Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Premierenkostprobe

English translation:

open rehearsal taster

Added to glossary by Yuu Andou
May 31, 2023 02:26
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German term

Premierenkostprobe

German to English Art/Literary Music Veranstaltung
***Premierenkostprobe*** »Schwanensee«

Beschreibung

Wenige Tage vor der Premiere lädt die Semperoper ihr Publikum ein, einen Teil einer Bühnenorchesteroder szenischen Probe in der Semperoper oder in Semper Zwei mitzuerleben und vorab einen Einblick in die Neuproduktion zu erhalten. In einem Gespräch mit Mitgliedern des Regie- oder Choreografieteams erfahren die Besucher*innen Hintergrundinformationen zu Werk, Musik und Interpretation. Anschließend öffnen sich die Türen zum Besuch der Probe. Welcher Ausschnitt der Probenarbeit gezeigt wird, entscheidet sich manchmal erst am Tag selbst und ist abhängig von den Notwendigkeiten der künstlerischen Arbeit.

Discussion

Björn Vrooman May 31, 2023:
Hello Phil I'm pretty interested in an answer here, though, so I'd appreciate your thoughts on this. After reading the explanation (an einer Probe teilnehmen) isn't this more like a behind-the-scenes event during rehearsals?

E.g.: https://englishtouringopera.org.uk/news/behind-the-scenes-at...

"Premierenkostprobe" seems to be a Semperoper thing (can't find it in connection with another location). However, not my field; just curious.

Enjoy your day
philgoddard May 31, 2023:
I'm not posting this as an answer because the asker sometimes closes questions without saying thank you or awarding points, but you could say 'mini-preview', since it's part of the ballet.

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open rehearsal taster / dress rehearsal taster

What the Semperoper is offering is the chance to watch part of a rehearsal a few days before the premiere following an introduction to the work and the production.

The terms “open rehearsal” / "dress rehearsal" come fairly close to this:

“An open rehearsal is a rehearsal that the public can come and watch. In opera houses the dress rehearsal is often an open rehearsal.”
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehearsal

The Royal Opera House in London has a programme of open rehearsals for “Friends” of the opera – these are tickets to watch a dress rehearsal prior to the premiere. I have been to one of them with my school.
Here is the link: https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/friends-rehearsals...

The key differences between the ROH and the Semperoper are that the public cannot watch the entire dress rehearsal and that there is an introduction in Dresden. I would therefore add "taster".

I would suggest that “open rehearsal taster” or "dress rehearsal taster" probably come closest to the meaning, and the accompanying text below then explains that it includes an introduction to the work and the production, too.

Example sentence:

Friends of Covent Garden have the opportunity to purchase tickets to open rehearsals.

Issie Barratt’s INTERCHANGE: Open Rehearsal

Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : Good idea.
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Debut sample

This could be a preview of an upcoming premiere or a trial run of a whole new product.

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Some examples wherein people have used this kind of a phrase:

https://twitter.com/AVANCEMUSIC/status/1351764816340291584
https://www.coursehero.com/file/108495820/speech-debut-sampl...
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dress rehearsal teaser

I think "teaser" is more likely to get people's attention, which is probably the point of "Kostprobe".

Compare with this:

"Musical Teaser
During Advisory on Wednesday, a short teaser scene from The Little Mermaid will be performed for each grade level."
https://www.smore.com/x7ndp-week-ahead-3-4-19
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