Unitel and ClassiCa present the lehAr GalA froM the SemperoPer DRESDEN AngelA Denoke Piotr BeczAlA AnA MAriA Labin StaatSkapelle Dresden chriStiAn thielemann the lehAr GalA froM the SemperoPer DRESDEN ith this Gala Concert from the semperoper in Dresden, WChristian thielemann gives eloquent testimony to an early love, the operetta. since the beginning of his conducting career, “Kapellmeister” Christian thielemann has had a fascination for this soprano Angela Denoke genre. especially the operettas of Franz lehár (1870-1948) are, in soprano Ana Maria Labin thielemann’s words, first-class music and very difficult to perform Baritone Piotr Beczala due to their blending of sophistication and merriment. together with the great international stars angela Denoke and Piotr Beczala Conductor Christian Thielemann as well as newcomer ana Maria labin, thielemann has taken up this Orchestra Staatskapelle Dresden challenge and was frenetically applauded by an audience of millions; Chorus Sächsischer Staatsopernchor the concert was broadcast in 16 countries around the world. Chorus Master Pablo Assante this Gala Concert presents the entire multi-facetedness of Video Director Hannes Rossacher the great master of the “silver operetta” with highlights from “Giuditta”, “Paganini”, “Friederike”, “Der Zarewitsch”, “Das land length 94' des lächelns” and many others. the concert is rounded off by works of two of lehár’s contemporaries, Oscar straus und Johann strauß ii. to Johann strauß’ waltz “Wilde Rosen”, members of Shot in HDTV 1080 the theater’s ballet ensemble dance in the sumptous foyer of the Cat. no. A055134870000 semperoper. A production of ZDF lehár had a deep artistic connection to the semperoper, which in co-production with UNITEL was one of the leading operetta stages back then, and wrote many in cooperation with of his famous arias for the tenor Richard tauber, who sang in the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden and CLASSICA opera’s ensemble. Design: luebbeke.com WORLD SALES: C Major Entertainment +49-(0)3030306464 All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories [email protected] www.unitelclassica.com Photos: © Matthias Creutziger.