Organization

Grafenegg Festival

Conductor

Juanjo Mena

Pianist

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Singer

Soprano

Angela Denoke

Tenor

Ramón Vargas

Orchestra

Tonkünstler-Orchester

Sommernachtsgala

Grafenegg

Austria

Grafenegg Castle

The home of the world's best orchestras, singers and musicians - that is the Grafenegg Festival. In the middle of the vineyards of Lower Austria and near Vienna, the historic castle and its beautiful gardens invite the audience to a spectacle of classical music inspired by nature. The concert takes place at the Wolkenturm, the impressive open-air stage with breathtaking acoustics. Every year the musical director and pianist Rudolf Buchbinder manages to attract the biggest stars of classical music to his festival.
This year, the summer night's gala is taking a musical journey through the romantic Wachau region with German soprano Angela Denoke, Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas and French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. And another perspective is provided by the Tonkunstler Orchestra of Lower Austria conducted by Juanjo Mena, one of Spain's most respected conductors who has achieved international renown and has worked with orchestras across Europe and the United States. Join us on a trip around the world across space and time - with classics of opera, musicals, operettas and film music, composed equally in Europe and America.
When night finally falls over Grafenegg Castle, the orchestra traditionally plays Edward Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstances", accompanied by a spectacular fireworks display. A great musical showdown in the heart of nature.
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PROGRAM:
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole, 4th movement “Feria”
STRAUSS “Das Rosenband”, Op. 36/1, “Cäcilie”, Op. 27/2
PUCCINI “E lucevan le stelle” from “Tosca”
CILÉA “E la solita storia del Pastore” from “L' Arlesiana”
M. RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major, 3rd movement
LEHÁR “Why does everyone have spring, oh only one May” from “The Tsarevich”
HEUBERGER “Let's go to the Chambre séparée” from “The Opera Ball”
O. STRAUS “Why shouldn't a woman have an affair?” from “A woman who knows what she wants”
GIMÉNEZ Intermezzo from “La boda de Luis Alonso”
BARCELATA Maria Elena (arr: Roberto Negri)
VELAZQUEZ Bésame mucho (arr: Arturo Márquez)
GERSHWIN “I got rhythm” Variations for piano and Orchestra
RODGERS “I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair”, “Some enchanted evening” and Overture from “South Pacific”
HOLLAENDER “I don't know who I belong to” from “Storms of Passion” (arr: Tal balshai)

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