Mein Wien - a night of Viennese music with Jonas Kaufmann
Conductor: Jochen Rieder
Featuring:
soprano- Rachel Willis-Sørensen
Prague Philharmonia
J. Strauss: Eine Nacht in Venedig - Overture
J. Strauss: Eine Nacht in Venedig - 'Komm in die Gondel' (Gondola Song)
J. Strauss: Eine Nacht in Venedig - 'Ach wie so herrlich zu schau'n'(Lagoon Waltz)
J. Strauss: Rosen aus dem Süden - waltz, op. 388
J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus - Rosalinda and Eisenstein's duet (Watch Duet)
J. Strauss: Tik-Tak Polka, op. 365
J. Strauss: Die Tänzerin Fanny Elssler - 'Draußen in Sievering'
J. Strauss: Leichtes Blut - fast polka, op. 319
J. Strauss: Wiener Blut (operetta) - 'Wiener Blut, Wiener Blut!' (duet)
Stolz: Gruss aus Wien - march, op. 898
Kálmán: Die Zirkusprinzessin - 'Zwei Märchenaugen'
Stolz: Wiener Café - waltz
Stolz: Im Prater blüh'n wieder die Bäume
Stolz: Wien wird schön erst bei Nacht
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe - Vilja Song
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe - Lippen schweigen
Komzák: Bad'ner Mad'ln - concert waltz, op. 257
Sieczyński: Wien, Wien nur du allein
The Munich-born tenor who is celebrating his 50th birthday in 2019 is considered one of the most outstanding opera and art song singers of our time. His versatility and flexibility are well known: he speaks the languages of Schubert and Beethoven, as well as of Verdi, Wagner, Massenet, Richard Strauss and Puccini. So why wouldn't he also have a close relationship with the Viennese sense of life that is encapsulated in the works of the city's operetta composers? The Müpa Budapest audience will be delighted to find that the most authentic portrayers of the atmosphere of the Austrian capital include some world-famous Hungarian artists.
Following several song recitals, this concert will mark Jonas Kaufmann's third visit to Müpa Budapest. What this concert will evoke is the spirit and grace of Vienna and the style of living, delirious with joy, exuded by the city's atmosphere, with excerpts from such works as Eine Nacht in Venedig ('A Night in Venice'), Die Fledermaus ('The Bat'), Wiener Blut ('Viennese Blood'), Die Zirkusprinzessin ('The Circus Princess') and Die lustige Witwe ('The Merry Widow'). The works of Strauss, Stolz, Kálmán, Lehár, Komzák and Sieczyński, intoxication and elegance, love and nostalgia, all narrated in music - this is what this concert promises. And playing a key role among its various musical devices will be the swinging sounds of dance tunes: in particular the heady triple-beat of the waltz, but with polkas and marches also thrown into the mix. The opera singer is bringing partners of an international calibre with him: taking the stage to sing both duets with him and solo numbers from her similarly broad repertoire will be the young American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen, while the outstanding Prague Philharmonia will be conducted by his countryman and frequent partner Jochen Rieder, a musician belonging to the same generation as Kaufmann himself.
