“Responsible for this is also conductor Gilbert, who will officially start his new job in Hamburg as successor to Thomas Hengelbrock at the beginning of the upcoming season. With this Grand Macabre he already arouses great expectations for his tenure – and anticipation of more extraordinary music theater in the Elbphilharmonie: Next year, the Staatsoper Hamburg will show there a production of Olivier Messiaen’s ‘Saint François d’Assise’.”
