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A Christmas Carol

"Christmas is humbug!" grumbles the grumpy moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge, as he sits alone at home on Christmas Eve after work. Christmas joy? Not for him! Neither his nephew, who invites him to the Christmas feast, nor children singing Christmas carols can soften him. But at the stroke of midnight, his life is turned upside down: the ghost of his deceased business partner Marley appears - laden with clanking chains and an eerie warning. Scrooge must change his ways, or else face a similar fate! Before he knows it, he is taken on a moving journey through past, present, and future by the spirits of Christmas. Faced with the consequences of his actions, the icy miser gradually transforms into a man who understands the true essence of Christmas. The dramatic reading is accompanied by festive English Christmas carols sung by the Philharmonic Choir - a atmospheric evening full of goosebumps and heartwarming moments!

Program

Charles Dickens
"A Christmas Carol in Prose, being a Ghost Story of Christmas" Scenic-musical adaptation

Contributer

Ulrich Noethen
Speaker

Devid Striesow
Speaker

Ronald Zehrfeld
Speaker

Petra Schmidt-Schaller
Speaker

John von Düffel
Libretto and scenic setting

Simone Henke
Scenic setting

Iris Geißler
Musical Direction

Philharmonischer Chor Dresden
Choir