DON QUICHOTTE
AMONG KNIGHTS AND WINDMILLS - A FAMILY CONCERT
How do windmills sound in battle? Do instruments sigh?
We welcome you to join us on the adventures of Spain's most famous knight - Don Quixote. We help our guests of honour, Miguel de Cervantes (the author himself) and the famous composer Georg Philipp Telemann, who have travelled through time and space, to tell this story through music: We let Rosinante gallop, try to win the love of Princess Dulcinea and celebrate hilarious feasts with Quixote's faithful squire Sancho Panza.
The German-Spanish ensemble, together with Lars Conrad, baritone, performs scenes from the Spanish classic ‘Don Quixote de La Mancha’ in an interactive concert with Telemann's ‘Burlesque de Quichotte’ (TWV 55:G10) and ‘Don Quixote at the Wedding of Comacho’ (TWV 21:32). With a colourful mixture of listening and active participation (body percussion, singing...), we take the children and their families on a fascinating journey to 17th century Spain.
