b.02 Kunst der Fuge Rhine Ballet
It's been a very eventful few days at the Opera on the Rhine for RhineBuzz.
We have seen the children's opera Robin Hood, a colourful and enchanting
introduction to the opera for the younger ones. The audience at the premier in Duisburg were yelling for more when the final curtain fell.
On Thursday a group of us saw The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach at the Opera House in Düsseldorf. I think we were all a little intrigued to see how we would fare through this marathon piece but all were surprised at how much we really enjoyed the beautiful, tuneful and sometimes amusing performance.
Also included in our group last week were a couple visiting from the States, regular opera goers to the Met in New York. Regular visitors to our city they were charmed, and I think quite surprised, at what Düsseldorf has to offer and are keen to return on their next visit! Can't get a better recommendation than that!
On Sunday I also saw the ballet b.o2 Kunst der Fuge in Duisburg. Another enormously physical piece by Martin Schläpfer. It is simply awe inspiring to enjoy the strength of his dancers and allow them to take you off into another world.
You can purchase all tickets for the Oper and Ballet here. The information in English is on it's way the Opera House tells me. There is also an excellent ticket and information shop next to the Opera House on the Heinrich-Heinrich-Allee 24.
I receive a whole number of delightful messages about our opera events - here are just a few:
"Thanks Caroline for an awesome (as always perfectly organized) evening on Thursday. I really didn’t expect it would be so good! Looking forward to future events."
"Another well organised enjoyable RhineBuzz event. Thanks Caroline.
The ballet was not the top of my things to do but the consistently high standard of events made me attend with anticipation. Once again an eclectic mix of people who all seem friendly and open, and superb coreography by Caroline and the dancers on stage.
The ballet was not the top of my things to do but the consistently high standard of events made me attend with anticipation. Once again an eclectic mix of people who all seem friendly and open, and superb coreography by Caroline and the dancers on stage.
Somehow the expats Thursday drinking club in Koln does not seem as exciting as it used to be. Standing in a circle with one had in my pocket and a pint of lager in the other discussing the differences between Heinz baked beans in Germany and good old Albion is fine but its nice to to have a variety of cultural choices.
Its beans and caviar on toast from now on."
Its beans and caviar on toast from now on."
"Thank you SO much for organising the latest event, the opera. Hoffmann was marvelous!!! I am glad I went!"
Tales of Hoffmann
Come and join us for on March 4th for Louise by Gustave Charpentier. Send an email to oper@rhinebuzz.com for details.
The partnership with the Opera on the Rhine has worked out very well for all of us. We receive the best seats in the house at special prices for the RhineBuzz community and are pleased to have opera events coming up regularly until June 2010. It's great that RhineBuzz is opening doors, so many of us are unfamiliar with the opera, but those who are now joining
our trips are enjoying the opera and ballet enormously and telling me they would never have gone had it not been for our events.
We look forward to you joining us sometime.
