Kwamé Ryan: “After conducting Blue (2022) for Dutch National Opera, I’m really looking forward to returning for Die ersten Menschen. This work is set in a completely different world and uses a very different musical idiom. It will allow me to show audiences another side of my artistic personality. I’ve also been following the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra for some time now. I really admire them and I’m looking forward to collaborating on an opera that we will be tackling together for the first time. We will The revival of Die ersten Menschen will see conductor Kwamé Ryan and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra tackle this electrifying score for the first time. Soprano Annette Dasch will return to the DNO stage after performing this opera in 2021 during the pandemic. Kwamé Ryan is a conductor and music teacher. After a period as music director of Freiburg Opera and as music and artistic director of Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine in France, he now tours the world as a guest conductor of various concert orchestras and opera houses. He has won international awards for his exceptional achievements in music education. be starting with an open mind, enormous curiosity and a fresh musical score: those are the perfect conditions for our first creative encounter.” “Calixto Bieito’s direction gives the orchestra a place on the stage. The orchestra becomes a kind of extra character embracing the singers. It will let the musicians produce a richer sound with more dynamic diversity because you don’t have so much of a problem with the balance. But it’s also a challenge: Interview Conductor Kwamé Ryan and soprano Annette Dasch on Die ersten Menschen Photo: Kwamé Ryan 38 Opera
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