Friday, August 27, 2010

Benefit Concert for Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010

The Salzburger Festspiele has held tonight a benefit event to raise money for the victims of the Pakistan flood catastrophe.

The event, despite the short notice, was sold-out and raised 300,000 Euros. All revenues will be donated to the initiative “Nachbar in Not”.

The benefit event has been headed by Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott and Piotr Beczala.



Benefiz für Pakistan
Donnerstag, 26. August 2010, 21.00 Uhr

HAUS FÜR MOZART | SALZBURGER FESTSPIELE 2010

PROGRAMM
Ilya Abu Madi (1889–1957)
Ich kam, weiß nicht woher | Nicholas Ofczarek

Luigi Arditi (1822–1903)
Il bacio | Anna Netrebko

Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
La calunnia
Arie des Basilio aus Il barbiere di Siviglia | Mikhail Petrenko

Wolfgang A.Mozart (1756–1791)
Hai già vinta la causa! – Vedrò mentre io sospiro
Rezitativ und Arie des Conte Almaviva aus Le nozze di Figaro KV 492 | Christopher Maltman

Fariduddin Attar (ca. 1136–1220)
Erhab’ner Gott, Du, Einer | Sunnyi Melles

John Dowland (1563–1626)
Sorrow stay, lend true repentant teares
aus Second Booke of Songs or Ayres | Anna Prohaska

Franz Schubert (1792–1828)
Die junge Nonne D 828 | Anna Prohaska

Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)
Una furtiva lagrima
Romanze des Nemorino aus L’elisir d’amore | Joel Prieto

Gaetano Donizetti
Come sen va contento! – Quanto amore! Ed io spietata!
Rezitativ und Duett der Adina und des Dulcamara aus L’elisir d’amore | Anna Netrebko und Erwin Schrott

Faizi (1547–1595)
Auf den Tod seines Sohnes | Ben Becker

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Du bist wie eine Blume 
aus Myrten op. 25 | Christopher Maltman

Danny Boy (Volkslied) | Christopher Maltman

Carl Loewe (1796–1869)
Erlkönig op. 1/3 | Christopher Maltman

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759)
E pur così in un giorno – Piangerò la sorte mia
Arie der Cleopatra aus Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17 | Anna Prohaska

Charles Gounod (1818–1893)
L’amour, l’amour ! – Ah ! lève-toi, soleil !
Kavatine des Roméo aus Roméo et Juliette | Piotr Beczala

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
O soave fanciulla
Duett der Mimì und des Rodolfo aus La Bohème | Anna Netrebko und Piotr Beczala

Fadwa Tuqan (1917–2003)
Willst du mir dieses Tor nicht öffnen? | Birgit Minichmayr

Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Rojo Tango | Erwin Schrott & Tangogruppe

Astor Piazzolla
Los Pájaros Perdidos | Erwin Schrott & Tangogruppe

Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Ivor Bolton, Dirigent
Adrian Kelly, Klavier
Luke Green, Cembalo

Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Markus Tomasi, Carsten Neumann, Elzbieta Pokora, Violine
Herbert Lindsberger,Werner Christof, Viola
Marcus Pouget,Margit Tomasi, Violoncello
Brita Bürgschwendtner, Kontrabass

Staatskapelle Weimar
Ursula Dehler, Violine
Hans-Dieter Koch, Kontrabass
André Kassel, Klavier
Klemen Leben, Bandoneon

Tangogruppe

Reports
Herbert attended live this event and he kindly wrote the following report for the blog:
The concert began at 9 p.m. and Anna and Erwin arrived by taxi at 8:35. She wore an elegant short dress, while he wasn‘t dressed up yet.
The „Haus für Mozart“ was sold out, and there was pleasant anticipation and curiosity in the air, because in spite of the programme flyer nobody knew exactly what would happen.
It is hard to find words to describe this event – almost two hours (non-stop) seemed like a string of pearls. And almost impossible to say who was best. Mikhail Petrenko, Christopher Maltman (his interpretation of „Danny Boy“ and „Erlkönig“ caused goose skin), Anna Prohaska, Joel Prieto (fantastic, his „Una furtiva lagrima“), Piotr Beczala („Ah! Lève-toi, soleil!“ – wonderful!!) – all of them were cheered and applauded for their superb performances.
So let me stick to Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott.
Anna’s „Il bacio“ was the second programme item, but it was already a highlight because of her vitality on stage (by the way, she wore the long pink dress as in the Vienna gala).
Everybody was looking forward to Anna’s and Erwin‘s duet from „L’elisir d’amore“. Erwin wore a black suit, a tie and even glasses (as „Dr. Dulcamara“). They sang and acted their roles with a lot of fun. When Erwin had to show his famous „elisir“, he fetched a large, about 1 meter long bottle of champaign from behind the scene. The audience loved this duet and thanked them with BRAVI.
Next, Anna and Piotr Beczala sang „O soave fanciulla“ – two outstanding voices in perfect harmony.
The very last programme item was simply announced as „Tangos – Erwin Schrott & Tango group“. I am sure almost nobody knew exctly what this would be like (two years ago Erwin sang some tangos during a concert in Munich, but his latest CD with tangos hasn’t been published yet). He appeared on stage in shirt and jeans – and it was to become the most fascinating, the most passionate and the most unexpected part of the whole programme. Erwin did not only sing two tangos by Astor Piazzolla, he „lived“ them! First he used a microphone, but more and more often he held it away from his mouth because his voluminous voice would have destroyed the mike.
The audience was completely overwhelmed by this extraordinary performance. He really brought the house down, but there were no encores after the two tangos, because he obviously didn’t want to outshine his colleagues – which is respectable, of course, but we can only hope that he is going to tour with a tango programme as soon as possible.
Standing ovations for all the artists who had celebrated an unforgettable evening!
And then a large crowd of journalists, photographers, TV teams and ordinary fans were waiting at the stage door for the artists. After answering some questions by the media, Anna and Erwin joined a group of people who went to a party in a small restaurant behind the „Haus für Mozart“.
This Benefit Concert has been a memorable event, not only because of the circumstances, but also because of its unique, colourful mixture of singers and actors. Let's hope that ORF has recorded it...

Press Reports Links
[1] Festspiel-Benefizgala für Pakistan brachte 300.000 Euro | APA | TT.com, 27. Aug 2010
[2] Festspiele: 300.000 Euro bei Pakistan-Benefizgala | APA | Kleine Zeitung, 27. Aug 2010
[3] Gala raises 300,000 euros | AFP | The Starits Times, 27. Aug 2010
[4] Un concierto con Netrebko y Schrott consigue 300,000 euros para Pakistán | EFE | ABC, 27. Aug 2010
[5] Pakistan-Benefizgala brachte 300.000 Euro ein | APA | Der Standard, 27. Aug 2010
[6] Netrebko hofft, dass Geld in Pakistan "schnell ankommt" | Salzburg 24, 27. Aug 2010
[7] Festspiele: 300.000 Euro bei Pakistan-Benefizgala | APA | Salzburger Nachrichten, 27. Aug 2010

Blog Reports Links
[1] Intermezzo: Netrebko and friends raise €300,000 for flood victims

Photos
Anna Netrebko, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Sunnyi Melles, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Joel Prieto, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Erwin Schrott and Anna Netrebko, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Erwin Schrott and Anna Netrebko, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Christopher Maltman, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Piotr Beczala, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Anna Netrebko, Ivor Bolton and Piotr Beczala, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Anna Netrebko, Ivor Bolton and Piotr Beczala, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Birgit Minichmayr, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Erwin Schrott, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Ensenble, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Ensemble, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Christopher Maltman and his wife, the singer Leigh Woolf, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Piotr Beczala, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Salzburg at night after the event, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Videoclips

7 comments:

  1. Has anyone attended the concert? Last night I was searching Austrian and German TV channels in vain.
    Today I read only this review:
    http://www.tt.com/csp/cms/sites/tt/Nachrichten/1186504-2/festspiel-benefizgala-f%C3%BCr-pakistan-brachte-300.000-euro.csp

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  2. Violeta, most likely you wrote the comment while I was adding the report and photos by Herbert...

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  3. Thanks Herbert for your excellent report and photos. To have such wonderful entertainment and fun while at the same time raising money for such a special cause is tremendous. Congratulations to everybody involved.

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  4. Thank you, Herbert for the nice report and the pictures! As everyone in the audience I'm very curious aboout Anna & Erwin's duet and lets really hope ORF has recorded the concert!
    I attended Erwin's concert in Munich 2 years ago and now I'm impatiently waiting for his Tango CD. He's really very, very good in Tangos!

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  5. Erwin has pointed out in Twitter: "Reports on the benefit gala say I danced Tango, that's incorrect: I actually *sang* two Tango songs, ROJOTANGO and LOS PAJAROS PERDIDOS."

    Several press agencies also wrongly wrote "the tenor Erwin Schrott"... ;-)))

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  6. To be very precise: I wouldn't say he "danced" Tango, but he made one or two dancing steps in between. Definitely! ;-))

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  7. Thanks Herbert for your excellent report and photos!!!!!!!!

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