ON THE OCCASION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY Roberto Alagna · Benjamin Bernheim · Olga Bezsmertna Ferruccio Furlanetto · Günther Groissböck · Stephanie Houtzeel Tomasz Konieczny · Aleksandra Kurzak · Valentina Naforniţă Camilla Nylund · Jongmin Park · Chen Reiss · Erwin Schrott Nina Stemme · Sonya Yoncheva Orchester & Chor der Wiener Staatsoper conducted by Marco Armiliato RICHARD WAGNER E. W. KORNGOLD CHARLES GOUNOD “Dich teure Halle …” from Tannhäuser “Glück, das mir verblieb” from Die tote Stadt “Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette L. v. BEETHOVEN GIUSEPPE VERDI J. F. HALÉVY “Ha, welch ein Augenblick” from Fidelio “O tu Palermo” from I vespri siciliani “Rachel, quand du Seigneur” from La Juive “Già nella notte densa” from Otello GIUSEPPE VERDI GIACOMO PUCCINI “Come dal ciel precipita” from Macbeth ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK “Un bel dì” from Madama Butterfly “Va, pensiero” from Nabucco “Lied an den Mond” from Rusalka – Encore – W. A. MOZART RICHARD STRAUSS “Dove sono” from Le nozze di Figaro “Hab mir’s gelobt, ihn lieb zu haben” GIUSEPPE VERDI “Fin ch’an dal vino” from Don Giovanni from Der Rosenkavalier “Libiamo ne’ Lieti Cailici” from La Traviata “Là ci darem la mano” from Don Giovanni PYOTR I. TCHAIKOVSKY JULES MASSENET “Lyubvi vsye vozrasti pokorni” “Pourqui me réveiller” from Werther from Eugene Onegin Conductor Marco Armiliato “This anniversary gala is a gift!” Orchestra Orchester der Kurier Wiener Staatsoper Chorus Chor der The Vienna State Opera celebrates its 150th birthday with Wiener Staatsoper Chorus Master Thomas Lang a glamorous open-air gala, gathering an extraordinary summit of operatic superstars like Bulgarian soprano Soloists Roberto Alagna Sonya Yoncheva, Swedish soprano Nina Stemme, French Benjamin Bernheim tenor Roberto Alagna, Uruguayan baritone Erwin Schrott Olga Bezsmertna Ferruccio Furlanetto or Italian bass Feruccio Furlanetto to name only a few. Günther Groissböck Together with soloists of the new generation of the house Stephanie Houtzeel like sopranos Valentina Naforniţă or Olga Bezsmertna – Tomasz Konieczny Aleksandra Kurzak “a triumph for the ensemble” (Die Presse) – they present Valentina Naforniţă a firework of famous opera arias, accompanied by the Camilla Nylund Orchestra and Choir of the Wiener Staatsoper under the Jongmin Park Chen Reiss rousing baton of Maestro Marco Armiliato, a regular and Erwin Schrott appreciated guest at the Vienna State Opera. Nina Stemme Nestled in the beautiful city centre, the State Opera is one Sonya Yoncheva of the most prestigous opera houses in the world with a Video Director Karina Fibich long and significant history, a Mecca for international opera fans. Praised by critics as “mega event”, about Length: approx. 110' 10,000 spectators came to witness this jubilee concert Shot in HDTV 1080/50i and celebrate musical passion in a fantastic atmosphere, Cat. no. A 045 50116 0000 a feast for the ears and for the eyes. A production of UNITEL and ORF III in cooperation with ARTE All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories · Photos: © Michael Pöhn, TaylorAhsley · Flyer: mmessner.de Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Germany · Tel. +49.89.673469-630 · [email protected] www.unitel.de.