Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel
- Location:
- Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle Stuttgart Beethoven-Saal, Berliner Platz 3, 70174 Stuttgart
The Original Film with Live Orchestra: *
* Once again, Cinderella and her prince can look forward to a very special stage: For several years now, “Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella” has been transforming sold-out concert halls into magical settings for this love story during the Christmas season. While the fairy-tale film plays on a big screen, the Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra of Reutlingen performs Karel Svoboda’s film soundtrack live—scene by scene, in sync with the romantic and humorous adventures. Since its premiere in 1973, this lighthearted film fairy tale, with its snowy backdrop and wintery, romantic atmosphere, has become an indispensable part of the Christmas season. This cinematic Christmas miracle owes its existence to curious circumstances: The original screenplay called for Cinderella to run across “blooming meadows”; but since the film studios for the Czech-German co-production were already booked for the summer, director Václav Vorliček moved the story to winter. Shortly after the Cinderella soundtrack was released, Svoboda received his first commissions from the West, and his theme songs for animated films such as “Maya the Bee” and “Nils Holgersson” were created. But only that melody—the one to which the princess rides through the snow on her white horse—is capable of evoking such blissful feelings of happiness in the audience.
Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra Reutlingen
N.N., conductor