The Song of the Earth

Press release Hamburg, 10.11.2016 German Premiere: The Song of the Earth Ballet by John Neumeier Alexandr Trusch rehearsing “The Song of the Earth” © Kiran West Premiere A 4th December 2016, 6.00pm Premiere B 6th December 2016, 7.30pm Performances 9th, 13th, 15th and 17th December 2016, 7.30pm and 15th July 2017, 8.00pm We cordially invite you to the premiere of John Neumeiers’ ballet The Song of the Earth on Sunday 4th December at 6.00pm at the Hamburg State Opera. As a young dancer at the Stuttgart Ballet, John Neumeier danced the premiere of Kenneth MacMillan´s ballet The Song of the Earth. He was very impressed and inspired by the choreographic style, but also by the beauty of the symphonic music and the lyrics. As first premiere of the season, John Neumeier presents The Song of the Earth, the Hamburg version of his ballet with Gustav Mahler´s masterpiece, which he created in February 2015 with The Paris Opera Ballet. To John Neumeier Das Lied von der Erde is “the most gripping and noble of Gustav Mahler’s ‘symphonies’”. The songs will be interpreted by Tenor Klaus Florian Vogt and Baritone Klaus Kupfer-Radecky. Press ticket requests – max. one press and one additional ticket – may be addressed at [email protected] until the 25th of November, 2016. The Song of the Earth Ballet by John Neumeier Music Gustav Mahler Choreography, Set, Lighting and Costumes John Neumeier Conductor Simon Hewett Tenor Klaus Florian Vogt Baritone Klaus Kupfer-Radecky The Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra The Hamburg Ballet Supported by Else Schnabel and the Foundation for the promotion of the Hamburg State Opera. Press office of The Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier Tel. +49 (0)40 21 11 88 -34 / -16 [email protected] .

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