Opera Gala: famous arias by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Bizet, Wagner, Purcell, Delibes and others

Enjoy popular arias by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Bizet, Wagner, Delibes, Purcell, Cilea, Catalani, Giordano and others at the 11th Opera Gala Bonn for the German AIDS Foundation at the Bonn Opera on 6 May 2023. Here you’ll find opera stars who’ve sung leading parts on the world’s biggest stages accompanied by the Beethoven Orchester Bonn and the Opera Choir of the Theater Bonn, conducted by Dirk Kaftan. The presenter of the evening is Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz.

Program:
(00:00) Intro
(02:43) Coming on stage
(05:12) Richard Wagner, Overture, from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Dirk Kaftan (conductor)
(15:25) Speeches
(34:35) Gioachino Rossini, Largo al factotum (aria of Figaro), from Il barbiere di Siviglia, Michael Arivony (baritone)
(39:56) Gioachino Rossini, Non si dà follia maggiore (aria of Fiorilla), from Il turco In Italia, Sara Blanch (soprano)
(47:56) Henry Purcell, What power art thou (aria of Cold Genius), from King Arthur, Nils Wanderer (countertenor)
(51:31) Giacomo Puccini, Che gelida manina (aria of Rodolfo), from La bohème, Bekhzod Davronov (tenor)
(01:01:37) Francesco Cilea, Ecco: respiro appena… Io son l'umile ancella (aria of Adriana Lecouvreur), from Adriana Lecouvreur, Nombulelo Yende (soprano)
(01:05:46) Umberto Giordano, Colpito qui m'avete... Un dì all'azzurro spazio (aria of Andrea Chénier), from Andrea Chenier, Jorge Puerta (tenor)
(01:15:29) Georges Bizet, Votre toast (aria of Escamillo), from Carmen, Andrei Kymach (baritone), Opera Choir of the Theater Bonn

BREAK

(01:54:58) Richard Wagner, Wacht auf!, from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Opera Choir of the Theater Bonn
(02:02:38) Konstantyn Dankevych, Небо беззоряне (Bogdan's monologue), from Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Andrei Kymach (baritone)
(02:14:34) Frank Wildhorn, Someone like You, from Jekyll & Hyde, Bettina Mönch (musical singer)
(02:18:20) John Kander, Maybe This Time, from Cabaret, Bettina Mönch (musical singer)
(02:22:00) Nils Wanderer, St. Petersburg, Nils Wanderer (countertenor)
(02:26:04) Interview with countertenor Nils Wanderer
(02:31:44) Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Mein Sehnen, Mein Wähnen (song of Pierrot), from Die tote Stadt, Michael Arivony (baritone)
(02:36:46) Alfredo Catalani, Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (aria of Wally), from La Wally, Nombulelo Yende (soprano)
(02:45:29) Giuseppe Verdi, La donna è mobile (aria of the Duke of Mantua), from Rigoletto, Bekhzod Davronov (tenor)
(02:48:30) Léo Delibes, Les filles de Cadix, Sara Blanch (soprano)
(02:53:08) Giacomo Puccini, Nessun dorma (aria of Calaf), from Turandot, Jorge Puerta (tenor), Opera Choir of the Theater Bonn
(02:59:50) Encore: Gioachino Rossini, Tout change et grandit en ces lieux, from Guillaume Tell, all participants

Soloists:
Michael Arivony - Baritone
Sara Blanch - Soprano
Bekhzod Davronov - Tenor
Andrei Kymach - Baritone
Bettina Mönch - Musical Singer
Jorge Puerta - Tenor
Nils Wanderer - Countertenor
Nombulelo Yende - Soprano

The fundraising event is organized by the German AIDS Foundation (https://aids-stiftung.de). To donate, please visit: https://aids-stiftung.de/spenden or transfer your contribution to this account DE85 3705 0198 0008 0040 04. The artists are waiving their usual fees for this good cause.

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