Saturday, November 24, 2012

Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012

IOLANTA

Music by P. I. Tchaikovsky
Concert opera performance

Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovenian Chamber Choir
Janez Podlesek, concert master
Emmanuel Villaume, conductor

Soloists
Anna Netrebko, Jolanta, blind daughter of King René
Sergey Skorokhodov, Count Vaudémont, Burgundy Knight
Lucas Meachem, Robert, Duke of Burgundy
Vitalij Kovaljow, René, Provençal king
Luka Debevec Mayer, Bertrand, manager of the manor
JunHo You, Almeric, squire of King René
Nuška Rojko, Laura, Jolantina friend
Monica Bohinec, Martha, wife of Bertrand, Jolantina nurse
Theresa Plut, Brigitte, Jolantina friend
Vassily Savenko, Ibn-Hakia, doctor

REPORT
Herbert attended the show in Prague and he wrote the following notes: Sometimes things happen as expected. After Nürnberg I thought: Smetana Hall + the audience in Prague = the best Iolanta ever! And indeed it has been an outstanding performance tonight! After the show Anna was so enthused about the acoustics in Smetana Hall (which is a fantastic concert hall in art nouveau style within the Obecni dum / Municipal House); she said: “It is so easy to sing there.” – This, plus an audience which catapulted out of their chairs after the final note made for an awesome and unforgettable night in the beautiful city of Prague. At the artists’ entrance she asked – tongue in cheek - which of her dresses (during the Iolanta tour) we like best. I answered: “Oscar de la Renta”, and she replied: “They all say that.” Before saying good-bye she asked: “Where will I see you guys again?” – “Vienna!” “Barcelona!” But it will be difficult to surpass this memorable night in Prague.

VIDEOCLIPS

PHOTOS
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert
Iolanta, Smetana Hall, Prague 23. Nov 2012. Photo: Herbert

1 comment:

  1. Herbert, como siempre tus fotos y tomas son hermosas. En el cartel la foto de Anna que eligieron es tal cual como se la conoció y trascendió a partir del 2000 hermosísima!!!

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