Symphony of a Thousand
80 mn
Symphony of a Thousand
Concert|80 mn|France 5
Synopsis
The Symphony of a Thousand, the 8th composed by Gustav Mahler, was first performed in Munich in 1910. Its nickname is due to the colossal number of participants required for its performance which makes it so precious and so rare ! Mahler never approved this title, but sometimes the greatest works escape their creators… To celebrate their 150th anniversary, the Chorégies d’Orange programmed this huge work of the 20th century.
The event is enhanced by the presence of the two Radio France orchestras, joined by the Radio France and Munich Philharmonic choirs.
An unforgettable and rare evening…
Filmed on July 28th and 29th, 2019 at the Théâtre Antique d’Orange.
Executive producer(s)
Sabrina AZOULAY, Jean-François BOYER
Line producer(s)
Pierre MOITRON
Coproducers
TANGARO / CLC PRODUCTIONS, Chorégies d’Orange, Radio France
Distribution
Composer
Gustav MALHER
Artists
Meagan MILLER – Magna Peccatrix, Ricarda MERBETH – Una poenitentium, Eleonore MARGUERRE – Mater Gloriosa, Claudia MAHNKE – (Mulier Samaritana), Gerhild ROMBERGER – Maria Aegyptica (Soliste), Nikolaï SCHUKOFF – Doctor Marianus (Soliste), Boaz DANIEL – Pater ecstaticus (Soliste), Albert DOHMEN – Pater profondus (Soliste)
Orchestras
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de France
Conductor
Jukka-Pekka SARASTE
Choirs
Chœur de Radio France, Maîtrise de Radio France, Chœur Philharmonique de Munich
Chorus master
Martina BATIC, Sofi JEANNIN, Andreas HERRMANN
Director(s)
Andy SOMMER
Director of photography
Martial BARRAULT
