"The howling of foxes and wolves"
Caspar David Friedrich and Heinrich von Kleist
The painter Caspar David Friedrich and the writer Heinrich von Kleist lived just a few hundred metres apart in Dresden. They knew and appreciated each other; Kleist publicly defended Friedrich on several occasions. The renowned Kleist researcher Hans-Jochen Marquardt traces the relationship between the two geniuses.
- With PD Dr Hans-Jochen Marquardt (lecture)
- Admission: €10 / reduced €8
- Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (MO - FR).
"A romantic tangle"
Katrin Rönnebeck 'erOpert' Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffmann"
"The Tales of Hoffmann" is one of the most fascinating mysteries in the history of opera. The composer Jacques Offenbach died before the premiere, leaving behind a multifaceted opera fragment in which grotesque and sinister elements from E. T. A. Hoffmann's novellas are mixed with the poet's biography to create a bizarre dream world. The characters strangely change their identities, demonic antagonists relentlessly pursue all attempts at love and life possibilities that have just arisen suddenly melt away into nothingness - it soon becomes impossible to distinguish between fiction and truth, between fiction and reality. Add to this Offenbach's marvellous music, which constantly oscillates between operetta and grand opera and invites you to listen closely.
- With Katrin Rönnebeck (lecture)
- Admission: €10 / reduced €8
- Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri).
Experience of the abysmal
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
In her works, the poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff shows a deep engagement with dark, existential themes. She thematises suffering and transience and shows a tension between the beauty of the world and an inner turmoil. The well-known philosopher of religion Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkovitz will be focussing on the poet and her work.
- With Prof. Dr Dr Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkovitz (lecture)
- Admission: €10 / reduced €8
- Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (MO - FR).
At Weber's grave on the 200th anniversary of his death
Memorial service at the old Catholic cemetery
In cooperation with the Freundeskreis Carl Maria von Weber Hosterwitz e. V., a commemorative event will be held at the grave of Carl Maria von Weber to mark the 200th anniversary of his death.
The actor Johannes Gärtner will recite Richard Wagner's eulogy at the Old Catholic Cemetery, which was delivered here 200 years ago by Wagner himself. The event will be musically framed by pupils from the Landesgymnasium.
- With pupils from the Landesgymnasium für Musik and Johannes Gärtner (reading)
"In the sound of my songs you will find me again ..."
From the life of Carl Maria von Weber
"Weber, are you really a famous man?", the director of the Dresden court theatre Wolf Adolf August von Lüttichau is said to have asked his Kapellmeister Weber when he realised that he was being enthusiastically celebrated in Berlin. Weber had to overcome many obstacles in his life before this could happen. Did he always "persistently" pursue his goal during this time - as he put it in the statutes of the "Harmonischer Verein" - or did he sometimes go astray?
Let us accompany the composer on his life's journey with the help of his son Max's vivid descriptions and the latest findings from the biography of Weber written by Christoph Schwandt.
- With Lutz Reike (lecture)
- Admission: €10 / reduced €8
- Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (MO - FR).