Composition by Josef Piras with music by Felix Mendelssohn
Anja Signitzer, actress
Wen Sinn Yang, cello Daniel Grossmann, conductor
JEWISH
A new chapter in the German-Jewish history of the Mendelssohn family: The dazzling siblings Francesco and Eleonora von Mendelssohn were notorious in Berlin in the 1920s. He raced along the Ku'damm in a convertible with ermine-covered seats, she was a celebrated star in Berlin's theater scene and had numerous affairs with the greats of the time. They celebrated with Max Reinhardt and Gustaf Gründgens - until the National Socialists seized power and the siblings emigrated to America. There they met a tragic end.
TODAY The 'Golden 20s' have a special fascination - from 'Cabaret' to 'Babylon Berlin', this era continues to inspire creative minds to this day. At the same time, we keep finding parallels to our time: are we now experiencing the same 'dance on the volcano' as 100 years ago?
FOR ALL In an evening concert with literary texts, we will create an exciting, fragmentary biography of the siblings. Anja Signitzer (Ensemble Münchner Kammerspiele) tells of special encounters and special events from Eleonora and Francesco's life in the 'Roaring Twenties', interwoven with music from Felix Mendelssohn to the 1920s, which the young Munich composer Josef Piras congenially combines into a complete work.
