Wagner's opera Tannhäuser is one of the earliest works in which Wagner found his own style. An opera populated by characters who seek love and who fail to find it — or find it too late. We perform the third act, which is a succession of musical highlights.
Cenakelkerk
Wed 19 — Sat 22 Aug · 20:00–21:15 Sun 23 Aug · 17:00–18:30
Before the opera, an expert will introduce you to the story, the composition and the history of the opera Tannhäuser. In Dutch.
Piet Gerritszaal
Wed 19 — Sat 22 Aug · 19:00–19:30 Sun 23 Aug · 16:00–16:30
Fifteen minutes before the performance, a brass ensemble plays a short fanfare from the balcony of the Cenakelkerk, signalling the start of the opera.
Balkon van de Cenakelkerk
Wed 19 — Sat 22 Aug · 19:45–19:55 Sun 23 Aug · 16:45–16:55
After the performance, nationally renowned radio host Lex Bohlmeijer discusses the opera's themes with a special guest. In Dutch.
Piet Gerritszaal
Wed 19 — Sat 22 Aug · 21:15–22:00
World-renowned Dutch opera singer Eva Maria Westbroek guides six young talents through a wide variety of opera repertoire. Like no other, this generous artist helps the young singers find a freer and more meaningful vocal artistry. With Daan Boertien, piano and vocal coaching.
Piet Gerritszaal
Wed 19 — Fri 21 Aug · 14:00–17:00
Masterclass presentation concert, featuring works by Verdi, Wagner, Tchaikovsky and others. Daan Boertien accompanies the singers on piano.
Cenakelkerk
Sat 22 Aug · 15:00–16:00
Marc Pantus and special guest, conductor Ed Spanjaard discuss Wagner, Tannhäuser and more. An audio tour through Museumpark Orientalis, continuously accessible. In Dutch.
Museumpark Orientalis
Wed 19 — Sat 22 Aug · 13:00–18:00
Sun 23 Aug · 11:00–18:00
Open throughout
The 2023 audio tour has also been recorded on video. Watch Arnon Grunberg in conversation with Marc Pantus about suffering and redemption, inspired by the opera Parsifal.
Videoruimte hoofdgebouw, Museumpark Orientalis
Thu 20 — Sat 22 Aug · 14:00–18:00
Sun 23 Aug · 11:00–17:00
Open throughout
Spread across four paviljoens in the Museumpark, you can see and read more about the background of the historical figure Tannhäuser. Curated by Herman Jeurissen, who also presents the talk with music.
Vier paviljoens, Museumpark Orientalis
Wed 19 — Sat 22 Aug · 13:00–18:00
Sun 23 Aug · 11:00–18:00
Open throughout
The Otilka Quartet performs a programme daily in the open air of the binnenplaats of Paleis van Pilatus. The repertoire includes works for string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven and Erwin Schulhoff, among others.
Binnenplaats Paleis van Pilatus, Museumpark Orientalis
Thu 20, Fri 21 Aug · 17:00–17:30 Sat 22 Aug · 18:00–18:30 Sun 23 Aug · 15:00–15:30
Under the direction of horn player Herman Jeurissen, amateur horn players, students from various conservatories and professional horn players from major orchestras in the Netherlands work on a varied repertoire. As the culmination of the day, participants in this Horn Day give a concert featuring works by Felix Mendelssohn and Giacomo Meyerbeer, among others, in the binnenplaats of Paleis van Pilatus.
Nebokerk (workshop 10:00–17:00) en binnenplaats Paleis van Pilatus (slotconcert)
Sat 22 Aug · 17:00–17:30
Slovenian mezzo-soprano Barbara Kozelj performs a recital together with pianist Thomas Beijer, featuring works by Zemlinsky, Mahler and Wagner.
Cenakelkerk
Sun 23 Aug · 14:00–15:00
In a talk with live music, Herman Jeurissen explores the various aspects of Wagner's opera, its origins and its protagonist Heinrich Tannhäuser.
Synagoge Beth Juda, Museumpark Orientalis
Thu 20 — Sat 22 Aug · 15:30–16:15 Sun 23 Aug · 13:00–13:45
In the magnificent setting of the Hemelvaartkapel in the begraafpark, you can listen in complete peace to unhurried pianola recordings of Wagner excerpts made by Felix Mottl in 1907 — or to the selection of rare recordings of Wagner and other singers that Frank van Aken compiled at our request. He briefly introduces each recording. Take a seat in one of the lounge chairs and, with a wireless headset on and shady trees all around you, let yourself be carried away by sounds from a bygone era.
Hemelvaartkapel, Begraafpark Heilig Landstichting
Thu 20 — Sat 22 Aug · 15:00–18:00
Sun 23 Aug · 13:00–17:00
Open throughout
In this short performance you will hear one song by the composer and father-in-law of Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt. It is performed by one of the participants in the masterclass. After hearing the song for the first time, a brief explanation of the song, its text and the composition follows. The artists then perform it once more.
Piet Gerritszaal
Thu 20 — Sat 22 Aug · 18:30–18:50 Sun 23 Aug · 15:30–15:50