World premiere presentation of the cookbook "Die Oper kocht" in Salzburg on 5. August 2010

The world premiere presentation of the new cookbook "Die Oper kocht" will take place in a Benefit Gala Dinner supporting the SOS-Kinderdorf, Clearing-house Salzburg, which will be held at the Schloss Leopoldskron, Leopoldskronstraße 56, Salzburg on 5. August 2010, 19:00.

The cookbook has been written by Evelyn Rillé and Johannes Ifkovits and several world opera stars, such as Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanca, Thomas Hampson, Luca Pisaroni, René Pape, Simon Keenlyside, Piotr Beczala, Jonas Kaufmann, Roberto Alagna, Annette Dasch, Nino Machaidze, Diana Damrau, Renée Fleming, Natalie Dessay, Barbara Bonney, Deborah Voigt, Tamar Iveri, Joyce DiDonato, Angelika Kirchschlager, Natalia Ushakova, Aleksandra Kurzak, Ekaterina Bakanova, José Carreras or Neil Shicoff, have contributed with their own recipes. Graphics have been designed by Catherine Pisaroni. The book contains 272 pages and it has been edited by Rifko.

This is a videoclip of the "Making of":

Tickets for the Gala dinner cost 300 EUR and include a 8 course meal, a copy of the cookbook "Die Oper kocht" and a gift from Montblanc.

At the Benefit Gala Dinner, world opera stars will cook their favorite recipes from the cookbook and chefs and supporting international winemakers will offer their wines.

Menu:

Nino Machaidze - Lobiani, Syrah 2007, Lammershoek

Anna Netrebko - Borschtsch, Barbera d'Asti 2007, Braida

Ferruccio Furlanetto - Wasabi-Risotto mit Rotbarben, Der Schrammler Grand Cuvèe 2008, Wieninger

Renè Pape - Sächsischer Sauerbraten mit Klöße und Rotkraut, 2004, Château Cos d'Estournel

Babara Bonney - Steaks mit Kartoffelgratin, 2001. Château Musar

Piotr Beczala - Apfelkuchen, Grand Cuvée 2007, Kracher

Joyce DiDonato - Zimtschnecken, Aszú 2005, Szepsy

Aleksandra Kurzak - Pflaumenkuchen, Portwein 1990, Niepoort

Dresscode: Cocktaildress, Anzug

Galaprogramm:

19.00 Uhr: Cocktail

19.45 Uhr: Mamorsaal, »Die Oper kocht« Making Of

20.00 Uhr: Galadinner der Opernstars

Videoclip of the presentation of the cookbook "Die Oper kocht" from ORF 2: