Name: Blues Brothers
Start: 2022-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Semperoper

Organization

Singer

Bosse Vogt

Jake Blues

Christian Venzke

Elwood Blues

David B Whitley

Cab Calloway

James Brown

Ray Charles

Vanessa Weiskopf

Aretha

Gerald Hupach

Kurt, Inhaber der Kneipe

Bettina Weichert

Anita

Vivienne Dejon

Blues Brother-Girls

Anna Overbeck

Riccardo De Nigris

Blues Brother-Boys

Stage director

Manfred Weiss

Conductor

Max Renne

Lighting designer

Marco Dietzel

Costume designer

Okarina Peter

Set designer

Timo Dentler

Video designer

Sascha Vredenburg

Choreographer

Natalie Holtom

Dramaturge

Kai Weßler

Alexander Findewirth

Christopher Wernecke

Co-directed

Niklas Roling

Edd Hall

Semperoper Dresden

Orchestra

Die Gebrüder Blues

Staatskapelle Dresden

German

Blues Brothers

Dresden

Germany

Semperoper

Semper Zwei

Blues Brothers Weiß

Public

English

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Tenor

Baritone

Soprano

Bass-baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Countertenor

Contralto

Bass

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Dresdner Fassung von Manfred WeißArrangements von Tim Allhof und Max RennePremiere 8. April 2022Musikalische Leitung: Max RenneInszenierung: Manfred WeißCo-R...

Brothers Jake and Elwood Blues have a mission: to get their old rhythm and blues band back together in order to pay back taxes at the orphanage they grew up in. So the Blues brothers, in black suits and dark sunglasses, seek out their old bandmates, who may or may not have had middle-class jobs for a long time. The brothers' mission soon turns out to be a journey into the past, a whimsical odyssey through a country where they are no longer quite at home - and a hymn to the power of music. The film "Blues Brothers" from 1980 is an absolute cult film with the two main actors John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. In the version and production by Manfred Weiß, the story of the blues brothers and their songs come to the stage as a small homage to the lively blues scene in the GDR. A weird comedy with unforgettable songs like "Everybody Needs Somebody", "Sweet Home Chicago" or "Gimme Some Lovin'".

Die beiden Brüder Jake und Elwood Blues haben eine Mission: Ihre alte Rhythm-and-Blues-Band wieder zusammenzubringen, um die Steuerschulden des Waisenhauses zu bezahlen, in dem sie aufgewachsen sind. Also suchen die Brüder Blues im schwarzen Anzug mit dunklen Sonnenbrillen ihre alten Bandkollegen auf, die längst in bürgerlichen Berufen untergekommen sind – oder auch nicht. Die Mission der Brüder entpuppt sich bald als eine Reise in die Vergangenheit, eine skurrile Irrfahrt durch ein Land, in dem sie nicht mehr so recht zu Hause sind – und als eine Hymne auf die Kraft der Musik. Der Film »Blues Brothers« von 1980 ist ein absoluter Kultfilm mit den beiden Hauptdarstellern John Belushi und Dan Aykroyd. In der Fassung und Inszenierung von Manfred Weiß kommt die Geschichte der Blues-Brüder mit ihren Songs als kleine Hommage an die lebendige Blues-Szene der DDR auf die Bühne. Eine schräge Komödie mit unvergesslichen Songs wie »Everybody Needs Somebody«, »Sweet Home Chicago« oder »Gimme Some Lovin’«

Deutsch

Blues Brothers by Weiß, M., From (2022/2023), Directed by Manfred Weiss,, Conductor Max Renne, Semperoper, Dresden, Germany

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