A Christmas Carol

In the organizer's words:

"Christmas is humbug!" grumbles the grumpy moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge as he sits alone at home after work on Christmas Eve. Christmas cheer? Nothing for him! Neither his nephew, who invites him to a festive meal, nor children singing Christmas carols can soften him. But at the witching hour, his life is turned upside down: The ghost of his deceased business partner Marley appears - laden with rattling chains and a sinister warning. Scrooge must change his life or he will meet a similar fate!
Before he knows it, he is taken on a moving journey through the past, present and future by the spirits of Christmas. Faced with the consequences of his actions, the ice-cold miser gradually becomes a man who understands the true nature of Christmas.
The staged reading is accompanied by festive English Christmas carols sung by the Philharmonic Choir - an atmospheric evening full of goosebumps and heart!

Program

Charles Dickens
"A Christmas Carol in Prose or A Ghost Story for Christmas" Scenic-musical version

Performers

Ulrich Noethen, Devid Striesow, Ronald Zehrfeld, Petra Schmidt-Schaller | Narrator

John von Düffel | Libretto and scenic design

Simone Henke | Scenic design

Iris Geißler | Musical direction

Hans-Richard Ludewig | Piano

Members of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Dresden Philharmonic Choir