The Baden-Baden
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The Baden-Baden
T h e B a d e n-B a d e n Opera Gala E k a t er in a Jon a s A nja Br y n Guba no va K a uf ma nn H a r t e ro s Te rf e l B adische S t a a t sk apelle · Mar co A r milia t o T h e B a d e n-B a d e n Opera Gala Conductor Marco Armiliato Orchestra Badische Staatskapelle Soprano Mezzo-soprano Tenor Bass-baritone Anja Harteros Ekaterina Gubanova Jonas Kaufmann Bryn Terfel Video Director Volker Weicker Length: 139' Cat. no. A 055 50540X A production of ZDF/3sat in co-production with Unitel “An extraordinary evening full of emotions!” that is how the press called “the concert event of the year”: Anja Harteros, Ekaterina Gubanova, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel, four singers in a league of their own presented an extraordinary summit of classical music superstars. Accompanied by the Badische Staatskapelle under the baton of Marco Armiliato, the star-studded cast took the audience on a long journey, exploring some of the most remarkable and popular operas and combining all the features of this supreme musical genre in a single concert: beauty, magical sound, tragedy, and overflowing passion. A bouquet of arias and duets cast a spell on the audience from the very first note, offering something for everyone – from the musical connoisseur to the layman who rarely listens to classical music. 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 and Ekaterina Gubanovas dramatic rendition of the central duet from Mascagni’s verismo masterpiece Cavalleria rusticana, it was an evening of “pure bliss” (Der Neue Merker) The cast, which the Festpsielhaus Baden-Baden has managed to assemble for this unique and long sold out concert, is truly every impressario’s dream: Jonas Kaufmann, the “the most important, versatile tenor of his generation”. (New York Times). Anja Harteros is celebrated as “Soprano of the century” and “the Stradivari of all 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 true for Ekaterina Gubanova, one of the greatest mezzo-sopranos of the last generations, who frequently performs at the greatest opera houses, such as the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera House, Bayerische Staatsoper and Staatsoper Berlin. World Sales: Tel. +49.30.30306464 [email protected] Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Germany · Tel. +49.89.673469-630 · [email protected] www.unitel.de All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories · Photos: © Andrea Kremper · Flyer: luebbeke.com 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 Tosca Arrigo Boito “Son lo spirito che nega” from Mefistofele Giuseppe Verdi “Morrò, ma prima in grazia” from Un Ballo in Maschera 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 “Già nella notte densa” from Otello Georges Bizet “Habanera” from Carmen Pietro Mascagni “Son pochi fiori” from L’amico Fritz Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick “If I Were A Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof Nino Rota/Giandomenico Boncompagni “Parla più piano” Franz Lehár “Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” from Das Land des Lächelns