Saxony's sound of music

FROM boys' choirs to jazz on paddle steamers via Wagner's Ring cycle and the genius of Bach, Dresden and Leipzig have some of the best ensembles, orchestras, and artists worldwide. The two cities in #Germany's Saxony region are alive with the sound of music. 

Dresden Music Festival (May 5-June 5), is an annual favourite. Michael Nyman, English composer of minimalist music and known for his film scores, will start the festival.

Also in May (15 to 22), the International Dixieland Festival will jazz things up with blues, boogie, and swing.

The Kreuzchor Boys' Choir, one of the world's oldest, marks its 800th anniversary with concerts throughout the year. In this anniversary year, there are ten days of concerts starting on April 15.

With the premiere of Richard Wagner's Twilight of the Gods on April 30, Leipzig Opera is going to have the first complete Ring cycle in its repertoire after more than 40 years. From May 5 to May 8, it will then be staged in its entirety on four consecutive days.

This year's Leipzig Bach Festival runs from June 10 to June 19.

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East Germany in tourism push

EAST GERMAN destinations are trying to raise awareness in a drive to attract domestic and international tourists.

Many of Eastern Germany’s attractions were lost during WW2 and in the subsequent decades of Soviet rule. Despite 25 years of re-unification, few tourists visit the region, and when they do, they tend to go to sites associated with the 1939-45 war.

Tourism bodies want to promote cities such as Weimar and Dresden – the latter was destroyed by British and US bombing, but the historic centre of the city has since been re-constructed – along with contemporary art and music events.

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