Stille Nacht Am Silbersee

After the successful edition with Arthur Japin (2017), Anna Enquist (2018) and Glenn Helberg (2019), Silbersee has invited top actress Ariane Schluter as the new winter guest for a meditative program, rich in voices, in the run-up to Christmas.

Rimbaud’s famous poem The Drunken Ship, the only transcripted sermon by Vincent van Gogh, Hokusai’s famous statue The Great Wave and other iconic sea sceneries form the basis for a winter night in which singing, cello and text come together in a meditative concert about hope, despair, doubt and consolation. With actress Ariane Schluter, we try to grasp the events of our current time.

In this edition, Silbersee challenges pianist and composer Martin Fondse to create a new, winter-like oratory, inspired by the work of Arvo Pärt. The libretto is written by writers Joachim Robbrecht and Artun Alaska Arasli.