UNITEL and CLASSICA present

Netrebko Garanča Tézier Armiliato Vargas

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our of the greatest singers of our time combine their talents Fand their artistry in an evening of beloved operatic numbers – rarely has a concert deserved the title “Opera Summit“ as much as this one, recorded live at the Festspielhaus in Baden- Baden on 3 August 2007. Heading the quartet is soprano Anna Netrebko with her inimitable blend of glamour and simplicity, her enticing appearance and seductive singing, a musical powerhouse who tops the pop charts and sells out operas houses within hours. Hardly less dazzling than her Russian colleague is Latvian mezzo Elīna Garanča, whose crystal-clear voice and charismatic stage presence never fail to enthrall her audiences. She is a frequent guest of the Vienna State Opera and the Salzburg Festival, where she made her sensational debut as Annio in Mozart‘s “La clemenza di Tito“ in 2003. Her international career has taken her to Covent Garden, the Met and other prestigious stages. She was awarded the European Cultural Prize in Dresden in 2006. Conductor Marco Armiliato Replacing the indisposed Rolando Villazón is his fellow Orchestra SWR Sinfonieorchester Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas, who began his career in Baden-Baden and Freiburg Europe after winning the first prize in the Enrico Caruso Competition in Milan. His international breakthrough came Soprano Anna Netrebko in 1993 when he replaced Luciano Pavarotti as Edgardo Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča in “Lucia di Lammermoor.“ Today he sings at all the world‘s Tenor Ramón Vargas major theaters. French baritone Ludovic Tézier is a frequent Baritone Ludovic Tézier guest at La Scala, the Opéra Bastille and the Met. His Directed by Frank Hof interpretations of Don Giovanni and Count Almaviva, as well as Tchaikovsky‘s Eugene Onegin have brought him ovations Length 140' at the Glyndebourne Festival and the Bregenz Festival. Under experienced opera conductor Marco Armiliato, the A production of ZDF / Unitel orchestra of the SWR Baden-Baden lends its sensitive musical in co-operation with support to the singers. The first part of the program consists IMG Artists, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden of Italian arias in which the stars dazzle above all in bel and Classica canto fireworks. The second half is devoted to the more shot in HDTV 1080 lyrical outpourings of the romantic masters such as “O Cat. no. A055122000000 soave fanciulla“ from “La Bohème“ and the quartet “Bella figlia dell‘amore“ from “Rigoletto.“ Five encores round off the concert, which concludes with a rousing rendition of the “Brindisi“ from “La Traviata.“ A toast indeed to an exquisitely entertaining evening captured in all of its immediacy and vibrancy by Unitel!

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