÄNDEL, BATTISTELLI, MOZART (Matinee)* SUB III = 2 Operas + 1 Concert: Jul 20 | 21 | 22* Fri 27 July, 6 pm

WAGNER Tannhäuser

Sat 28 July, 6 pm WAGNER Lohengrin Sun 29 July, 11 am WAGNER Parsifal (Matinee) SUB IV = 3 Operas: 27 Jul | 28 Jul | 29 Jul FLEX SUB = 3 operas + Tosca (hall opera) + 2 concerts

Erl Parish Church, always 8 p.m. CHAMBER MUSIC: E 15,– Erl Parish Church, always 8 p.m. CABASSI & FRIENDS: E 15,– Erl Parish Church, always 8 p.m. RECITAL: E 15,– Gasthof Blaue Quelle, always 8 p.m. Blaue quelle: E 15,– PACKAGE 1: E 45,– Parish & Blaue Quelle – 4 evenings of your choice (1 evening off) PACKAGE 2: E 75,– Parish & Blaue Quelle – 8 evenings of your choice (3 evenings off)

YOUTH TICKETS (Please enter date & quantity) Children up to 10 years Youths 10 –20 years Youths 20 – 29 years

TICKETS & INFO T +43 (0) 512 / 57 88 88 13 karten@tiroler-festspiele.at · www.tiroler-festspiele.at ≥ Shuttle service page 63

≥ Discounts page 68

Rates in Euro / Please enter quantity

Cat. I

Cat. II

Cat. III

Cat.IV

Jul 05

50,– / 40,– / 30,– / 20,– /

Jul 06

150,– / 120,– / 100,– / 70,– /

Jul 07

50,– / 40,– / 30,– / 20,– /

SUB I

200,– / 160,– / 128,– / 88,– /

Jul 13

50,– / 40,– / 30,– / 20,– /

Jul 14

150,– / 120,– / 100,– / 70,– /

Jul 15

50,– / 40,– / 30,– / 20,– /

SUB II

200,– / 160,– / 128,– / 88,– /

Jul 20

150,– / 120,– / 100,– / 70,– /

Jul 21

100,– / 80,– / 60,– / 40,– /

Jul 22

50,– / 40,– / 30,– / 20,– /

SUB III

240,– / 192,– / 152,– / 104,– /

Jul 27

150,– / 120,– / 100,– / 70,– /

Jul 28

150,– / 120,– / 100,– / 70,– /

Jul 29

150,– / 120,– / 100,– / 70,– /

SUB IV

360,– / 288,– / 240,– / 168,– /

FLEX SUB

520,– /

416,– /

336,– /

232,– /

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Package 1 – Please enter your preferred dates: Package 2 – Please enter your preferred dates:

free Opera 10,– /

Concert 5,– /

Opera 20,– /

Concert 10,– /

Discounts apply only for tickets purchased through the Tyrolean Festival Erl. All major credit cards and bank cards are accepted. All prices listed are per ticket. Each ticket includes a donation of E 1 to “Help for Street Children in Brazil”, a project supported by Accademia di Montegral. All tickets are subject to a service fee and a shipping fee. Customers acknowledge that their personal information is stored in a database and used to send out information on the Tyrolean Festival Erl.

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