Bock auf Klassik?!

In the organizer's words:

A classical concert for young adults - without any dress code, but with everything that makes a special evening.

With the concert series "Bock auf Klassik?!", the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne invites everyone under the age of 29 to an evening that brings classical music to life in a new way: approachable, lively and surprisingly different. For just 8 euros, you can expect great works, a personal moderator throughout the evening and then a musical finale with a DJ, free drinks and a relaxed atmosphere in the foyer.

Program

Paul Dukas
Ariane et Barbe-Bleue - Overture
to the 3rd act
1907

Claude Debussy
Nuages and Fêtes from
Trois Nocturnes
1900

Béla Bartók
Bluebeard's Castle
Opera in one act op. 11, Sz 48
1911

Cast
Victoria Karkacheva mezzo-soprano
Ryan McKinny bass-baritone
Susanna Mälkki Conductor

It is dark and cold in the castle where Bluebeard leads his young wife Judith. With the power of her love, she wants to unravel her husband's mysterious past, shed light on the gloom and build bridges across abysses. However, she is not allowed to ask any questions; seven closed doors hold secrets. Judith begins to open them one by one ... The depths of the human soul are also dark. Locked within it are drives, fears, dreams and nightmares. In his only opera, Bluebeard's Castle, Béla Bartók penetrates the chambers of the human subconscious. The well-known fairy tale of the bloodthirsty murderer of women, Bluebeard, serves as the template for a gripping psycho-drama with a magical pull. Innocence, inner turmoil, speechlessness and hopelessness in the face of the cruelties of fate: the chamber play of Judith and Bluebeard shows people caught between love, hope, despair and death. An operatic thriller that does not need a stage for its suggestive, visually powerful effect.

Price information:

8€ standard price for all U29-year-olds, free choice of seats