The programme of the Salzburger Festspiele 2013 has been just released. Anna Netrebko will sing the tittle role of Giuseppe Verdi's Giovanna D'Arco at the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, on 6., 10. and 13. August 2013. The cast includes Plácido Domingo as Giacomo. The opera will be performed in concert version.
PROGRAM DETAIL
Giuseppe Verdi • Giovanna d’Arco
6., 10., 13. August 2013
Dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts
by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Libretto by Temistocle Solera (1815–1878), based on the drama Die Jungfrau von Orléans by Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805)
Concert performance
With German and English surtitles
LEADING TEAM
Paolo Carignani, Conductor
Walter Zeh, Chorus Master
CAST
Anna Netrebko, Giovanna d’Arco
Fabio Sartori, Carlo VII
Plácido Domingo, Giacomo
Roberto Tagliavini, Talbot
Member of the YSP, Delil
Philharmonia Chor
Wien
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Deutsche Grammophon releases the album "Anna Netrebko - Live at the Metropolitan Opera".
The CD, which will be released on 16. Sep 2011, includes works by Prokofiev, Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Gounod, Offenbach and Puccini.
Anna Netrebko sings with top opera singers such as Dimitri Hvorostovsky, Juan Diego Florez, Roberto Alagna, Joseph Calleja and Piotr Beczala.
Valery Gerviev, Sylvain Cambreling, Placido Domingo and James Levine conduct the Metroplitan Opera Orchestra.
Live At The Met features excerpts from live performances on the Met stage from La Boheme, Don Giovanni, War &Peace, I Puritani, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Romeo etJuliette, Don Pasquale and Lucia di Lammermoor.
TRACK LIST
1. Bellini I Puritani Act 2 Aria: "Qui la voce" Elvira Rec. 1/6/2007
2. Prokofiev War & Peace Act 1, Sc. 1 "Ya ne budu.." + Duet "Kak solntze za garoi" Natasha Rec. 3/2/2002
3. Mozart Don Giovanni Act 2 Aria: "Vedrai carino" Zerlina Rec. 2/15/2003
4. Donizetti Don Pasquale Act 3, Finale Finale: "Senz'andar lungi ... La morale in tutto questo" Norina Rec. 4/15/2006
5. Verdi Rigoletto Act 3 Terzetto: "Ah piu non ragiono" Gilda Rec. 12/17/2005
6. Gounod Roméo et Juliette Act 4, Sc.1 Duet: "Nuit d'hyménée!" Juliette Rec. 12/15/2007
7. Gounod Roméo et Juliette Act 4, Sc.4 Aria: "Ah Dieu! Quel frisson...Amour, ranime mon courage" Juliette Rec. 12/15/2007
8. Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor Act 2, Sc.5 Aria: "Il dolce suono...Ardon gli incensi..." Lucia Rec. 2/7/2009
9. Offenbach Les Contes d'Hoffmann Act 3 Duet: "Pourtant, ô ma fiancée" ... C'est une chanson d'amour" Antonia Rec. 12/19/2009
10. Puccini La Bohème Act 3 Aria: "D'onde lieta usci" MimÌ Rec. 2/27/2010
11. Puccini La Bohème Act 1 Duet: "O soave fanciulla" MimÌ Rec. 2/27/2010
Information about the cast and conductor for each one of the above shown recording dates can be found at the Anna Netrebko Performances Database.
London 26. June 2010 13:30. Anna Netrebko arrives to the stage door of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. She is almost running, carrying a huge Daisy in her arms. She had to meet Antonio Pappano, Plácido Domingo and Ferruccio Furlanetto, who had been performing at the dress rehearsal of Simon Boccanegra the same morning, to take a minivan to the airport and take a private jet to Wien to attend the spectacular Ioan Holender's farewell gala at the Wiener Staatsoper, scheduled on the same day. Two minivan were waiting for the group. Anna Netrebko, with her huge Daisy, Ferruccio Furlaneto and Antonio Pappano took the first minivan. Plácido Domingo and Simon Keenlyside took the second one.
Plácido Domingo and Joseph Calleja at the ROH stage door after the dress rehearsal for Simon Boccanegra. Plácido Domingo and Simon Keenlyside take the minivan to the airport to fly to Wien.
The Ioan Holender's farewell gala was really spectacular. More than four hours of performances, with 12 conductors and around 50 singers. The gala was broadcast live by ORF 2.
"EIN MARSCHALL DER BÜHNE…" - WELTSTARS VERABSCHIEDEN IOAN HOLENDER
Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010
I. TEIL
COSI FAN TUTTE, Un' aura amorosa - Michael Schade, Franz Welser-Möst
COSI FAN TUTTE, Prendero quel brunettino - Barbara Frittoli, Angelika Kirchschlager, Franz Welser-Möst
FEDORA, Amor ti vieta - Ramon Vargas, Fabio Luisi
HËRODIADE, Vision fugitive - Boaz Daniel, Bertrand de Billy
DIE SCHWEIGSAME FRAU, Wie schön ist doch die Musik - Thomas Quasthoff, Peter Schneider
LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX, O luce di questa anima - Stefania Bonfadelli, Marco Armiliato
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, Liebestod - Waltraud Meier, Antonio Pappano
I VESPRI SICILIANI, In braccio alle dovizie - Leo Nucci, Marco Armiliato
GUILLAUME TELL, Sois immobile - Thomas Hampson, Fabio Luisi
DIE LUSTIGE WITWE, Duett Valencienne â Camille - Angelika Kirchschlager, Michael Schade, Franz Welser-Möst
II. TEIL
DIE WALKÜRE, Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond - Plácido Domingo, Antonio Pappano
DAS TRAUMFRESSERCHEN, Lied des Traumfresserchen - Herwig Pecoraro
GIANNI SCHICCHI, Avete torto - Saimir Pirgu, Marco Armiliato
NABUCCO, Va pensiero - Chor, Thomas Lang
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, Dove sono - Barbara Frittoli, Bertrand de Billy
LA SONNAMBULA, Ah non credea - Diana Damrau, Chor, Marco Armiliato
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE, Ah! Leve toi soleil - Ramón Vargas, Plácido Domingo
DER RIESE VOM STEINFELD, Lied vom traurigen Montag - Thomas Hampson, Michael Halasz
DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN, Finale - Falk Struckmann, Johan Botha, Adrianne Pieczonka, Deborah Polanski, Ileana Tonca, Teodora Gheorghiu, Roxana Constantinescu, Zoryana Kushpler, Michaela Selinger, Aura Twarowska, Damenchor, Franz Welser-Möst
III. TEIL
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, O sink hernieder - Peter Seiffert, Petra Maria Schnitzer, Violeta Urmana, Franz Welser-Möst
DON CARLOS, Elle ne m'aime pas - Ferruccio Furlanetto, Bertrand de Billy
DIE TOTE STADT, Glück das mir verblieb - Angela Denoke, Stephen Gould, Franz Welser-Möst
WERTHER, Briefszene - Roxana Constantinescu, Bertrand de Billy
WERTHER, Pourquoi me reveiller? - Piotr Beczala, Bertrand de Billy
LE VILLI, Se come voi - Krassimira Stoyanova, Simone Young
LOHENGRIN, Gralserzählung - Johan Botha, Simone Young
OTELLO, Credo in un Dio crudel - Falk Struckmann, Bertrand de Billy
ARABELLA, Er ist der Richtige nicht für mich - Adrianne Pieczonka, Genia Kühmeier, Franz Welser-Möst
MANON, Je marche sur tous les chemins - Anna Netrebko, Chor, Betrand de Billy
LA FILLE DU REGIMENT, Par le rang - Natalie Dessay, Herrenchor, Marco Armiliato
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, Pace, pace - Violeta Urmana, Zubin Mehta
FAUST, Salut! Demeure chaste et peure - Piotr Beczala, Bertrand de Billy
DAS RHEINGOLD, Über Stock und Stein - Adrian Eröd, Elisabeth Kulmann, Boaz Daniel, Gergely Nemeti, Franz Welser-Möst
MACBETH, Pieta, rispetto - Simon Keenlyside, Guillermo García Calvo
FALSTAFF, Fuge - Leo Nucci, Boaz Daniel, Krassimira Stoyanova, Ileana Tonca, Gergely Nemeti, Nadia Krasteva, Elisabeth Kulmann, Herwig Pecoraro, Alfred Sramek, Michael Roider, Franz Welser-Möst
Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon". Bertrand de Billy conducts.
Photos
Musikalische Rückschau, Der Direction Ioan Holender 1991-2010, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Ioan Holender, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko sings "Je marche sur tous les chemins" from Massenet's "Manon", Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko and other guests, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko and other guests, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko and other guests, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko and other guests, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 26. June 2010. Photo: Marie-Antoinette
Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Elina Garanca, René Pape and Plácido Domingo are among the winners of the Echo Klassik 2009 Awards which were announced in June and have been delivered today in a Gala Ceremony held at the Dresden Semperoper. Neither Anna Netrebko or Rolando Villazón attended the Gala and it was Plácido Domingo who collected their award to the Best Opera Recording of the Year (19th Century).
SÄNGERIN DES JAHRES Elīna Garanča Bel Canto Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music
WÜRDIGUNG DES LEBENSWERKES EINES KÜNSTLERS Plácido Domingo
OPERNEINSPIELUNG DES JAHRES - (19. JAHRHUNDERT) Anna Netrebko, & Rolando Villazón Giacomo Puccini, La Bohème (GA) Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music
OPERNEINSPIELUNG DES JAHRES - OPERNARIEN & DUETTE René Pape Gods, Kings & Demons Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music
The program was recorded last June, when the three singers performed an outdoor concert in front of more than 10,000 people at the Imperial Park of Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace on June 27, 2008.
Presented by Thirteen/WNET New York in high definition, the broadcast is led by French conductor Bertrand de Billy, directing the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. The program begins airing on Thirteen/WNET in New York on November 30, 2008 and later in other markets (check local listings).
The Waldbühne Concert DVD with Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón has reached the Platinum status with 50,000 DVDs sold in Germany and 100,000 total around the world. The ceremony took place at the Orangerie of the Schloss Schönbrunn on 27. June 2008, just after the concert given by the three artists. This concert broke all the records with 3.3 millions of spectators, getting a 28% of share and 514,000 spectators in Austria and a 12% share and more than 2,8 million of spectators in Germany.
Jules Massenet, Le Cid - "O souverain, ô juge, ô père" Plácido Domingo Amilcare Ponchielli, Il figliuol prodigo - "Il padre!...Tenda natal" Rolando Villazón Emmerich Kálmán, Die Csárdás fürstin - "Heia in den Bergen" Anna Netrebko Francesco Paolo Tosti - "Ideale" Rolando Villazón Richard Wagner, Die Walküre - "Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond" Plácido Domingo Luigi Arditi - "Il bacio" Anna Netrebko Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo - "E lui! Desso!...Dio, che nell'almainfondere" Plácido Domingo & Rolando Villazón
Jules Massenet, Le Cid - "O souverain, ô juge, ô père" Plácido Domingo:
Amilcare Ponchielli, Il figliuol prodigo - "Il padre!...Tenda natal" Rolando Villazón:
Emmerich Kálmán, Die Csárdás fürstin - "Heia in den Bergen" Anna Netrebko:
Francesco Paolo Tosti - "Ideale" Rolando Villazón:
Richard Wagner, Die Walküre - "Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond" Plácido Domingo:
Luigi Arditi - "Il bacio" Anna Netrebko:
Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo - "E lui! Desso!...Dio, che nell'almainfondere" Plácido Domingo & Rolando Villazón:
Teil II
Franz Lehár, Paganini - "Gern hab ich die Frau'n geküsst" Plácido Domingo Franz Lehár, Das Land des Lächelns - "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" Rolando Villazón Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - "The Rose and the Nightingale" Anna Netrebko Franz Lehár, Die lustige Witwe - "Lippen schweigen" Anna Netrebko & Plácido Domingo Johann Strauß jr., Unter Donner und Blitz op. 324 - Polka schnell RadioSymphonieorchester Wien John Denver - "Perhaps Love" Plácido Domingo & Rolando Villazón Léo Delibes - "Les filles de Cadix" Anna Netrebko Manuel Penella, El Gato Montés - ¡Sí, torero quiero ser! Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón Rudolf Sieczynski - "Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume" Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo & Rolando Villazón
Franz Lehár, Paganini - "Gern hab ich die Frau'n geküsst" Plácido Domingo:
Franz Lehár, Das Land des Lächelns - "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" Rolando Villazón:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - "The Rose and the Nightingale" Anna Netrebko:
Franz Lehár, Die lustige Witwe - "Lippen schweigen" Anna Netrebko & Plácido Domingo:
John Denver - "Perhaps Love" Plácido Domingo & Rolando Villazón:
Léo Delibes - "Les filles de Cadix" Anna Netrebko:
Manuel Penella, El Gato Montés - ¡Sí, torero quiero ser! Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón:
Rudolf Sieczynski - "Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume" Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo & Rolando Villazón:
Zugaben
Federico Moreno Torroba, Maravilla - "Amor, vida de mi vida" Plácido Domingo Reveriano Sotullo/Juan Vert, La del soto del parral - "Ya mis horas felices" Rolando Villazón Richard Strauss - "Caecilie" Anna Netrebko Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata - "Brindisi" Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón
Federico Moreno Torroba, Maravilla - "Amor, vida de mi vida" Plácido Domingo:
Reveriano Sotullo/Juan Vert, La del soto del parral - "Ya mis horas felices" Rolando Villazón:
Richard Strauss - "Caecilie" Anna Netrebko:
Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata - "Brindisi" Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón:
Part I
Orchestra
Solo aria: Plácido Domingo
Musetta's Waltz La Boheme: Anna Netrebko
Solo aria: Rolando Villazón
Cherry Duet L'amico Fritz: Anna Netrebko & Plácido Domingo
Orchestra
Solo aria: Rolando Villazón
Solo aria: Plácido Domingo
Ebben ne andro lontana La wally: Anna Netrebko
Dio, che nell'alma Don Carlo: Rolando Villazón & Plácido Domingo
Part II
Orchestra
Im Chambre Separee Der Opernball: Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón
Solo aria: Plácido Domingo
Meine Lippen sie kuessen so heiss Giuditta: Anna Netrebko
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz: Rolando Villazón
Orchestra
Lippen schweigen Die lustige Witwe: Anna Netrebko & Plácido Domingo
Solo aria: Rolando Villazón
Il bacio Arditi: Anna Netrebko
Solo aria: Plácido Domingo
Duet: Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón or Rolando Villazón & Plácido Domingo
Wien, Wien nur du allein: Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón & Plácido Domingo
Today, on the ZDF website there is a quite different program:
Teil I
Jules Massenet Le Cid - "O souverain, ô juge, ô père" Plácido Domingo
Amilcare Ponchielli Il figliuol prodigo - "Il padre!...Tenda natal" Rolando Villazón
Emmerich Kálmán Die Csárdásfürstin - "Heia in den Bergen" Anna Netrebko
Francesco Paolo Tosti "Ideale" Rolando Villazón
Richard Wagner Die Walküre - "Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond" Plácido Domingo
Luigi Arditi "Il bacio" Anna Netrebko
Giuseppe Verdi Don Carlo - "E lui! Desso!...Dio, che nell'alma infondere" Plácido Domingo & Rolando Villazón
Teil II
Franz Lehár Paganini - "Gern hab ich die Frau'n geküsst" Plácido Domingo
Franz Lehár Das Land des Lächelns - "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" Rolando Villazón
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov"The Rose and the Nightingale" Anna Netrebko
Franz Lehár Die lustige Witwe - "Lippen schweigen" Anna Netrebko & Plácido Domingo
Johann Strauß jr. Unter Donner und Blitz op. 324 - Polka schnell Radio Symphonieorchester Wien
John Denver "Perhaps Love" Plácido Domingo & Rolando Villazón
Léo Delibes "Les filles de Cadix" Anna Netrebko
Rudolf Sieczynski "Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume" Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo & Rolando Villazón
(Änderungen vorbehalten)
This one will be the last performance of Anna Netrebko before to have her babypause until the end of the year.
Others upcoming broadcasts
ORF2 will also broadcast the premiere of Roméo et Juliette on 2. August 2008 and Otello in mid-August from the Salzburger Festspiele. Die Presse 19. June 2008
The Metropolitan Opera's live high-definition satellite transmissions will be seen on public television in a fourteen-part series, beginning on March 30. Great Performances at the Met, presented by Thirteen/WNET New York, will feature the broadcast premieres of all eight presentations from the 2007-08 season of "The Met: Live in HD," as well as the six shows from the 2006-07 season. The series will air every Sunday afternoon at 12:00 p.m./EST for 14 weeks in selected public television markets. In New York, the programs will be a part of Thirteen/WNET's new SundayArts programming showcase.
Broadcast premiere of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette on Great Performances at the Met, starring Anna Netrebko, Roberto Alagna, Isabel Leonard and Nathan Gunn with Plácido Domingo conducting, is schedule on 6. April 2008. This performance was live broadcasted to select theaters over the world on 15. December 2007.
Bellini's I Puritani performance on 6. January 2007, live broadcasted last season of Great Performances at the Met, will be broadcasted as an encore on 4. May. Now in its second year, "The Met: Live in HD" is presented in more than 600 theaters in 15 different countries and, so far this season, have been seen by nearly 650,000 people around the world who have joined together to experience the excitement and drama of live opera in movie theaters. The transmissions are produced by leading television and film directors. Mobile cameras capture the spectacle of the live performances and provide a front-row perspective. The viewing experience is enhanced by backstage coverage, including live interviews with the artists. Also presented on Thirteen HD, the television broadcasts are presented in their original high definition format, with Dolby 5.1 digital Surround Sound.
Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo and Rolando Villazón appeared in a press conference this afternoon in Wien. Anna Netrebko, due to her recently announced pregnancy, will make a stage pause from the end of June 2008 until January 2009.
Therefore she would peform in "La Bohème" at the Mariinsky Theater on 29. February 2008, a concert with Elina Garanca in Abu Dhabi on 29. March 2008, "Manon" at the Wiener Staatsoper on 6.-15. April 2008, "I Capuleti e I Montecchi" at the Konzerthaus in Wien on 22.-28. April 2008, a concert in Moscow on 4. May 2008, "I Capuleti e I Montecchi" at the Opera Bastille in Paris on 24. May-15. June 2008 and, what would be probably her last on stage appearance before the birth of her first child, the concert with Plácido Domingo and Rolando Villazón, scheduled on 27. June at the Schloss Schönbrunn, Ehrenhof, Wien.
Her initially scheduled appearances in "Roméo et Juliette" at the Salzburger Festival in August 2008, "Lucia di Lammermoor" at the MET in October 2008, the concert with Rolando Villazón at the Passionstheater, Oberammergau on 19. July 2008, the Gala Lirica at Torre del Lago on 5. September 2008 and the concert tour with Dmitri Hvorostovsky to Paris, London and Wien in November 2008 would be cancelled. It is not clear right now if she would be able to sing some of the performances of "Manon" at the MET on 10. December 2008-15. January 2009.
As expected, her "Roméo et Juliette" peformances at the Salzburger Festival in August 2008 and the concert with Rolando Villazón at the Passionstheater, Oberammergau on 19. July 2008 have been now officially cancelled on the schedule page of the official Anna Netrebko website.
The past MET performance of Roméo et Juliette on 15. December 2007, with Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna in the leading roles and Plácido Domingo conducting, will be broadcast by PBS in HDTV on 6. April 2008.
The MET Opera Radio on Sirius will broadcast live from the MET the performances of Goundod's Roméo et Juliette on 12., 15., 20., 27. and 31. December 2007.
The saturday matinee performance on 15. December will be broadcast live in HD into select movie theaters in USA and other nations. This performance will be also available on demand-tv in USA, in both standard and HD formats, starting 16. January 2008.
Juan Diego Flórez will be in Valencia, Spain, until 26. November 2007, recording a new "bel canto" CD for DECCA at the "Sala Auditorio del Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofía". Anna Netrebko, Plácido Domingo, Patrizia Ciofi, Daniela Barcellona and Mariusz Kwiecien will participate in this recording. Daniel Oren will conduct the Orchestra of the "Comunidad Valenciana".
Donizetti Linda di Chamounix: "Linda si ritirò", "Dal quel di che t'incontrai" with Patrizia Ciofi Lucrezia Borgia: "T'amo qual s'ama un angelo" La Favorite: "La maitrisse du roi" La Figlia del Reggimento: "Amici miei" L'Elisir d'Amore: "Venti scudi" with Mariusz Kwiecien, "Una furtiva lacrima"
Rossini Il Viaggio a Reims: "Alma celeste" with Daniela Barcellona Otello: "Ah vieni" with Plácido Domingo
Bellini I Puritani: "Vieni fra queste braccia" with Anna Netrebko
Bonus in iTunes Donizetti Don Pasquale: "Tornami a dir" with Patrizia Ciofi
Vienna - Opera stars Anna Netrebko, Placido Domingo and Rolando Villazon will perform in a concert at the Austrian capital Vienna on Friday 27. June 2008, two days ahead of the EURO 2008 European football championship finals. The Russian-born star soprano and the Spanish and Mexican tenors already were in a successful concert in 2006 ahead of the world championship finals in Berlin, watched by more than 100 million TV viewers, their agency said. They will perform in front of Vienna's baroque Schoenbrunn palace on June 27. Villazon, who had not been on stage for months due to health reasons, confirmed his participation.