The fourth season of the district historians will present their findings in a series of lectures at the Stadtmuseum in the fall.

Historical topics related to Wiesbaden will be presented in the form of Sunday matinees. It started on October 5. The final event will take place on November 23, 2025 with the last lecture.

The lectures start at 11 am and the events end at 1 pm. A glass of sparkling wine will be served after each lecture.

Admission is free.

Lecture by Bernd Blaudow

The Thirty Years' War led to the depopulation of large areas of Central Europe. The area around today's Dotzheim was no exception. There were phases in which Dotzheim was deserted. It was not until 35 years after the end of the war (1683) that twelve families were once again documented in Dotzheim. Despite the comparatively small number, we can speak here of the first wave of immigration, which lasted from 1648 to 1683. After that, there were further waves of immigration to Dotzheim. By the time it was incorporated into Wiesbaden in 1928, the town had grown to 6,200 inhabitants. After the Second World War, growth continued at a rapid pace and the population now stands at around 27,000.

Lecture by Carol Falling

Wiesbaden was fortunate for a time to enjoy the talents of three outstanding musicians: the Wiesbaden operetta and film composer Heinz Lewin, the conductor Otto Klemperer and the famous tenor Richard Tauber. They left our city to continue their careers because their lives were suddenly interrupted by the National Socialists, who forced them into exile due to their Jewish origins. What musical successes did they have in Wiesbaden? What did they compose? What was performed? When did they leave Wiesbaden and where did they go? What is the story of their exile?

Lecture by Stanton Falling, Carol Falling, Cornelia Thorspecken, Ninyana Thorspecken-Friebe and Laura Hafner

In a whole series of operas, the composer provides for a children's and youth choir. Until the 1950s, there was no youth choir at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. When Antonín Dvořák's opera The Jacobin, in which a children's choir plays a major role, was to be performed in the 1950s, choir director Dr. Karl Howe suggested the founding of a permanent youth choir, which his wife Margarethe Howe set up and which then appeared on stage for the first time at the premiere of The Jacobin on 17 December 1954. Since then, the youth choir has performed in operas, operettas and concerts every season. Entire generations of children have received professional musical and vocal training over the decades. The members of the youth choir sang their last performance (Verdi's Otello) on May 1, 2018.

Closing event of the performance series.