Dresden: Artist Talk with Omer Meir Wellber (April 2017)

On Sunday, 23 April 2017, an artist talk with conductor Omer Meir Wellber will take place in the Societätstheater in Dresden. Journalist Michael Ernst will present the event and lead through the discussion.

The conductor will mostly talk about his new book “Fear, risk and love – Moments with Mozart”, which was published in February 2017 at Austrian Ecowin publishing house. Co author Inge Kloepfer will also be present. The talk will be followed by a signing.

Find more information on the event here.

Omer Meir Wellber is currently conducting at the Semperoper Dresden on the occasion of the Mozart-Tage. Click here for further information.

Omer Meir Wellber: Premiere of Andrea Chenier (March 2017)

On 12 March Omer Meir Wellber conducted the new opera production at Bavarian State Opera, Andrea Chenier, by Umberto Giordano, staged by Philipp Stölzl. The title role is sung by Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros performs as Maddalena di Coigny and Luca Salsi as Carlo Gérard.

Omer Meir Wellber conducts Premiere of Tannhäuser in Venice (January 2017)

On Friday, 20 January Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the premiere of Wagner’s Tannhäuser staged by Calixto Bieto at Teatro La Fenice in Venice. Further performances will be on 24 and 28 January as well as on 1 and 5 February 2017.

Find the trailer of the new production here.

The performance on 28 January will be streamed live on culturebox.fr and can be watched on demand 10 months after the livestream.

Livestream: Omer Meir Wellber’s concert with WDR Symphony Orchestra on 6 January (January 2017)

Omer Meir Wellber conducts debut concerts in Lyon and Zurich (December 2016)

On 16 and 17 December conductor Omer Meir Wellber will give his debut concerts with the Orchestre nationale de Lyon. Works by Wagner, Kodály and Ravel will be performed. Hilary Hahn will play Bruch’s concerto for violin.

Please find here more information on the concerts.

On 21 and 22 December Omer Meir Wellber will be guest at Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich, where he will conduct works by Bernstein und Ramiréz at the annual Christmas Concert of the orchestra.

You will find more information on the website of the Tonhalle Zurich.

DVD Mefistofele with Omer Meir Wellber (November 2016)