Konzert zum Jahreswechsel
with Christian Thielemann
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With Franz Lehár, Viennese operetta experienced a noticeable upswing in the first decades of the 20th century. The new heyday of the genre, which became known as the ‘Silver Age’, is not only due to the particularly popular Lustigen Witwe, but also to Lehár's late operettas from the 1920s and early 1930s, in which he consciously moved closer to grand opera. These works are ambitious and sophisticated, often featuring prominent figures from cultural history, such as the ‘devil's violinist’ Niccolò Paganini or the ‘prince of poets’ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (in the operetta Friederike). And with Giuditta, labelled a ‘musical comedy’, he even celebrated a premiere at the Vienna State Opera. Melodiousness and melancholy are combined in Lehár's music in a peculiar, fascinating way.
Programm
Music from
Franz Lehár (1870-1948)
Ouverture to Die lustige Witwe
from the musical comedy Giuditta
Freunde, das Leben ist lebenswert
Song of Octavio
Wohin will es mich treiben
Song of Giuditta
Zwei, die sich lieben, vergessen die Welt
Duett Anita and Pierrino
Intermezzo from the Orchestra
Meine Lippen, die küssen so heiß
Song of Giuditta
Schönste der Frauen
Song of Octavio
Schön wie die blaue Sommernacht
Duett Giuditta and Octavio
Interval
from the Operette Friederike
Prelude for the Orchestra
Kleine Blumen, kleine Blätter
Song of Friederike
O mein Mädchen, mein Mädchen
Song of Goethe
Intermezzo for the Orchestra
Warum hast du mich wachgeküsst?
Song of Friederike
from the Operette Paganini
Prelude for the Orchestra with a Violinsolo
Schönes Italien
Song of Paganini
So ein Mann ist eine Sünde wert
Song of Anna Elisa
Gern hab ich die Frau’n geküsst
Song of Paganini
Liebe, du Himmel auf Erden
Song of Anna Elisa
Niemand liebt dich so wie ich
Duett Anna Elisa and Paganini
Cast
- conductor:
- soprano:
- Tenor: