| Page Views: 1,338 Last Visit to Pforzheim: September, 2007 | Opera in Pforzheim by Nemorino - last update: Dec 8, 2007 |
My recent visit to Pforzheim was to see the opera The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). This is a very popular Mozart opera that I have seen numerous times in various different productions, for instance in Frankfurt am Main, Hannover, Bonn, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and the State Opera in Berlin. |
| Singers taking their bows |
The person who got the most applause at the end of the Pforzheim performance was definitely the guest orchestra conductor Inge Hilsberg, not only because she was very good, but also because a lot of people in the audience knew she had applied for the position of General Music Director, and this performance was her audition.*
What most people didn't know was that this was the first professional performance by a young soprano named Camille Butcher, who is currently a student at the Music University in Karlsruhe. She sang the role of Barbarina and did very well, impressing her older colleagues with her lack of any outward signs of nervousness. So if you ever see her name on the playbill of some big opera house, remember you read about her here first. |
Since the eighteenth century Pforzheim has been famous for its jewelry and watchmaking industries, which for many years were the basis of the city's prosperity.
In recent years they have diversified considerably, but to this day Pforzheim still has a Goldsmith and Watchmaking Vocational School which is said to be the only one of its kind in Europe.
And the city still offers numerous opportunities to buy exquisite and expensive gold jewelry, for those who are in the market for that sort of thing.
*Update on December 9, 2007: Subject to approval by the Pforzheim City Council, the new General Music Director will be Markus Huber, who was the sixth and last candidate to conduct an opera performance as an audition. |
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lynnehamman Sun Nov 1, 2009 20:32 UTC
a very good informative page, Don . Inyeresting tip & info regarding the 'claque'=judging by the nature of 'celebrity' nowadays- one could almost think it still happens. | hopang Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:26 UTC
Interesting Pforzheim travel page with excellent photographs. Jewelry Worlds and the city theater definitely worth a visit. Those rivers from your images certainly look stunning. Thanks for the virtual tour. ~ho & pang | deecat Sun Sep 27, 2009 22:41 UTC
Loved the Claque and Rassler sculptures and your explanations that accompanied them. I so enjoy how organized your writing is and how easy it is to follow...both photos and narratives. Your keen insights are delightful. Another excellent creation, Don! | cjg1 Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:41 UTC
Opera, beautiful rivers and jewelry....that's all I need to tell Liz to get her here...hehehe |
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