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In 2003, he performed ''[[Die Frau ohne Schatten]]'' at the Frankfurt Opera with director [[Christof Nel]] and was named Conductor of the Year by the German magazine ''[[Opernwelt]]''.<ref name="BF"/> He received the title again in 2005 and 2006. From 2004 to 2008 he was Music Director of the [[Gran Teatre del Liceu]] in Barcelona.<ref name="BF"/>
In 2003, he performed ''[[Die Frau ohne Schatten]]'' at the Frankfurt Opera with director [[Christof Nel]] and was named Conductor of the Year by the German magazine ''[[Opernwelt]]''.<ref name="BF"/> He received the title again in 2005 and 2006. From 2004 to 2008 he was Music Director of the [[Gran Teatre del Liceu]] in Barcelona.<ref name="BF"/>


In November 2005, Sebastian Weigle was appointed general music director of the [[Frankfurt Opera]], beginning in the 2008/2009 season as a successor to [[Paolo Carignani]].<ref name="BF"/> He conducted the four parts of Wagner's ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'', staged by [[Vera Nemirova]], to be performed twice as the cycle in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oper-frankfurt.de/en/page368.cfm?stueck=299|title=Der Ring des Nibelungen Cycle 1 |publisher=oper-frankfurt.de|accessdate=5 March 2012}}</ref>
Weigle conducted a new production of Wagner's ''[[Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg]]'' at the [[Bayreuth Festival]] in 2007, staged by [[Katharina Wagner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wagneropera.net/Bayreuth/Sebastian-Weigle.htm|title=Sebastian Weigle - conductor of Katharina Wagner's production of Meistersinger at Bayreuth|publisher=Wagneropera.net|accessdate=5 March 2012}}</ref>


Since the 2008/2009 season, Weigle has been general music director of the [[Frankfurt Opera]], succeeding [[Paolo Carignani]].<ref name="BF"/> He conducted the four parts of Wagner's ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'', staged by [[Vera Nemirova]], to be performed twice as the cycle in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oper-frankfurt.de/en/page368.cfm?stueck=299|title=Der Ring des Nibelungen Cycle 1 |publisher=oper-frankfurt.de|accessdate=5 March 2012}}</ref> The single performances were recorded. Gavin Dixon noted in his review:<blockquote>As with the previous Rhinegold recording, what really makes this Walküre distinctive is the contribution of conductor Sebastian Weigle. His patience with this music is wonderful. He knows that Wagner needs no help in building up his climaxes or creating the drama that the story needs. So tempos are usually steady, and build-ups are achieved through dynamics and orchestral colour rather than accelerando. At the start, the storm is raging in the orchestra, but it is not an all-out assault, instead it is menacing, with a steady pace and moderate dynamics. Weigle gets all the drama he needs from the tone of the orchestra and the carefully graded articulations. Similarly, The Ride of the Valkyries achieves a continuous sense of ecstatic power, but without excesses of tempo or dynamics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2012/Feb12/Wagner_Walkure_OC936.htm |title=Richard Wagner (1813-1883) / Die Walküre |publisher=musicweb-international.com|author=Gavin Dixon|year=2012|accessdate=5 March 2012}}</ref></blockquote>
He conducted a new production of Wagner's ''[[Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg]]'' at the [[Bayreuth Festival]] in 2007, staged by [[Katharina Wagner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wagneropera.net/Bayreuth/Sebastian-Weigle.htm|title=Sebastian Weigle - conductor of Katharina Wagner's production of Meistersinger at Bayreuth|publisher=Wagneropera.net|accessdate=5 March 2012}}</ref>


Weigle is a nephew of the conductor and music educator [[Jörg-Peter Weigle]] and the brother of the violist [[Friedemann Weigle]] of the [[Artemis Quartet]].
Weigle is a nephew of the conductor and music educator [[Jörg-Peter Weigle]] and the brother of the violist [[Friedemann Weigle]] of the [[Artemis Quartet]].

Revision as of 12:48, 6 March 2012

Sebastian Weigle (born 1961 in Berlin) is a German horn player and conductor.

Biography

Weigle studied at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in horn, piano and conducting.[1] In 1987 he founded the Berlin Chamber Choir, and later he led the New Berlin Chamber Orchestra.[1] He was principal horn player in the orchestra of the Berlin State Opera for 15 years. He also was a member of the jazz orchestra "Vielharmonie" in East Berlin.

In 1993 he became chief conductor of the National Youth Symphony Orchestra in Brandenburg and in 1997, principal conductor of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden.[1] He has performed at many opera houses, including the Semperoper, the Frankfurt Opera, the Vienna Volksoper, the Cincinnati Opera, the Vienna State Opera and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.[1]

In 2003, he performed Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Frankfurt Opera with director Christof Nel and was named Conductor of the Year by the German magazine Opernwelt.[1] He received the title again in 2005 and 2006. From 2004 to 2008 he was Music Director of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.[1]

Weigle conducted a new production of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Bayreuth Festival in 2007, staged by Katharina Wagner.[2]

Since the 2008/2009 season, Weigle has been general music director of the Frankfurt Opera, succeeding Paolo Carignani.[1] He conducted the four parts of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, staged by Vera Nemirova, to be performed twice as the cycle in 2012.[3] The single performances were recorded. Gavin Dixon noted in his review:

As with the previous Rhinegold recording, what really makes this Walküre distinctive is the contribution of conductor Sebastian Weigle. His patience with this music is wonderful. He knows that Wagner needs no help in building up his climaxes or creating the drama that the story needs. So tempos are usually steady, and build-ups are achieved through dynamics and orchestral colour rather than accelerando. At the start, the storm is raging in the orchestra, but it is not an all-out assault, instead it is menacing, with a steady pace and moderate dynamics. Weigle gets all the drama he needs from the tone of the orchestra and the carefully graded articulations. Similarly, The Ride of the Valkyries achieves a continuous sense of ecstatic power, but without excesses of tempo or dynamics.[4]

Weigle is a nephew of the conductor and music educator Jörg-Peter Weigle and the brother of the violist Friedemann Weigle of the Artemis Quartet.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Sebastian Weigle". Bayreuth Festival. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Sebastian Weigle - conductor of Katharina Wagner's production of Meistersinger at Bayreuth". Wagneropera.net. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Der Ring des Nibelungen Cycle 1". oper-frankfurt.de. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. ^ Gavin Dixon (2012). "Richard Wagner (1813-1883) / Die Walküre". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 5 March 2012.

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