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Sebastian Weigle

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Die Zauberflöte, K.620, Act 1: "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja"Thomas Quasthoff, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, K. 447: II. Romanze (Larghetto) by Sebastian Weigle, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra & Jorg-Peter Weigle, see lyrics, music video & more!

Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, K. 447: II. Romanze (Larghetto)Sebastian Weigle, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra & Jorg-Peter Weigle

Listen to Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo (Allegro vivace) by Sebastian Weigle, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra & Jorg-Peter Weigle, see lyrics, music video & more!

Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo (Allegro vivace)Sebastian Weigle, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra & Jorg-Peter Weigle

Listen to Nehmt meinen Dank, K. 383 by Miah Persson, Svenska Kammarorkestern & Sebastian Weigle, see lyrics, music video & more!

Nehmt meinen Dank, K. 383Miah Persson, Svenska Kammarorkestern & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to La clemenza di Tito, K. 621 / Act I: "Ah perdona al primo affetto" by Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sebastian Weigle, see lyrics, music video & more!

La clemenza di Tito, K. 621 / Act I: "Ah perdona al primo affetto"Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65, TrV 234, Act II: Barak, ich hab' es nicht getan! (Live) by Sabine Hogrefe, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Franz Mayer, Björn Bürger, Hans-Jurgen Lazar, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner & Sebastian Weigle, see lyrics, music video & more!

Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65, TrV 234, Act II: Barak, ich hab' es nicht getan! (Live)Sabine Hogrefe, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Franz Mayer, Björn Bürger, Hans-Jurgen Lazar, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Die tote Stadt, Op. 12: Act I Scene 5: Gluck, das mir verblieb (Marietta, Paul) by Hedwig Fassbender, Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Frankfurt Opera Children's Chorus, Sebastian Weigle, Klaus Florian Vogt, Anna Ryberg, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Julian Prégardien, Michael Nagy, Hans-Jurgen Lazar & Jenny Carlstedt, see lyrics, music video & more!

Die tote Stadt, Op. 12: Act I Scene 5: Gluck, das mir verblieb (Marietta, Paul)Hedwig Fassbender, Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Frankfurt Opera Children's Chorus, Sebastian Weigle, Klaus Florian Vogt, Anna Ryberg, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Julian Prégardien, Michael Nagy, Hans-Jurgen Lazar & Jenny Carlstedt

Listen to Das Rheingold: Scene 4: Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold! (Rhinemaidens, Wotan, Loge) by Hans-Jurgen Lazar, Meredith Arwady, Martina Dike, Barbara Zechmeister, Sebastian Weigle, Alfred Reiter, Kurt Streit, Katharina Magiera, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Magnus Baldvinsson, Frankfurt Opera Orchestra, Terje Stensvold, Jenny Carlstedt, Britta Stallmeister, Dietrich Volle & Richard Cox, see lyrics, music video & more!

Das Rheingold: Scene 4: Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold! (Rhinemaidens, Wotan, Loge)Hans-Jurgen Lazar, Meredith Arwady, Martina Dike, Barbara Zechmeister, Sebastian Weigle, Alfred Reiter, Kurt Streit, Katharina Magiera, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Magnus Baldvinsson, Frankfurt Opera Orchestra, Terje Stensvold, Jenny Carlstedt, Britta Stallmeister, Dietrich Volle & Richard Cox

Listen to Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: II. Romance (Andante cantabile) by Sebastian Weigle, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra & Jorg-Peter Weigle, see lyrics, music video & more!

Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: II. Romance (Andante cantabile)Sebastian Weigle, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra & Jorg-Peter Weigle

Listen to Das Rheingold, Scene 2: Sanft schloss Schlaf dein Aug'! (Fasolt, Wotan, Fafner, Freia) by Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Alfred Reiter, Magnus Baldvinsson, Terje Stensvold, Barbara Zechmeister & Sebastian Weigle, see lyrics, music video & more!

Das Rheingold, Scene 2: Sanft schloss Schlaf dein Aug'! (Fasolt, Wotan, Fafner, Freia)Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Alfred Reiter, Magnus Baldvinsson, Terje Stensvold, Barbara Zechmeister & Sebastian Weigle

More albums from Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Schreker: Der ferne Klang by Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Sebastian Weigle, Jennifer Holloway & Ian Koziara

ALBUMSchreker: Der ferne KlangFrankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Sebastian Weigle, Jennifer Holloway & Ian Koziara

Listen to Franz & Richard Strauss: Horn Concertos by Samuel Seidenberg, Frankfurt Radio Symphony & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMFranz & Richard Strauss: Horn ConcertosSamuel Seidenberg, Frankfurt Radio Symphony & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Berg: Wozzeck by Audun Iversen, Vincent Wolfsteiner, Martin Mitterrutzner, Peter Bronder, Claudia Mahnke, Alfred Reiter, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMBerg: WozzeckAudun Iversen, Vincent Wolfsteiner, Martin Mitterrutzner, Peter Bronder, Claudia Mahnke, Alfred Reiter, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Love's Embrace by Juliane Banse, Munich Radio Orchestra & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMLove's EmbraceJuliane Banse, Munich Radio Orchestra & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Martinů: Julietta by Juanita Lascarro, Kurt Streit, Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt Opera Orchestra & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMMartinů: JuliettaJuanita Lascarro, Kurt Streit, Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt Opera Orchestra & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to R. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65, TrV 234 by Terje Stensvold, Tamara Wilson, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Sabine Hogrefe, Burkhard Fritz, Sebastian Weigle & Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

ALBUMR. Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65, TrV 234Terje Stensvold, Tamara Wilson, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Sabine Hogrefe, Burkhard Fritz, Sebastian Weigle & Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

Listen to Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche & Symphonia Domestica by Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMRichard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche & Symphonia DomesticaFrankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Puccini: La fanciulla del West by Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMPuccini: La fanciulla del WestFrankfurt Opera Chorus, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Pfitzner: Cello Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Cello Concerto 4) by Alban Gerhardt, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMPfitzner: Cello Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Cello Concerto 4)Alban Gerhardt, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Wagner: Rienzi by Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMWagner: RienziSebastian Weigle

Listen to Strauss: Ein Heldenleben & Macbeth by Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMStrauss: Ein Heldenleben & MacbethSebastian Weigle

Listen to Humperdinck: Königskinder (The King's Children) by Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Frankfurt Opera Chorus & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMHumperdinck: Königskinder (The King's Children)Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Frankfurt Opera Chorus & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Wagner: Das Liebesverbot by Frankfurt Opera Orchestra & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMWagner: Das LiebesverbotFrankfurt Opera Orchestra & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Wagner: Die Feen (Große romantische Oper in drei Akten) by Simon Bailey, Alfred Reiter, Juanita Lascarro, Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Brenda Rae, Michael Nagy, Christiane Karg, Tamara Wilson, Sebastian Weigle, Anja Fidelia Ulrich, Sebastian Geyer, Simon Bode, Thorsten Grumbel & Burkhard Fritz

ALBUMWagner: Die Feen (Große romantische Oper in drei Akten)Simon Bailey, Alfred Reiter, Juanita Lascarro, Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Brenda Rae, Michael Nagy, Christiane Karg, Tamara Wilson, Sebastian Weigle, Anja Fidelia Ulrich, Sebastian Geyer, Simon Bode, Thorsten Grumbel & Burkhard Fritz

Listen to Wagner: Götterdämmerung by Jenny Carlstedt, Sebastian Weigle, Gregory Frank, Lance Ryan, Katharina Magiera, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Susan Bullock, Britta Stallmeister, Claudia Mahnke, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Anja Fidelia Ulrich, Angel Blue, Frankfurt Opera Chorus & Meredith Arwady

ALBUMWagner: GötterdämmerungJenny Carlstedt, Sebastian Weigle, Gregory Frank, Lance Ryan, Katharina Magiera, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Susan Bullock, Britta Stallmeister, Claudia Mahnke, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Anja Fidelia Ulrich, Angel Blue, Frankfurt Opera Chorus & Meredith Arwady

Listen to Wagner: Siegfried by Lance Ryan, Peter Marsh, Sebastian Weigle, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Susan Bullock, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Terje Stensvold, Meredith Arwady, Kateryna Kasper & Magnus Baldvinsson

ALBUMWagner: SiegfriedLance Ryan, Peter Marsh, Sebastian Weigle, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Susan Bullock, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Terje Stensvold, Meredith Arwady, Kateryna Kasper & Magnus Baldvinsson

Listen to Sommer: Orchestral Songs by Elisabeth Kulman, Sebastian Weigle, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra & Bo Skovhus

ALBUMSommer: Orchestral SongsElisabeth Kulman, Sebastian Weigle, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra & Bo Skovhus

Listen to Wagner: Die Walküre by Terje Stensvold, Anja Fidelia Ulrich, Sebastian Weigle, Bernadett Fodor, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Mona Somm, Lisa Wedekind, Martina Dike, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Monika Bohinec, Susan Bullock, Frank van Aken, Christiane Kohl, Ain Anger & Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra

ALBUMWagner: Die WalküreTerje Stensvold, Anja Fidelia Ulrich, Sebastian Weigle, Bernadett Fodor, Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Mona Somm, Lisa Wedekind, Martina Dike, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Monika Bohinec, Susan Bullock, Frank van Aken, Christiane Kohl, Ain Anger & Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra

Listen to Korngold: Die tote Stadt by Hedwig Fassbender, Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Frankfurt Opera Children's Chorus, Sebastian Weigle, Klaus Florian Vogt, Anna Ryberg, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Julian Prégardien, Michael Nagy, Hans-Jurgen Lazar & Jenny Carlstedt

ALBUMKorngold: Die tote StadtHedwig Fassbender, Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Frankfurt Opera Children's Chorus, Sebastian Weigle, Klaus Florian Vogt, Anna Ryberg, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Julian Prégardien, Michael Nagy, Hans-Jurgen Lazar & Jenny Carlstedt

Listen to Wagner: Das Rheingold by Hans-Jurgen Lazar, Frankfurt Opera Orchestra, Richard Cox, Martina Dike, Sebastian Weigle, Kurt Streit, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Magnus Baldvinsson, Katharina Magiera, Jenny Carlstedt, Britta Stallmeister, Dietrich Volle, Barbara Zechmeister, Alfred Reiter, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Terje Stensvold & Meredith Arwady

ALBUMWagner: Das RheingoldHans-Jurgen Lazar, Frankfurt Opera Orchestra, Richard Cox, Martina Dike, Sebastian Weigle, Kurt Streit, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Magnus Baldvinsson, Katharina Magiera, Jenny Carlstedt, Britta Stallmeister, Dietrich Volle, Barbara Zechmeister, Alfred Reiter, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Terje Stensvold & Meredith Arwady

Listen to Gods, Kings & Demons (Opera Arias) by René Pape, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMGods, Kings & Demons (Opera Arias)René Pape, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Reimann, A.: Lear [Opera] by Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Sebastian Weigle, Frank van Aken, Frankfurt Museum Orchestra, Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Wolfgang Koch, Magnus Baldvinsson, Michael McCown, Dietrich Volle, Nicolai Klawa, Britta Stallmeister, Graham Clark, Hans-Jurgen Lazar, Caroline Whisnant, Chad Graham & Martin Wolfel

ALBUMReimann, A.: Lear [Opera]Frankfurt Opera Chorus, Sebastian Weigle, Frank van Aken, Frankfurt Museum Orchestra, Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Wolfgang Koch, Magnus Baldvinsson, Michael McCown, Dietrich Volle, Nicolai Klawa, Britta Stallmeister, Graham Clark, Hans-Jurgen Lazar, Caroline Whisnant, Chad Graham & Martin Wolfel

Listen to Consider, My Soul - Sacred Arias by Thomas Quasthoff, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMConsider, My Soul - Sacred AriasThomas Quasthoff, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sebastian Weigle

Listen to Thomas Quasthoff - Betrachte, meine Seel by Thomas Quasthoff, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMThomas Quasthoff - Betrachte, meine SeelThomas Quasthoff, Staatskapelle Dresden & Sebastian Weigle

ALBUMSpohr: Overture, Op. 12, Concerto, Op. 131 & Nonet, Op. 31Sebastian Weigle, Leipziger Kammerorchester & Ensemble Villa Musica

ALBUMBrahms: Horn Trio, Op. 40 & Clarinet Trio, Op. 114Dieter Klöcker, Sebastian Weigle, Wolf-Dieter Streicher, Christoph Henkel & Claudius Tanski

Listen to Marches and Wind Music - Benda, F. - Bach, J.C. - Stamitz, C. - Gossec, F.-J. - Mozart, W.A. - Weber, C.M. Von (Berlin Radio Symphony) by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Sebastian Weigle & Hans-Peter Kirchberg

ALBUMMarches and Wind Music - Benda, F. - Bach, J.C. - Stamitz, C. - Gossec, F.-J. - Mozart, W.A. - Weber, C.M. Von (Berlin Radio Symphony)Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Sebastian Weigle & Hans-Peter Kirchberg

About Sebastian Weigle

Hometown

Berlin, Germany

Born

1961

Genre

Classical

Conductor Sebastian Weigle specializes in Romantic opera, especially Wagner, and has conducted at some of the world's leading opera houses. Weigle was a founding member of the Berlin Wind Quintet in 1975. From 1982 until 1997, he was principal hornist of the Berlin Staatskapelle. Weigle founded the Kammerchor Berlin in 1987. From 1993 to 2018, he was music director of the Junge Philharmonie Brandenburg. The year 1993 also saw Weigle make his recording debut as hornist of the Berliner Bläserquintett on the album Jean Françaix in Concert. His conducting debut on recordings came in 1998, leading the Ensemble Villa Musica on an album of works by Louis Spohr. In 2019, he was named principal conductor of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, where he remained as of the mid-2020s. In 2023, he led the Frankfurter Opern- and Museumsorchester, Frankfurt Opera Chorus, and soloists in Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Christmas Eve.