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Mozart Requiem – Bartabas & Marc Minkowski

An absolute highlight of Salzburg’s Mozart Week: the French equine artist and theatrical genius Bartabas presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem.

An absolute highlight of Salzburg’s Mozart Week with “highest art of sound and riding“ (Kronenzeitung): the French equine artist and theatrical genius Bartabas presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem.

Horses and riders from the formidable Académie Équestre de Versailles join forces with the Musiciens du Louvre, conducted by Marc Minkowski, the Salzburger Bachchor and “an excellent quartet of soloists“ (Kurier), namely Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman, Julien Behr and Charles Dekeyser, to place the Requiem into a new theatrical context.

Restoring the Felsenreitschule’s original purpose – a riding school – and at the same time including its impressive architecture of arcades into the musical dramaturgy, the production is a breath-taking synthesis of the arts. By meticulously refining the skillfully regulated interactions between humans, animals and music, Bartabas and his horsemen have created a production which is much more than a great show riding choreography: it’s a moving exploration of the interconnectedness of existence. A piece of art with an “exceptional power of attraction” (Schwäbische Zeitung), “a requiem for all senses“ (Kronenzeitung).

English title Mozart Requiem – Bartabas & Marc Minkowski
Recording location Felsenreitschule, Mozartwoche Salzburg, 2017
Duration 70 minutes
Production Company ORF, Arte, UNITEL in co-operation with Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg and the Académie équestre nationale du domaine de Versailles
Composer W. A. Mozart
Orchestra / Band Les Musiciens du Louvre
Conductor Marc Minkowski
Choir Salzburger Bachchor
Stage Director Bartabas
Choreography by Bartabas
Soloist Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman, Julien Behr, Charles Dekeyser, Académie équestre nationale du domaine de Versailles