The News Letter of Adam Fischer & Haydn Orchestra Fan Club
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August 1, 2002 - No. 36
 | "Bayreuth in Budapest"- the Haydn Orchestra Performs Wagner |
| Goldmark's forgotten treasure, "The Queen of Sheba" at Mannheim |
| Concert Halls of the World - Konzert und Kongresshalle, Bamberg, Germany |
| Eisenstadt Haydntage was awarded as "The best festival in the castle" |
| Question from a Fan - Percussion in Mahler Symphony No. 6 |
| Who's who in the Haydn Orchestra - Zsolt Puskas (Cello) |
| Performance Schedule -August, September and October, 2002 |
| German Hungarian Mini Lesson |
| Editorial Note |
Adam Fischer and Wagner's Opera
Following his successful debut at Bayreuth, substituting at short notice for the conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli, Adam Fischer was engaged to conduct 3 cycles of "The Ring of the Nibelung" this year. Changing from Luan DeVol, the new Brunhilde is the young German soprano, Evelyn Herlitzius. She is active at many opera houses and made her Vienna State Opera debut as Leonore in Fidelio under the baton of Adam Fischer. Another newcomer at Bayreuth who has frequently performed with Adam Fischer is, Olaf Bar. He will sing Donner (Das Rheingold) and Gunther (Gotterdammerung). The young Japanese soprano, Mihoko Fujimura will make her debut as Fricka. Last year's successful British singers, John Tomlinson as Hagen (Gotterdammerung) and Graham Clark as Loge (Das Rheingold) and Mime (Siegfried) will appear once more.
As the current "Ring Conductor", Adam Fischer's Wagner performances have multiplied. After Bayreuth, he will conduct a cycle of "The Ring" at the Vienna State Opera this October and at Mannheim in January 2003.
In the 2003/2003 season, he conducts another cycle at Vienna and plans a new production of "Tristan und Isolde" at Mannheim.
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Eisenstadt Haydntage was awarded as "The best festival in the castle"
The annual Austrian Festspiel Magazine introduces and reports on the European music
festivals over the past year. In its 2002 issue, the magazine awarded the International
Haydntage the title of best music festival held in a castle. In the article with the a
picture of Director Dr. Reicher and Prince Esterhazy, the magazine called the Haydntage,
"The world champion of Haydn performance".
Following Eisenstadt, the festivals listed as the top 10 festivals in the same category,
that includes Savonlinna (Finland), Innsbruck (Austria) and Hampton Court (Great Britain).
In another article of this magazine, together with maestros like Harnoncourt, Gergiev and Nagano, Adam Fischer was introduced as the star conductor of the summer festival.
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German, Hungarian Mini Lesson
These are useful expressions when you go to Operas or concerts.
Where is the conce6rt hall?
| Wo ist die Konzerthalle? (German) |
| Hol van a hangversenyterem? (Hungarian) |
What is on today?
| Was wird gespielt heute? (German) |
| Mi megy ma ? (Hungarian) |
Who is the conductor?
| Wer ist der Dirigent? (German) |
| Ki a karmester?. (Hungarian) |
Which orchestra?
| Welches Orchester spielt? (German) |
| Melyik zenekar jatszik?. (Hungarian) |
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Editorial Note
According to Mr. Adrian Farmer, the director of Nimbus Record, the original owners bought back most of assets and Nimbus Records is now back in business. They now accept orders for the original Haydn Symphony boxes. Further information; please refer to their home page at http://www.wyastone.co.uk/nrl/index.html.
You may also be interested in the complete set issued under licence by Brilliant Classics and attractively packaged. This is available for an unbelievably good price from www.zweitausendeins.de
In the next issue, we will report on the Bayreuth festival and the Eisenstadt Haydntage. In addition, we will have the detailed schedule of Adam Fischer.
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