Archive: MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S GALA

Grafenegg Wolkenturm

Rudolf Buchbinder

Rachel Willis-Sørensen

Benjamin Bruns

Artists

Tonkunstler Orchestra
Rachel Willis-Sørensen, soprano
Benjamin Bruns, tenor
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Yutaka Sado, conductor

Programme

ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
Prelude to the Opera «Hänsel und Gretel»

CARL MARIA VON WEBER
«Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen» Max's aria from the Opera «Der Freischütz»
«Wie nahte mir der Schlummer ... Leise, leise, fromme Weise» Agathe's recitative and aria from the Opera «Der Freischütz»

RICHWARD WAGNER
«Willst jenes Tag's» Erik's cavatine from the Opera «Der fliegende Holländer»

GIUSEPPE VERDI
«Tacea la notte placida» Leonora's scene and aria from the Opera «Il Trovatore»

ROBERT SCHUMANN Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a minor op. 54, 1st mvt

GEORGE GERSHWIN
Cuban Overture

FRANZ LEHÁR
«Freunde, das Leben ist lebenswert» Octavio's song from the Operetta «Giuditta»
«Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß» Giuditta's song from the Operetta «Giuditta»

JOHANN STRAUSS
Rosen aus dem Süden, Waltz op. 388 after motifs from the Operetta «Das Spitzentuch der Königin»

FRANZ LEHÁR
«Lippen schweigen» Duet Hanna - Danilo from the Operetta «Die Lustige Witwe»

IGOR STRAWINSKI
Suite from the Ballet «The Firebird» (1919), Finale

Introduction/abstract

Tonkunstler Orchestra · Rachel Willis-Sørensen · Benjamin Bruns · Rudolf Buchbinder · Yutaka Sado

HUMPERDINCK · WEBER · WAGNER · VERDI · SCHUMANN · GERSHWIN · LEHÁR · STRAUSS · STRAWINSKI

For a decade and a half, the Midsummer Night's Gala has ushered-in the summer season at the Wolkenturm. It is also Grafenegg's flagship media event, televised around the world. The best artists take centre stage, casting their spell over the audience amidst the idyllic scenery of the Castle grounds. For the anniversary gala, Rudolf Buchbinder has invited Rachel Willis-Sørensen and the German tenor Benjamin Bruns, with whom he will share the stage. Accompanying this fairy tale concert is the Tonkunstler Orchestra under its Music Director, Yutaka Sado.