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SIMELIBERG - a Swiss folk opera
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Open in the appIn the oldest Swiss song "Vreneli ab em Guggisberg", the legendary Simeliberg has a mysterious presence. He stands at the centre of the story and yet seems to be hiding something. Does he harbour a secret from a distant past? Longing, greed, violence, unhappy love. How does he… In the oldest Swiss song "Vreneli ab em Guggisberg", the legendary Simeliberg has a mysterious presence. He stands at the centre of the story and yet seems to be hiding something. Does he harbour a secret from a distant past? Longing, greed, violence, unhappy love. How does he relate to the human destinies that unfold at his feet? The musical theatre "SIMELIBERG" engages with precisely this mythical dimension of our Swiss folk songs. The choir stands on stage together with five actors. Singing and performance blend together and lead on a musically theatrical journey back to the time of our ancestors and the origins of our Swiss history. Revival of Swiss folk opera With "SIMELIBERG", the forgotten genre "Swiss folk opera" is brought back to life. The piece features well-known old Swiss folk songs, including "Schönster Abestärn", of course the Guggisberg song and also some lesser-known ones. Young composer Moritz Achermann has newly arranged the folk songs for "SIMELIBERG". After a successful tour with stops in Solothurn, Bern, Zurich, Sursee, Uster and Guggisberg, the singspiel concludes its journey with a triumphant finale. The vocal ensemble stimmig! and the Guggisberg Choir come together and tell the moving Swiss myth with the performers, transcending all cantonal boundaries. Joachim Aeschlimann, Ana Jukic, Christine Lather, Miro Lorenzo Maurer and Peter Rinderknecht perform as soloists. Magdalena Irmann plays accordion. The framing narrative is by Ueli Blum. Boris von Poser directs. The concerts take place on Saturday, 31 October at 18:00 and Saturday 1 November at 16:00 in the hall of the Weissen Wind in Zurich. Seating is limited. Reservation is recommended (admission CHF 35/25). Cast: vocal ensemble stimmig!, Achim Glatz Guggisberg Choir…