Last Wagner Premier for the ‘Bayreuth of the North’?

On Saturday 26th April more than 800 opera lovers arrived at the Anhaltisches Theatre, Dessau for the premier of Wagner's "Parcifal"; a new production by the Anhaltisches Theatre. Dessau draws crowds not just...

Dessau says no to Nazis

Day of remembrance for Alberto AdrianoDessau, Germany 11th June 20077 years after his death at the hands of right-wing extremists in Dessau, the town remembered the Dessau citizen, Alberto Adriano. The ceremony,...

The "White" Festival, Dessau, Germany

Not as sinister as it sounds, the "White Festival" is just an annual event at the town of Dessau's historic Bauhaus college.Each year the festival is dedicated to a different color, previous years being, for...

Double World Premiere Weekend for English composer Maddy Aldis

It was a very successful weekend for English composer Maddy Aldis, who is currently appointed as oboist at the Anhaltisches Theater in Dessau, Germany.No less than 2 world premieres of her works were given over...

Kurt Weill Fest Dessau 2006

" The 14th Kurt Weill Festival will be held from the 24th of February to the 5th of March 2006 under the motto “Weill & Brecht”. Next year sees the fiftieth anniversary of the death of...