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Sabtu, 16 Mei 2009

Anna Netrebko and Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Volkswagenhalle, Braunschweig 16. May 2009

Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky with the Staatskapelle Weimar conducted by Riccardo Frizza, have performed yesterday night in a concert at the Volkswagenhalle in Braunschweig.

The programme included famous arias and duets from operas by Donizetti, Verdi, Gounod, Leoncavallo, Wagner, Dvorak, Strauss and Tchaikovsky.

Programme
Anna Netrebko, soprano Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone

Staatskapelle Weimar
Riccardo Frizza, conductor

Volkswagenhalle, Braunschweig
Saturday 16. Mai 20009

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ouvertüre, Don Giovanni
Richard Wagner: O Du, Mein Holder Abendstern (Song to the evening star) (Tannhauser, Act 3)
Richard Strauss: Cäcilie, Op.27 No.2
Gaetano Donizetti: Regnava nel silenzio (Lucia di Lammermoor)
Charles Gounod: Avant de quitter ces lieux (Faust)
Giuseppe Verdi: Overture, La forza del destino
Ruggiero Leoncavallo: Nedda! Silvio, a quest'ora (Pagliacci)

Pause

Gioacchino Rossini: Ouverture, La Gazza Ladra
Charles Gounod: Jewel Song (Ah, je ris) (Faust)
Giuseppe Verdi: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Rigoletto)
Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo Sinfonico, Cavalleria Rusticana
Antonin Dvorak: O silver moon (Rusalka)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Yelensky's Aria (The Queen of Spades)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Polonaise (Eugene Onegin)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Final scene from Eugene Onegin

Staatskapelle Weimar
Riccardo Frizza, conductor
Anna Netrebko, soprano
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone

Reports
Herbert attended the concert and wrote the following report:

The "Volkswagenhalle" seemed to be sold out yesterday - I heard that about 6.000 people were there.

The programme was a bit different from Anna's former "big" concerts in arenas etc., but it had obviously to do with her partner, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. They both were a good match. Dmitri looked and sang like a "Siberian Ice Tiger", and Anna offered a mix of German, Italian, French and Russian arias and duets. During the evening the audience were getting more and more enthusiastic, especially after the final duet from Eugen Onegin.

I liked her aria "Regnava nel silenzio" (Lucia di Lammermoor) best, especially when she stepped aside and sang the final lines without the microphone - and there was almost no difference!

After the official end of the concert the audience stood up and didn't finish their standing ovations until Anna and Dmitri added some encores.

When Dmitri sang a Russion folk song, "Orchie Chornye" (Dark Eyes), Anna entered the stage from the left side with no shoes on and a tambourine in her hands. She accompanied him and danced like a gipsy queen - throwing herself on her knees in front of Dmitri. What an effective finale! (see photo 7 and videoclip 3).