Anna Netrebko: Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott · Königsplatz, München 29. Jul 2011

Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann and Erwin Schrott have been singing tonight in an open-air concert held at the Königsplatz, München. Marco Armiliato conducted the Praguer Philharmonia.

Anna was wearing gowns designed by Basler.

This is the first of a three concert summer tour given by the three superstars and the Praguer Philharmonia conducted by Marco Armiliato. The upcoming concerts will be at the Stadthalle Wien on 6. Aug and at the Waldbühne in Berlin on 16. Aug.

PROGRAMM - DAS GIPFELTREFFEN DER STARS
Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869): Le carnaval romain / Ouvertüre für Orchester op. 9
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Don Giovanni (Erwin Schrott)
Charles Gounod (1818 – 1893) : Faust (Anna Netrebko)
Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 – 1886): La Gioconda (Jonas Kaufmann)
Charles Gounod: Faust (Erwin Schrott & Herrenchor)
Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912): Manon Magnificat ... Toi! Vous! – Oui, c’est moi (Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann & Chor)
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924): Madama Butterfly
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901): I lombardi alla prima crociata (Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Erwin Schrott)
- PAUSE -
Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino - Ouvertüre
Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (Erwin Schrott)
Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore (Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann & Herrenchor)
Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut - Intermezzo sinfonico
Pietro Mascagni (1863 – 1945): Cavalleria rusticana (Jonas Kaufmann)
Gerónimo Giménez (1854 – 1923) : La boda de Luis Alonso - Intermedio
Pablo Sorozabal (1897 – 1988): La tabernera del puerto (Erwin Schrott & Herrenchor)
Richard Tauber (1891 – 1948): Der singende Traum (Jonas Kaufmann)
George Gershwin (1898 – 1937): Porgy and Bess (Anna Netrebko & Erwin Schrott)
Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875): Carmen
Charles Gounod: Faust (Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Erwin Schrott & Chor)

REPORT
This is the report written by Herbert.

I have attached the official programme of the concert. There were 3 encores: Anna sang "O mio babbino caro" from Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi", Erwin sang "Rojotango", and Jonas Kaufmann sang "Freunde, das Leben ist lebenswert" (an operetta aria, "Friends, life is worth living") from Lehár's "Giuditta".

It was a lucky evening, because in the afternoon there was heavy rainfall, but in the evening it was only cloudy, not very warm, but there was no rain. There were between 15.000 and 17.000 people on Königsplatz.

Part 1 of the concert was not very spectacular, because it were the "usual" arias, duets etc. which are often performed at open air concerts. But nevertheless, all three singers were in perfect condition and deserved a lot of applause.

But part 2 was quite different. I had never heard Anna sing something from "Il Trovatore", but her aria of Leonora was brillant! Personally, I think it was the best part of the concert. We should be looking forward to her debut in this role. When she sang with Erwin a duet from "Porgy and Bess", there was "love in the air", and the finale of Gounod's "Faust" was another highlight. Each of the artists added an encore, before the concert finished after 3 hours at 11 p.m.

They will sing the same programme in Vienna (6. August) and in Berlin (16. August), and the Berlin concert at the Waldbühne will be shown on German TV (ZDF). Great!! Three spectacular voices (Anna was brillant as ever, Erwin "rocked" Königsplatz with his deep bass-baritone, and Jonas Kaufmann "nailed" his wonderful notes onto the dark nightly sky above Munich).

PRESS
Netrebko, Schrott und Kaufmann: Opern-Spektakel in München: Ein Kuss am rechten Platz - Nachrichten · Augsburger Allgemeine · By Stefan Dosch · München 31, Jul 2011
Klassik am Königsplatz: Tiefkühlkost satt - Kultur · Abendzeitung München · By Robert Braunmüller · München 1. Aug 2011

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