Events and festivals 2008-2009
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Wagner meets Mann
15.09.07 - 27.03.2008 Follow the traces of the famous composer Richard Wagner and the Nobel Prize Laureate Thomas Mann. The timeliness of Thomas Mann’s internationally renowned novel “The Buddenbrooks” which is going to be staged at the Theatre of Lübeck will be as fascinating to see as the enthralling staging of Richard Wagner’s “Ring of the Nibelung”. Thomas Mann’s descriptions how he first experienced the Wagner operas at the Theatre of Lübeck when he was a child are legendary. This is reason enough for the theatre to start a new staging of Richard Wagner’s “Ring of the Nibelung” and the Thomas Mann dramatisation from the season 2007/2008 to 2010/2011. Visit the premiere of “The Rhinegold” on 15. September and of “Buddenbrooks – the decline of a family” on 29. September 2007. |  |  |
Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
12.07.-31.08.2008 After last year’s musical journey had led listeners to fascinating Hungary, Russia will be the focus of the festival in 2008. Many internationally well-known soloists, musicians and orchestras are guests to the festival. Another important aspect of the festival will be classical music in the countryside again. Enjoy the blend of a beautiful landscape, romantic architecture and great music, which completes the festival to a masterpiece itself. Magnificent cottages, huge barns and stablings, churches, mansions and castles of Schleswig-Holstein are a moody background for concerts usually performed in famous music halls and opera houses. For further information visit www.shmf.de |  | |
Travemünde Sailing Week 18.07.-27.07.2008
In 2008, famous Travemünde Week goes into its 119 th year. Sailing and party fans are invited to visit the year’s greatest sailing event. Lübeck bay will showcase itself as Germany’s championship estuary No. 1. But the international sailing event is not merely for professional sailors! Watch the races directly at the beach or take part in a regatta trip onboard one of the ships. Ashore a varied side programme is waiting for you: live music, art, beach parties and international fancy food. For further information visit www.travemuender-woche.de |  | |
Nordic Film Festival Lübeck
29.10.-02.11.2008Lübeck’s Nordic Film Days are counted as one of the most traditional movie festivals worldwide. Lübeck’s movie theatres will show the latest feature- and short films and documentaries from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. Furthermore, there will be seminars, discussions and workshops on certain issues. For further information visit www.nordische-filmtage.de |  | |
Craftsmen’s Christmas Fair at St Peter’s church in Lübeck
27.11.-14.12.2008 Craftsmen from Northern Germany offer their goods in the historical surrounding of St Peter’s church, which was built some 800 years ago. The craftsmen offer great things and invite to the church decorated for Christmas. The church’s cafeteria and the restaurant in the church’s yard ensure that guests will not lack anything. Highlight of the building is certainly the lift. It takes you to the viewing platform where you have an overwhelming view on the city of Lübeck. |  | |
Craftsmen’s Christmas Fair in the Hospital of the Holy Spirit Lübeck
28.11.-08.12.2008 The Craftsmen’s Christmas Fair in the unique atmosphere of the Hospital of the Holy Spirit is very well-known – even outside Lübeck. Some 180 craftsmen from Germany, Scandinavia and the Baltic states show their varied traditional and modern handcrafter’s techniques. Inside the impressive church hall and in the small cabins of the long hall the merchants offer their products. Daily changing music programmes and tasty food complete the Christmas atmosphere. For further information visit www.frau-und-kultur.de
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--> Christmas Fairs in Lübeck
24.11.-23.12.2008 Christmas atmosphere all over the city! Avisit to Lübeck’s Christmas Fair, which was first mentioned in 1648, is a must for all Lübeck visitors. Thousands of fairy lights and Christmas decoration in the streets and shop windows bring a special atmosphere to the old Hanseatic city. The Market and its some 400 merchants offer toys and Christmas decoration, spiced wine, baked apples and gingerbread. The historic Christmas market at St Mary’s church makes visitors travel through time. There is also a fairytale forest where you can meet Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. For further information visit www.luebecker-weihnachtsmarkt.de |  | |
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