Halberstadt
The tradition tour “I feel right now like a bull standing in front of a red cloth - motivated to the tips of my hair.” With contemplation, but also passionately and full of temperament, Björn Casapietra wants to experience the most joyful time of the year together with his audience in his Christmas concerts, just as he did with his now 17th-year-celebrated “Christmas Love Songs,” which he performed in sold-out churches and theaters in Leipzig, Wismar, Stralsund, Potsdam, Münster, and Berlin, among others. Björn Casapietra loves the wonderful old German Christmas carols as well as the most beautiful Italian, French, and Celtic ones. All of these become an unforgettable experience through his very own moving art of interpretation. And so the repertoire of this exceptional tenor is extraordinarily broad and demanding: jubilant “Adeste Fideles,” devout “Es ist ein Ros´entsprungen,” and the famous French “Cantique de Noël” with passion. With the moving folk tune “Still still still, weil’s Kindlein schlafen will” or one of the most beloved lullabies, “Guten Abend, gut Nacht,” Björn Casapietra evokes memories of Christmas in childhood. Also in the program - a medley of the most famous German Christmas carols: “Süßer die Glocken nie klingen,” “Oh du Fröhliche,” “Leise rieselt der Schnee,” and of course: “Oh Tannenbaum.” With “Bist du bei mir,” an aria in Bach’s tradition, Björn Casapietra wants to sing his way into the hearts of the audience. In addition, such famous highlights as Handel’s works “Tochter Zion” and “Ombra Mai fu” will be heard. “You know, we live in hard times.
