| Page Views: 4,978 Last Visit to Bad Orb: August, 2009 | Opera and cycling in Bad Orb by Nemorino - last update: Aug 21, 2009 |
Bad Orb is a nice little town in the Spessart hills in the German state of Hessen, about 60 km to the east of Frankfurt. |
| Mozart's Così fan tutte in Bad Orb 2008 |
Since it only had 9,987 inhabitants at last count, you will not be shocked to learn that there is no opera house in Bad Orb. But what is does have is the Bad Orb Opera Academy under the direction of retired opera singer Carlos Krause.
Opera performances have been held in Bad Orb every summer since 1987, but I only started coming in 2001, after getting to know Carlos Krause in Frankfurt. The operas I have seen in Bad Orb so far are:
Bedrich Smetana, Die verkaufte Braut (The Bartered Bride) in 2001
Georges Bizet, Carmen in 2002
Albert Lortzing, Zar und Zimmermann (The Tsar and the Carpenter) in 2003
Eugen D’Albert, Tiefland in 2004
Peter I. Tschaikowsky, Eugen Onegin in 2005
Ludwig van Beethoven, Fidelio in 2006
Gaetano Donizetti, Don Pasquale in 2007
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Così fan tutte in 2008
Johann Strauss Jr., Die Fledermaus (The Bat) in 2009
Their 2010 production will be the opera Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It will be performed on Friday, August 13 and Sunday, August 15, 2010. Tickets can be ordered by telephone at (06052) 8326. |
Bad Orb is in the Orb Valley on a creek or small river which is also called the Orb. To cycle here from Frankfurt, just follow the regional cycling route R3 up the Main and Kinzig Valleys, then turn right into the Orb Valley. The town is five kilometers upstream from the Kinzig.
My "Off the Beaten Path" cycling tips begin at the Wegscheide up on a pass four kilometers to the east of Bad Orb, and continue down the Jossa and Sinn Valleys to Gemünden, where the Sinn flows into the Main River. The tour is continued beyond there on my Germany page. |
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yumyum Sun Oct 4, 2009 10:23 UTC
Great that you enjoyed another performance so close to home! | toonsarah Mon Sep 28, 2009 19:30 UTC
This looks such a pretty town. I love the half-timbered houses in your openin shot, and the Gradierwerk sounds fascinating :-) | HORSCHECK Mon Aug 24, 2009 21:07 UTC
Fantastic new tip for those who live less than 7 km away from the nearest opera house. *winkygrin* | nomorewars Tue Jun 30, 2009 05:38 UTC
Don, the Jossa Valley appears to be an interesting place for a hike. I did a great deal of hiking while living in Germany, but never managed to hike anywhere near Bad Orb. |
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