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The Traveler

Melodrama about escape and displacement, hope and love
© Irene Zandel

About the Concert

Sneak Peek

In November 1938, Elfriede and Otto Silbermann find themselves on the edge of their world. Bewilderment and silent agreements accompany their last hours together in their homeland. Elfriede desperately fights to save what can still be saved, while her Jewish husband Otto rushes from station to station in flight. Their son, however, still dreams of a better life in Paris. A brother-in-law who blows with the wind, and the harsh reality of persecution and betrayal, define their days. In a world where antisemitism and the threat to democratic values are once again becoming prominent, "The Traveler" tells a poignant story of escape and displacement, of lost fundamental rights and the powerlessness of love. This powerful melodrama for speakers, soloists, choir, orchestra, and multimedia not only sheds light on the dark sides of violence and injustice, but also on the hope, longing, and humanity that find their place even in the greatest despair. As part of the commemorative year "80 years since the end of World War II". Due to copyright regulations, we cannot offer the program booklet here for free download. We will provide the event guests with a link via email.

Program

Jan Müller-Wieland
"The Traveler" Melodrama for speaker, female speaker, tenor, baritone, choir, playback, and large orchestra based on the novel of the same name by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz (world premiere)

Artists

Gergely Madaras
Conductor
Ulrich Noethen
Speaker
Birgit Minichmayr
Speaker
Kangyoon Shine Lee
Tenor
Michael Borth
Baritone
Alexander Hauer
Scenic Consultation
Jan Müller-Wieland
composer
Philharmonischer Chor Dresden
kammerchor cantamus
Dresdner Philharmonie
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Biographies

Gergely Madaras

Hungarian-born Gergely Madaras trained as a flutist, violinist, composer, and conductor, gaining a deep insight into the workings of an orchestra and its repertoire. From 2019 to 2025, he was Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège. In the 2025/26 season, he will make his debuts with the Dresden Philharmonic, at the Palau de la Música Valencia, with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Welsh National Opera, among others. He was named "Conductor of the Year" at the 2025 Bartók Radio Awards.

 

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Ulrich Noethen

Ulrich Noethen is one of the leading German character actors in film and television. After initially appearing on many German theater stages, he had his breakthrough in the film business in 1997 with the role of singer Harry Frommermann in “Comedian Harmonists”. Since then, he has appeared regularly in film and TV and has received numerous awards. He has also made a name for himself as a speaker and enjoys working in musical contexts – as he does in the melodrama “The Traveler”.

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Birgit Minichmayr

Austrian actress Birgit Minichmayr was already hired during her studies at the famous Burgtheater in Vienna. Later, she was also part of the ensembles of the Berlin Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz and the Munich Residenztheater, but in 2019 she went back to Vienna. She is also highly successful in TV and film, having appeared in "Everyone Else", "The White Ribbon" and "Perfume – The Story of a Murderer", among others. No less brilliant are her performances as a singer and narrator.

 

 

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Kangyoon Shine Lee

The lyric tenor Kangyoon Shine Lee comes from South Korea and has been a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin ensemble since 2024/25, where he had previously fulfilled several guest contracts. There he can be heard in roles such as Tamino in "The Magic Flute" or Conte Almaviva in "Il barbiere di Siviglia". In 2024, the multiple competition winner completed his studies at the HfM Hanns Eisler in Berlin with the concert exam. In 2023, he performed with the Dresden Philharmonic for the first time, in Lera Auerbach's 6th symphony.

 

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Michael Borth

Internationally sought-after baritone Michael Borth has a particularly broad repertoire ranging from Baroque works to contemporary compositions. Recent highlights include performances in Handel's “Silla", Wagner's “Das Rheingold", Stravinsky's "The Rake's Progress", Weill's "Dreigroschenoper", and Jake Heggie's "Dead Man Walking". In summer 2025, he made his debut as Kilian in the spectacular production of "Der Freischütz" directed by Philipp Stölzl at the Bregenz Festival.

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Alexander Hauer

Actor, choreographer, and director Alexander Hauer was a member of the Theater Bremen ensemble from 2000 to 2004. Since 2004, he has been working as a freelancer, developing music, dance, and theater projects that uniquely combine movement, sound, and community. In 2011, he founded the non-profit cultural institution OpusEinhundert, where he has been Artistic Director ever since, staging inclusive productions with up to 150 performers of different ages.

 

 

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Philharmonischer Chor Dresden

The Dresden Philharmonic Choir has been active for over 55 years, since it was founded in 1967 on the initiative of Kurt Masur. The approximately 70 singers perform the demanding choral work in their free time. They give concerts with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of the respective chief and guest conductors, collaborate with other choirs and orchestras and perform a cappella programs in and outside of Dresden. Iris Geißler has led the ensemble since October 2022.

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kammerchor cantamus

The kammerchor cantamus dresden was founded in 1995. Its singers have a solid musical education, with many of the male choristers drawing on their many years of experience as members of the Dresden Kreuzchor. The choir's warm, clear sound and its stylistically confident variety of programs make it an ensemble that is enthusiastically received everywhere it goes. It gives many concerts in Dresden and the surrounding area but also travels regularly to countries near and far.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

Top Class!

That is the claim of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra stands for concerts at the highest artistic level, musical education for all ages and looking beyond the musical horizon. Guest performances on almost every continent and collaborations with guests from all over the world have established the reputation of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra in the international classical music world.  

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