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A series of events celebrating the rediscovery of the musician, draftsman, and letter writer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847).


PROGRAM

12:00 PM Midday Music – Song Recital – Vocals & Piano. Music from "Hero and Leander" (Fanny Hensel), "Pandora" (Arnold Mendelssohn), and works by Felix Mendelssohn.

2:00 PM Reading with Dorothee Nolte: Letters and translations of ancient texts by Felix Mendelssohn and Moses Mendelssohn.

3:45 PM Lecture by Jürgen Böhme, musicologist, Neuwied: Through Antiquity with Shakespeare, Schiller, and Goethe – How Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny Hensel, and Arnold Mendelssohn transformed literature and mythology into musical theater.

6:00 PM: Paphleis. (Second performance at Canisius Kolleg, Tiergartenstraße)
Additional information
Price info: Festival ticket (lectures, concerts, city tour): 35 €;

Single concert: 20 €;

Guided city tour: 10 €;

"Paphleis" (Remise): 10 €; in the Canisius Kolleg: 5 €

Booking: Phone: 030-817047-26

Reservation by phone or e-mail
Dates
June 2026
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