On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Richard Strauss‘s birth, Omer Meir Wellber conducts two operas by the composer at the Semperoper Dresden: a concert performance of the rarely performed opera “Guntram” and a revival of “Ariadne auf Naxos”. „Guntram“ is Strauss‘ first stagework. He himself called it “an apprentice piece by a fully …
Omer Meir Wellber returns to the Orchestra dell’Arena di Verona to conduct performances of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” on December 13, 15, 17, 19 and 22 and a Gala concert on December 31 at the Teatro Filarmonico. Please click here for more information on “Don Pasquale” and the Gala concert. In June 2013, Omer Meir Wellber had conducted the jubilee …
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Omer Meir Wellber conducts the last three symphonic concerts in a special series at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia on20, 24 and 29 November. Together with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana he presents an outstanding and varied programme that will showcase the musical variety of the orchestra and the fruitful cooperation with its Music Director over …
Following his successful debut in April 2012, Omer Meir Wellber returns to the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai Torinoon November 7 and 8. The programme features Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides, Schumann’s Cello Concerto – played by Johannes Moser – and the Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz. Please click here for more information.
Omer Meir Wellber conducts the Konzerthausorchester in the award ceremony concert of the ECHO Klassik in Berlin on 6 October 2013. The concert will be broadcast on German public TV ZDF on 6 October at 22:00. The online live stream of the broadcast can be watched worldwide on the ZDF website and will be available online for seven days …
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After visiting the humanitarian organization “Save a Child’s Heart” in July, conductor Omer Meir Wellber committed himself to assist, promote and act as a Good Will Ambassador for the project. The Israeli-based international organization provides lifesaving cardiac surgery and treatment for children from developing countries at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, Israel and a training program in …
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On 1 August Omer Meir Wellber conducts Verdi’s Messa da Requiem in Martina Franca at the Festival della Valle d’Itria. The festival’s invitation follows Omer Meir Wellber’s triumphal debut in 2011. The cast will feature Teresa Romano (soprano), Michela Nardella (mezzosoprano), Giorgio Berrugi (tenor) and Gianluca Buratto (bass).
Omer Meir Wellber conducts the premiere performance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice on 21 June. As a collaboration between the Venice Biennale and the Teatro La Fenice this special project presents a new Japanese production, intending to reveal the vitality and modernity of grand opera. Japanese artist Mariko Mori …
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Omer Meir Wellber conducts Verdi’s Aida to open the Opera Festival at the Arena di Verona on 14 June 2013. The performance is staged by La Fura dels Baus, the renowned Catalan theatre group. With Aida the festival celebrates not only Verdi’s 200th anniversary in 2013 but also the first century of the Arena di …
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Completing the Verdi trilogy of the Wiener Festwochen, Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the premiere of “Il Trovatore” at the Theater an der Wien on 26 May. On the occasion of the composer’s 200th birthday, Wellber had been assigned to conduct Verdi’s big three operas: “Rigoletto” in 2011 and “La Traviata” in 2012. The new …
