7. Symphony Concert
Claude Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Ernest Chausson Poème de l’amour et de la mer Op. 19 for soprano and orchestra
Sergej Rachmaninow Symphonic Dances Op. 45
With Claude Debussy’s impressionist masterpiece Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, which captures the fleeting images of dancing nymphs in shimmering summer air from Stéphane Mallarmé’s poem about the afternoon of a faun, the up-and-coming Portuguese conductor Miguel Sepúlveda makes his debut with the Staatsorchester Stuttgart. A hub of the artistic elite in Paris, to which Debussy also belonged, was the salon of composer Ernest Chausson. His late-Romantic song cycle Poème de l’amour et de la mer, set to poems by his friend Maurice Bouchor about the loss of a great love, will be performed in this concert by soprano Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson, a member of the Staatsoper Stuttgart ensemble. The delicate scent of lilacs and the glistening of the vast sea, in which the love of the lyrical narrator is reflected, come to life through Chausson’s luminous orchestration. The Symphonic Dances by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff are also rich in color. In this final work, written in 1940 while in exile in the United States, Rachmaninoff seems to look back on his life through quotations from his earlier works and bid farewell to the world.
Ernest Chausson Poème de l’amour et de la mer Op. 19 for soprano and orchestra
Sergej Rachmaninow Symphonic Dances Op. 45
With Claude Debussy’s impressionist masterpiece Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, which captures the fleeting images of dancing nymphs in shimmering summer air from Stéphane Mallarmé’s poem about the afternoon of a faun, the up-and-coming Portuguese conductor Miguel Sepúlveda makes his debut with the Staatsorchester Stuttgart. A hub of the artistic elite in Paris, to which Debussy also belonged, was the salon of composer Ernest Chausson. His late-Romantic song cycle Poème de l’amour et de la mer, set to poems by his friend Maurice Bouchor about the loss of a great love, will be performed in this concert by soprano Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson, a member of the Staatsoper Stuttgart ensemble. The delicate scent of lilacs and the glistening of the vast sea, in which the love of the lyrical narrator is reflected, come to life through Chausson’s luminous orchestration. The Symphonic Dances by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff are also rich in color. In this final work, written in 1940 while in exile in the United States, Rachmaninoff seems to look back on his life through quotations from his earlier works and bid farewell to the world.
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Soprano Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson
Musical direction Miguel Sepúlveda
Staatsorchester Stuttgart
There will be an introduction 45 minutes before the concert at Silchersaal.
On Sunday
First workshop, then concert: After a playful and musical introduction, children aged between 4 and 10 years experience the second part of the symphony concert.
The ticket sale for all announced performances of the 2026/27 season starts on July 13, 2026, at 10 h. Tickets will then be available online, at the box office, and by phone at +49 711 20 20 90.
Musical direction Miguel Sepúlveda
Staatsorchester Stuttgart
There will be an introduction 45 minutes before the concert at Silchersaal.
On Sunday
First workshop, then concert: After a playful and musical introduction, children aged between 4 and 10 years experience the second part of the symphony concert.
The ticket sale for all announced performances of the 2026/27 season starts on July 13, 2026, at 10 h. Tickets will then be available online, at the box office, and by phone at +49 711 20 20 90.