xn--vrossignol-b7a: Benefit Concert for Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010

The Salzburger Festspiele has held tonight a benefit event to raise money for the victims of the Pakistan flood catastrophe.

The event, despite the short notice, was sold-out and raised 300,000 Euros. All revenues will be donated to the initiative “Nachbar in Not”.

The benefit event has been headed by Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott and Piotr Beczala.

Benefiz für Pakistan

Donnerstag, 26. August 2010, 21.00 Uhr

HAUS FÜR MOZART | SALZBURGER FESTSPIELE 2010

PROGRAMM

Ilya Abu Madi (1889–1957)

Ich kam, weiß nicht woher | Nicholas Ofczarek

Luigi Arditi (1822–1903)

Il bacio | Anna Netrebko

Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)

La calunnia

Arie des Basilio aus Il barbiere di Siviglia | Mikhail Petrenko

Wolfgang A.Mozart (1756–1791)

Hai già vinta la causa! – Vedrò mentre io sospiro

Rezitativ und Arie des Conte Almaviva aus Le nozze di Figaro KV 492 | Christopher Maltman

Fariduddin Attar (ca. 1136–1220)

Erhab’ner Gott, Du, Einer | Sunnyi Melles

John Dowland (1563–1626)

Sorrow stay, lend true repentant teares

aus Second Booke of Songs or Ayres | Anna Prohaska

Franz Schubert (1792–1828)

Die junge Nonne D 828 | Anna Prohaska

Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)

Una furtiva lagrima

Romanze des Nemorino aus L’elisir d’amore | Joel Prieto

Gaetano Donizetti

Come sen va contento! – Quanto amore! Ed io spietata!

Rezitativ und Duett der Adina und des Dulcamara aus L’elisir d’amore | Anna Netrebko und Erwin Schrott

Faizi (1547–1595)

Auf den Tod seines Sohnes | Ben Becker

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Du bist wie eine Blume

aus Myrten op. 25 | Christopher Maltman

Danny Boy (Volkslied) | Christopher Maltman

Carl Loewe (1796–1869)

Erlkönig op. 1/3 | Christopher Maltman

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759)

E pur così in un giorno – Piangerò la sorte mia

Arie der Cleopatra aus Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17 | Anna Prohaska

Charles Gounod (1818–1893)

L’amour, l’amour ! – Ah ! lève-toi, soleil !

Kavatine des Roméo aus Roméo et Juliette | Piotr Beczala

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)

O soave fanciulla

Duett der Mimì und des Rodolfo aus La Bohème | Anna Netrebko und Piotr Beczala

Fadwa Tuqan (1917–2003)

Willst du mir dieses Tor nicht öffnen? | Birgit Minichmayr

Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)

Rojo Tango | Erwin Schrott & Tangogruppe

Astor Piazzolla

Los Pájaros Perdidos | Erwin Schrott & Tangogruppe

Mozarteumorchester Salzburg

Ivor Bolton, Dirigent

Adrian Kelly, Klavier

Luke Green, Cembalo

Mozarteumorchester Salzburg

Markus Tomasi, Carsten Neumann, Elzbieta Pokora, Violine

Herbert Lindsberger,Werner Christof, Viola

Marcus Pouget,Margit Tomasi, Violoncello

Brita Bürgschwendtner, Kontrabass

Staatskapelle Weimar

Ursula Dehler, Violine

Hans-Dieter Koch, Kontrabass

André Kassel, Klavier

Klemen Leben, Bandoneon

Tangogruppe

Reports
Herbert attended live this event and he kindly wrote the following report for the blog:

The concert began at 9 p.m. and Anna and Erwin arrived by taxi at 8:35. She wore an elegant short dress, while he wasn‘t dressed up yet.

The „Haus für Mozart“ was sold out, and there was pleasant anticipation and curiosity in the air, because in spite of the programme flyer nobody knew exactly what would happen.

It is hard to find words to describe this event – almost two hours (non-stop) seemed like a string of pearls. And almost impossible to say who was best. Mikhail Petrenko, Christopher Maltman (his interpretation of „Danny Boy“ and „Erlkönig“ caused goose skin), Anna Prohaska, Joel Prieto (fantastic, his „Una furtiva lagrima“), Piotr Beczala („Ah! Lève-toi, soleil!“ – wonderful!!) – all of them were cheered and applauded for their superb performances.

So let me stick to Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott.

Anna’s „Il bacio“ was the second programme item, but it was already a highlight because of her vitality on stage (by the way, she wore the long pink dress as in the Vienna gala).

Everybody was looking forward to Anna’s and Erwin‘s duet from „L’elisir d’amore“. Erwin wore a black suit, a tie and even glasses (as „Dr. Dulcamara“). They sang and acted their roles with a lot of fun. When Erwin had to show his famous „elisir“, he fetched a large, about 1 meter long bottle of champaign from behind the scene. The audience loved this duet and thanked them with BRAVI.

Next, Anna and Piotr Beczala sang „O soave fanciulla“ – two outstanding voices in perfect harmony.

The very last programme item was simply announced as „Tangos – Erwin Schrott & Tango group“. I am sure almost nobody knew exctly what this would be like (two years ago Erwin sang some tangos during a concert in Munich, but his latest CD with tangos hasn’t been published yet). He appeared on stage in shirt and jeans – and it was to become the most fascinating, the most passionate and the most unexpected part of the whole programme. Erwin did not only sing two tangos by Astor Piazzolla, he „lived“ them! First he used a microphone, but more and more often he held it away from his mouth because his voluminous voice would have destroyed the mike.

The audience was completely overwhelmed by this extraordinary performance. He really brought the house down, but there were no encores after the two tangos, because he obviously didn’t want to outshine his colleagues – which is respectable, of course, but we can only hope that he is going to tour with a tango programme as soon as possible.

Standing ovations for all the artists who had celebrated an unforgettable evening!

And then a large crowd of journalists, photographers, TV teams and ordinary fans were waiting at the stage door for the artists. After answering some questions by the media, Anna and Erwin joined a group of people who went to a party in a small restaurant behind the „Haus für Mozart“.

This Benefit Concert has been a memorable event, not only because of the circumstances, but also because of its unique, colourful mixture of singers and actors. Let's hope that ORF has recorded it...

Press Reports Links
[1] Festspiel-Benefizgala für Pakistan brachte 300.000 Euro | APA | TT.com, 27. Aug 2010
[2] Festspiele: 300.000 Euro bei Pakistan-Benefizgala | APA | Kleine Zeitung, 27. Aug 2010
[3] Gala raises 300,000 euros | AFP | The Starits Times, 27. Aug 2010
[4] Un concierto con Netrebko y Schrott consigue 300,000 euros para Pakistán | EFE | ABC, 27. Aug 2010
[5] Pakistan-Benefizgala brachte 300.000 Euro ein | APA | Der Standard, 27. Aug 2010
[6] Netrebko hofft, dass Geld in Pakistan "schnell ankommt" | Salzburg 24, 27. Aug 2010
[7] Festspiele: 300.000 Euro bei Pakistan-Benefizgala | APA | Salzburger Nachrichten, 27. Aug 2010

Blog Reports Links
[1] Intermezzo: Netrebko and friends raise €300,000 for flood victims

Photos

Anna Netrebko, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Sunnyi Melles, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Joel Prieto, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Erwin Schrott and Anna Netrebko, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Erwin Schrott and Anna Netrebko, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Christopher Maltman, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Piotr Beczala, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Anna Netrebko, Ivor Bolton and Piotr Beczala, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Anna Netrebko, Ivor Bolton and Piotr Beczala, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Birgit Minichmayr, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Erwin Schrott, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Ensenble, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: © Silvia Lelli / Salzburger Festspiele 2010

Ensemble, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert

Christopher Maltman and his wife, the singer Leigh Woolf, Benefiz für Pakistan, Salzburger Festspiele 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg 26. Aug 2010. Photo: Herbert