song recitals, Opera, films and an exhibition on the history of the theatre: this weekend the "summer of music starts in Rheinsberg-2020" cultural program. On Saturday, visitors can listen to a song recital of compositions by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Mahler in the castle courtyard, in the evening, the film adaptation of Mozart's then shown "The magic flute" by the Swedish Director Ingmar Bergman in the castle theater, the music culture of the Rhine announced to the mountain. On Sunday, it continues with "La Traviata" by the Italian filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli.

In the song evening on Saturday and on Sunday (17.30) to sing the Greek mezzo-soprano Martha Sotiriou and the American baritone Zachary Wilson, both prize-winner of the chamber Opera Schloss Rheinsberg. The singer should actually occur in this year's season of chamber Opera. However, because of the Corona-crisis, the Opera festival has been cancelled.

Adapted to the current conditions, guests with the music summer to experience now, however, a "high-caliber concert program" - "with distance, but without sacrificing artistic quality", as the organizers informed. The movie screenings in the Palace theater, the chairs were moved, therefore, with a sufficient distance apart; instead of the usual 300 seats and around 80 are available. And to him the castle courtyard, where 500 people can take place, there are 150 seats.

In the case of the exhibition "the theatre of thunder and sky light", you can discover visitors according to the organizers, historical stage technology as well as Rhein Berg's contribution to the history of theatre. The exhibition show "sources of inspiration" of the theatre-loving Prussia Prince Friedrich II (1712-1786) and his younger brother Henry, and their influence on the European theatre world. The brothers lived in the Baroque castle.

For the events on this and the other weekend the "summer of music" runs until 9. August - according to the organizer, Tickets still available. To avoid queues at the tills, is recommended to buy tickets online.