Kultursommer Schloss Schwöbber

Extraordinary open-air concerts in the colorfully illuminated courtyard of Schloss Schwöbber promise again magical summer nights with a high-caliber concert offering in the genres of swing, classical, and jazz.

August 21
Opera re:told – "Carmen" not sung, but retold

For the fifth anniversary of our own classical concert series Opera re:told, we want to delight the audience with George Bizet's masterpiece "Carmen". We find ourselves once again in Seville, as in 2023 with Figaro, and it once again revolves around men and women, or rather women and men, love and everything that goes with it. Perfectly suited for an interpretation by Frederic Böhle against the backdrop of Schloss Schwöbber. But since the marriage of Figaro and Almaviva, almost a hundred years have passed and everything has become a bit more complicated. "These Andalusians frighten me. I am not used to their kind, always mocking, never a sensible word," he says. "Love is a wild bird that man cannot tame," she says. It actually sounds like a conversation in couples therapy. And then there's the torero who expects hearts to come to him naturally. He might also need to lie on the couch. So we can see: It is urgently time for an intervention! For which, of course, we rely on your active help! Who knows, maybe thanks to you, we can achieve a happy ending. Celebrate the anniversary with us and look forward to "Carmen", the fifth part of the series "Opera re:told". As always, not sung, but in a new guise: simple and straightforward with the wind ensemble Gutenberg Winds and narrated by actor Frederic Böhle.

August 22

Matti Klein Soul Trio meets Max Mutzke Jazz Open-Air Concert in the illuminated castle courtyard

If you take a closer look, there’s more to Max Mutzke than just one artist. Max is many. This has to do with the incredible versatility and, not least, the insatiable creative curiosity of the charismatic singer & songwriter. Whether it's pop, rock, soul, funk, or jazz as here – Max Mutzke has many musical facets. The soulful groove-jazz mix served by groove virtuoso Matti Klein, along with Lars Zander (saxophone and bass clarinet) and André Seidel, his companion from the "Mo’ Blow" days, has just as many facets as Max Mutzke. With his various vintage keyboards and on the piano, Matti Klein has earned his reputation as one of the most interesting young groove jazzers in the German scene. He regularly shares the stage and studio with stars like Sarah Connor and Herbert Grönemeyer. The program “Matti Klein Soul Trio & Max Mutzke” promises grooves to dance to and lyrics to ponder, closeness to great artists of the German groove and soul landscape, and passion!