The Baden-Baden Opera Gala Ekaterina Jonas Anja Bryn Gubanova Kaufmann Harteros Terfel

Badische Staatskapelle · Marco Armiliato The Baden-Baden Opera Gala

Richard Wagner “Dich, teure Halle, grüß’ ich wieder” from Tannhäuser Charles Gounod “Le veau d’or” from Faust Pietro Mascagni “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” from Cavalleria Rusticana Giacomo Puccini “E lucevan le stelle” from Arrigo Boito “Son lo spirito che nega” from Mefistofele “Morrò, ma prima in grazia” from Pietro Mascagni “Tu qui, Santuzza” from Cavalleria Rusticana Francesco Cilea “Acerba voluttà … L’anima ho stanca …” from Adriana Lecouvreu Giacomo Puccini “Mario! Con te! … Vissi d’arte” from Tosca Giuseppe Verdi “Ella giammai m’amò” from Don Carlo “Tu che le vanità” from Don Carlo “An extraordinary evening full of emotions!” that is how the press called “Già nella notte densa” from “the concert event of the year”: Anja Harteros, Ekaterina Gubanova, Georges Bizet and , four singers in a league of their “Habanera” from own presented an extraordinary summit of classical music superstars. Pietro Mascagni Accompanied by the Badische Staatskapelle under the baton of “Son pochi fiori” from L’amico Fritz Marco Armiliato, the star-studded cast took the audience on a long Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick journey, exploring some of the most remarkable and popular operas “If I Were A Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof and combining all the features of this supreme musical genre in a single concert: beauty, magical sound, tragedy, and overflowing passion. Nino Rota/Giandomenico Boncompagni A bouquet of arias and duets cast a spell on the audience from the “Parla più piano” very first note, offering something for everyone – from the musical Franz Lehár connoisseur to the layman who rarely listens to classical music. “Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” from Das Land des Lächelns From the touching “Morró, ma prima grazia“ from Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera sung by Anja Harteros over Bryn Terfels devilish “Le veau d´or est toujours debout” from Gounods Faust to Jonas Kaufmanns Conductor Marco Armiliato and Ekaterina Gubanovas dramatic rendition of the central duet from Orchestra Badische Staatskapelle Mascagni’s verismo masterpiece Cavalleria rusticana, it was an evening of “pure bliss” (Der Neue Merker) Soprano Anja Harteros The cast, which the Festpsielhaus Baden-Baden has managed to Mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova assemble for this unique and long sold out concert, is truly every Tenor Jonas Kaufmann impressario’s dream: Jonas Kaufmann, the “the most important, Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel versatile tenor of his generation”. (New York Times). Anja Harteros is celebrated as “Soprano of the century” and “the Stradivari of all Video Director Volker Weicker voices”. Welsh-star Baritone Bryn Terfel is among the most prominent and powerful voices in the world of classical music and at home on the world’s most renowned opera and concert stages. Which is also Length: 139' true for Ekaterina Gubanova, one of the greatest mezzo-sopranos of Cat. no. A 055 50540X the last generations, who frequently performs at the greatest opera houses, such as the , Teatro alla Scala, Royal A production of ZDF/3sat Opera House, Bayerische Staatsoper and Staatsoper Berlin. in co-production with Unitel

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