"SEA VOYAGE" is the title of the song evening on 17.05.2026, 6 PM.
Two grand masters of German art song will appear as guests on the International Museum Day 2026 at the Carl-Loewe-Haus.
The bass-baritone Felix Rohleder has been a member of the ensemble of Theater Chemnitz since the 2022/2023 season. Prior to that, he was a member of the Chemnitz Opera Studio for two years and studied at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music Dresden in the class of Jörg Hempel. He was also taught in song singing by Olaf Bär and in the oratorio field by Britta Schwarz. Various masterclasses with Georg Zeppenfeld, Regina Werner-Dietrich, Thomas Quasthoff, Jukka Rasilainen, Cornelia Helfricht, and Bo Skovhus complement his training. From the year 2024, he will continue his studies with a master student program under KS Prof. Roland Schubert.
In the 2025/2026 season, further role debuts are planned, such as Sparafucile in "Rigoletto," Dottore Grenvil in "La Traviata," Colline in "La Bohème," and Peter Besenbinder in "Hänsel und Gretel." In addition to his work as an opera singer, Felix Rohleder is regularly active in the concert field and has thus been able to draw attention in many places. He is, among other things, a soloist with the inclusive ensemble "Sing&Sign," which makes the music of Johann Sebastian Bach accessible to hearing-impaired people through the use of sign language. A highlight of this work was the opening concert of the Bach Festival 2024 with an accessible St. John Passion. He has a particular passion for art songs. Lieder evenings are a frequent part of his schedule. For this, he regularly works with pianists Daniel Heide, Alexander Schmalcz, Michael Schütze, and Ulrich Vogel. Further information at: www.felixrohleder.de
The pianist Daniel Heide, who comes from Weimar, is known primarily as one of the most sought-after song accompanists of his generation. Increasingly, he is appearing as a soloist in piano recitals. He studied at the Franz Liszt University in his hometown with Prof. Ludwig Bätzel, but considers himself more of a self-taught musician and seeker, citing video recordings, records, and interviews of great pianists of the past as important sources of inspiration. His extensive concert activity has taken him throughout Europe, to South Africa, South America, and many countries in Asia.
As a song accompanist and chamber music partner, he is a regular guest at renowned festivals such as the Schubertiades in Schwarzenberg and Hohenems, at the Vienna Musikverein, in the Ciclo de Lied at the Teatro Zarzuela in Madrid (ESP), at Santa Cecilia in Rome (IT), the Schubertiada Vilabertran, Barcelona and in the Basque Country (ES), the Eppaner Liedsommer (IT), the BBC Edinburgh International Festival (GB), the Oxford Lieder Festival (GB), Spring Festival Tokyo (J), and others. He has performed in the most important European concert halls, including the Philharmonies in Berlin, Cologne, Bilbao, and Paris, the Konzerthaus Vienna, the Opera Frankfurt, the Wigmore Hall London, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Tonhalle Zurich, the Palau de la Música Barcelona, the Børssalen Copenhagen, the deSingel Antwerp as well as the Muziekcentrum De Bijloke in Ghent and the Bunka Kaikan Hall in Tokyo (JPN).
