The Opera Gala – Live from Baden-Baden (DVD)

UPC: 0044007343777 

Label: Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel Classica 

Format: DVD (Filmed in High Definition) 

Running Time: 138 mins 

Release Year: 2007 

Region Code: 0 (Worldwide)

Overview

Captured live at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden in July 2007, this dazzling gala concert brings together four of the most celebrated voices of our time: Anna Netrebko (soprano), Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano), Ramón Vargas (tenor), and Ludovic Tézier (baritone).

Accompanied by the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg under the baton of Marco Armiliato, the evening showcases a program of beloved arias, duets, and ensembles from the Italian and French operatic repertoire, along with spirited orchestral showpieces.

As the Badische Zeitung declared: “A quartet of superstars”. And the Badische Neueste Nachrichten praised: “Bel canto at its most beautiful and most ravishing.”

Program Highlights

• Bellini – Norma: Sinfonia; Mira, o Norma (Netrebko, Garanča); Casta Diva (Netrebko)
• Donizetti – L’elisir d’amore: Una furtiva lagrima (Vargas)
• Bellini – I puritani: Ah! per sempre io ti perdei – Bel sogno beato (Tézier)
• Rossini – La Cenerentola: Nacqui all’affanno e al pianto (Garanča)
• Verdi – Don Carlo: È lui!… Dio, che nell’alma infondere (Tézier, Vargas); Per me giunto – Io morrò, ma lieto in core (Tézier)
• Saint-Saëns – Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale (orchestra); Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix (Garanča)
• Delibes – Lakmé: Flower Duet (Netrebko, Garanča)
• Bizet – Les pêcheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saint (Vargas, Tézier)
• Verdi – Luisa Miller: Quando le sere al placido (Vargas)
• Puccini – La Bohème: O soave fanciulla (Vargas, Netrebko)
• Verdi – Rigoletto: Bella figlia dell’amore (Vargas, Netrebko, Garanča, Tézier)
• Lehár – Giuditta: Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß (Netrebko)
• Rossini – La danza (Vargas)
• Chapi – Las hijas del Zebedeo: Al pensar en el dueño (Garanča)
• Bizet – Carmen: Toreador Song (Tézier)
• Verdi – La Traviata: Brindisi (all)

Cast & Performers

• Anna Netrebko – soprano
• Elīna Garanča – mezzo-soprano
• Ramón Vargas – tenor
• Ludovic Tézier – baritone
• SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
• Conductor: Marco Armiliato

Technical Details

• Picture Format: NTSC, Colour, 16:9 (filmed in HD)
• Sound Formats: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
• Menu Language: English
• Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese
• Total Time: 138 minutes
• Region Code: 0 (Worldwide)

Production

• Production: ZDF/Unitel in cooperation with IMG Artists, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, and Classica
• ℗ & © 2007 Unitel / Deutsche Grammophon
• Made in the EU

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