The February program of the Anhaltisches Theater Dessau: Great Wagner opera, Quixote’s fantastic adventures and a biting (actor) satire

The Anhaltisches Theater Dessau kicks off its second calendar month with the “4th Symphony Concert” on February 1 and 2. The Anhaltische Philharmonie will present works by Say, Tchaikovsky and, together with soprano Ania Vegry, the “Songs of the Muezzin in Love” by Karol Szymanowski, the composer of the opera highlight “King Roger”, which will celebrate its premiere in the main auditorium on March 3.
“¡Quixote!”, the world premiere of the puppet show based on Miguel de Cervantes, can be seen in the Altes Theater on February 2. Based on the Spanish literary classic, this ode to the power of imagination allows everyone aged 10 and over to immerse themselves in Quixote’s imaginative world of adventure.
On February 4, 18 and 25, the curtain rises on Richard Wagner’s opera “Tristan and Isolde” in the “Bayreuth of the North”, which transports the audience into a mystical cosmos of sound. KS Iordanka Derilova, who already wowed audiences 16 years ago in the role of “Isolde” in Dessau, will return to her signature role.

In the comedy “Ein bisschen Ruhe vor dem Sturm” (A bit of calm before the storm), which alternates between satire, grotesque and tabloid, three acting gems clash before the start of a planned talk show on February 3 and 17. As the presenter is still a long time coming, the three invited gentlemen chat about their profession on an empty stage. Nerves are soon on edge in the play described by the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung as “entertaining, funny and grotesque”

In the last performance of the play “Sparks” on February 3, the completely normal teenager Malte Schröder experiences an unexpected adventure at a camp for young people with special talents. On February 21, 22 and 24, two women find themselves caught in the mental crossfire of images and voices that target the female body in general and their own bodies in particular in “Am Rande des Orbits”.

The “Dessau Jazz Nights” enter the next round on February 3 with the concert “Paulo Morello – SAMBOP feat. Sven Faller & Mauro Martinsin”.
Morello fuses jazzy bop and the diversity of Brazilian music to create something completely new.
Stefano Giannetti’s production of Peter Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” can be seen for the penultimate time this season on February 16 at the Großes Haus. With the puppet show “Nibelungen – ein SOLO für Kriemhild” on February 26, the audience will experience an impressive one-woman puppet theater show about a woman caught between hopes, love and an irrepressible desire for revenge.