The Festspiel-Saison at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden culminated with Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel, Anja Harteros and Ekaterina Gubanova all on stage in this magnificent Opera Gala. The gala presented a diverse range of solo-arias and duets. Among the highlights, included works from Puccini’s ‘Tosca’, Verdi’s ‘Otello’ and Mascagni’s ‘Cavalleria rusticana’. Sony Classical are pleased to see this final concert from the Opera Gala come to life on this DVD and Blu-ray release, a must-have for any opera fanatic.
Bizet, Georges: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen)
Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo)
Bock, Jerrold Lewis 'Jerry': If I were a rich man (from Fiddler on the Roof)
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Boito, Arrigo: Son lo Spirito che nega (from Mefistofele)
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Cilea, Francesco:
Acerba volutta (from Adriana Lecouvreur)
Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo)
L'anima ho stanca (from Adriana Lecouvreur)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Gounod, Charles: Le veau d'or est toujours debout (from Faust)
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
Lehár, Franz: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Mascagni, Pietro:
Son pochi fiori (from L'Amico Fritz)
Anja Harteros (soprano)
Tu qui, Santuzza? (from Cavalleria Rusticana)
Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Voi lo sapete o mamma (from Cavalleria rusticana)
Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo)
Puccini, Giacomo:
Vissi d'arte (from Tosca)
Anja Harteros (soprano)
E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Rota, Nino: The Godfather theme
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Verdi, Giuseppe:
Giá nella notte densa (from Otello)
Anja Harteros (soprano), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Ella giammai m'amò (from Don Carlo)
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone)
O don fatale (from Don Carlo)
Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo)
Tu che le vanità (from Don Carlo)
Anja Harteros (soprano)
Morrò, ma prima in grazia (from Un Ballo in Maschera)
Anja Harteros (soprano)
Wagner, Richard:
Dich, teure Halle (from Tannhauser)
Anja Harteros (soprano)