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.
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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