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Hamburg’s new General Music Director, Omer Meir Wellber, begins his 5-year tenure this coming Sunday, opening the 25/26 operatic and symphonic season with the first Philharmonic Concert of the Philharmonic State Orchestra on 14 and 15 September at the Elbphilharmonie. The season’s programmes focus on a very special kind of dialogue between the present and …

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Conductor Omer Meir Wellber is currently presenting a special project entitled “Trust Your Ears” at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, featuring Josef Bardanashvili’s commission for the festival, “Near and Far.” Further information about the concerts on 8 and 9 July and the concert with tenor Mert Süngü on 19 July can be found here. On 5 …

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On June 21, Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the premiere of Bizet’s Carmen at the Rome Opera, directed by Fabio Ceresa. Following his debut at the Rome Opera in the 2023/24 season, this production is Wellber’s third project at the helm. 21 June Rome, Teatro Costanzi (Opera di Roma)    PremiereBizet: CarmenFabio Ceresa, conductorAdditional performances …

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On 24 May, Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the premiere of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro in a production by Lotte de Beer at the Vienna Volksoper. Further information here. On 21 June, he will also conduct the premiere of the production of Bizet’s Carmen at the Rome Opera, directed by Fabio Ceresa, as well …

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On 7 and 8 May, Omer Meir Wellber will present the KaiserRequiem, his own creation of Mozart’s Requiem and Viktor Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis, at the Philharmonie de Paris. 7 and 8 May Paris, Philharmonie de ParisOrchestre de Paris, Chœur de l’Orchestre de ParisKaiserRequiem Further information here.

Yesterday, Omer Meir Wellber, General Music Director Designate of the Hamburg State Opera and the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Tobias Kratzer, Artistic Director Designate of the Hamburg State Opera and Demis Volpi, Artistic Director of the Hamburg Ballet, presented the Hamburg State Opera’s program for the 2025/26 season. Please find the new program brochure, which …

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Omer Meir Wellber concludes his time as music director at the Teatro Massio in Palermo with the New Year’s Concert. However, he will return to the house as a guest conductor in April and May to conduct a new production of Strauss’ Salome. On January 25, 2025, a new production of the KaiserRequiem will premiere …

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For Omer Meir Wellber, the new year begins with a very special program at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. Together with Guy Mintus and the orchestra and choir of the Teatro Massimo, he presents a concert program that combines Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony with improvisations on Neapolitan songs. 1 January 2025, 6 pm | Sala Grande, …

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Omer Meir Wellber conducts the premiere of Le Grand Macabre at the season opening of the Teatro Massimo in Palermo on November 24, 2024. The opera by György Ligeti is directed by Barbora Horáková. During rehearsals, Omer Meir Wellber explains: “In 2020, I started my journey with “Parsifal” at the Teatro Massimo, then came “Onegin”, …

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On 4 October, a new recording with Omer Meir Wellber conducting the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and pianist Jonathan Biss will be released by Orchid Classic. The recording combines Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Sally Beamish’s “City Stanzas”, which was inspired by Beethoven’s piano concerto but also by Jonathan Biss’ virtuoso playing. Further information …

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