GEGEN DEN STROM Album Francais-Rossini

On March 25, 2026, at 7:00 PM, the renowned Maromor Hall in Bad Ems will host a vocal recital featuring a world premiere dedicated to the late chamber music universe of Gioachino Rossini.

The program of the evening presents the Album français, an integral part of the extensive collection Péchés de vieillesse, a body of work that Rossini composed during the years of his late maturity after withdrawing from public opera activity.

These compositions reflect an intimate, subtly ironic, and highly refined aesthetic, situated at the intersection of the Belcanto tradition, the spirit of the French salon, and the expressive freedom of private musical creation.

Performers

Soprano I Elena Doycheva

Mezzo-soprano Cosmina Silvia Stitzl – Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad

Tenor Daniel Zah – West University of Timişoara

Baritone Ştefan Ignat – Romanian National Opera Bucharest

Soprano II Gabriela Diana Matei – Romanian National Opera Timişoara / West University of Timişoara

Mezzo-soprano II Pauline Zippert – Germany

Tenor II Ciprian Cătălin Roman – Romanian National Opera Timişoara / Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad

Baritone II Denis Matei – German State Theatre Timişoara / West University of Timişoara

Piano Lorenzo Martini – Italy

Ensemble conductor Veronica Laura Demenescu – Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad

Special Guests Reto Müller – President of the German Rossini Society

Project funded by the G. and I. Leifheit Foundation Nassau. 

Admission free.