Opera gala: world-famous arias by Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, Bizet, Wagner, Purcell, Delibes & more

The fascinating world of opera! Enjoy popular arias by Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, Bizet, Wagner, Delibes, Purcell, Cilea, Catalani, Giordano and more at the 11th Opera Gala Bonn for the German AIDS Foundation. The concert took place at the Bonn Opera on 6 May 2023. Famous opera stars were accompanied by the Beethoven Orchester Bonn and the Opera Choir of the Theater Bonn, conducted by Dirk Kaftan.
Program:
(00:00) Coming on stage
(00:19) Richard Wagner, Overture, from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Dirk Kaftan (conductor)
(10:23) Gioachino Rossini, Largo al factotum (aria of Figaro), from Il barbiere di Siviglia, Michael Arivony (baritone)
(15:25) Gioachino Rossini, Non si dà follia maggiore (aria of Fiorilla), from Il turco In Italia, Sara Blanch (soprano)
(19:19) Henry Purcell, What power art thou (aria of Cold Genius), from King Arthur, Nils Wanderer (countertenor)
(22:34) Giacomo Puccini, Che gelida manina (aria of Rodolfo), from La bohème, Bekhzod Davronov (tenor)
(27:58) Francesco Cilea, Ecco: respiro appena… Io son l'umile ancella (aria of Adriana Lecouvreur), from Adriana Lecouvreur, Nombulelo Yende (soprano)
(31:46) Umberto Giordano, Colpito qui m'avete... Un dì all'azzurro spazio (aria of Andrea Chénier), from Andrea Chenier, Jorge Puerta (tenor)
(37:18) Georges Bizet, Votre toast (aria of Escamillo), from Carmen, Andrei Kymach (baritone), Opera Choir of the Theater Bonn
(42:00) Richard Wagner, Wacht auf!, from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Opera Choir of the Theater Bonn
(45:28) Kostiantyn Dankevych, Небо беззоряне (Bohdan's monologue), from Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Andrei Kymach (baritone)
(51:29) Frank Wildhorn, Someone like You, from Jekyll & Hyde, Bettina Mönch (musical singer)
(55:14) John Kander, Maybe This Time, from Cabaret, Bettina Mönch (musical singer)
(58:22) Nils Wanderer, St. Petersburg, Nils Wanderer (countertenor)
(1:02:01) Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Mein Sehnen, Mein Wähnen (song of Pierrot), from Die tote Stadt, Michael Arivony (baritone)
(1:06:29) Alfredo Catalani, Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (aria of Wally), from La Wally, Nombulelo Yende (soprano)
(1:10:33) Giuseppe Verdi, La donna è mobile (aria of the Duke of Mantua), from Rigoletto, Bekhzod Davronov (tenor)
(1:13:10) Léo Delibes, Les filles de Cadix, Sara Blanch (soprano)
(1:17:19) Giacomo Puccini, Nessun dorma (aria of Calaf), from Turandot, Jorge Puerta (tenor), Opera Choir of the Theater Bonn
(1:21:03) 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 was organized by the German AIDS Foundation (aids-stiftung.de). To donate, please visit: aids-stiftung.de/spenden or transfer your donation to this account DE85 3705 0198 0008 0040 04. The artists waived their usual fees for this good cause.
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[@Santelo]

Thanks a lot DW!... Awesone music, great symphony orchestra!... Happy end of the year 2023!🎉

[@friedrunschlagbauer2111]

, / /😊.

[@minoruhatsuta6009]

❤

[@abelederon855]

Happy New Year!! Auguri a tutti, di un nuovo anno di speranza, serenità di PACE!! Greetings from Turin Italy.🎉

[@nanopartikel]

Same Greetings from Düsseldorf ! Felice anno nuovo!

[@ernestomatalsol6807]

Cuando la tecnología se usa con fines educativos, éste es un de los grandes beneficios, compartir con una audiencia global la maravillas de las creaciones e interpretaciones humanas. Hombres y mujeres que existieron en una época y cuyas mentes se dedicaron a la creación artística para el deleite de muchas generaciones. Sus obras artísticas los inmortalizan. Gracias por compartir este evento y hacerlo accesible a todos aquellos que no podemos estar físicamente presente pero que distantes compartimos la admiración del talento y belleza humana. Happy New Year 2024!

[@kalutkaantonova6959]

Прекрасен концерт,Благодаря

[@user-jw2kv8nz5e]

Браво! Чудесный концерт!

[@xvsj5833]

Bravo 👏🏻 Bravo 👏🏻 ❤

[@laszloneszabo6922]

Szep volt koszonjik

[@DWClassicalMusic]

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[@marossi8755]

Concerto stupendo, molto bello il finale (tutto cambia,il ciel s'abbella - etc.) dal Guglielo Tell di Gioacchino Rossini. Bravi !

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What a great show to watch and |isten to！ExcelIent！

[@arnoldojosegonzalezsuarez5124]

Gracias por esta caricia al espíritu!

[@paquitafreixamonturiol3054]

Fantastica orquesta i cantantes. Gracias por compartir tan ta velleza❤❤❤❤

[@user-yx4bt5wq7g]

Amazing, thanks for uploading 🎉

[@DWClassicalMusic]

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[@ivankartoshkinlive505]

Thank you! Amazing concert! 💥

[@mariajosealvarez1180]

Estupendo concierto ,gracias.

[@nanopartikel]

Sehr schöner Konzert. Tolle Stimmen, richtig gut ! ❤

[@anthonymcneill1465]

Exceptionally well done!

[@irany7249]

Amei! Maravilhoso! Demais! Feliz 2024 pra todo mundo!

[@paquitafreixamonturiol3054]

Que artistas cual mejor ❤❤

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СПАСИБО большое ❤️

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[@barbaradreshsel8619]

Muchas gracias

[@user-qs6gt1od1x]

Спасибо, восхитительный концерт!

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[@syb7239]

Carmen was great 👍 👌

[@mariaghione6270]

Grazie 🎉

[@Maria-qm9cg]

Nils Wanderer song was so touching... the longing desire to reunite with something/someone/someplace so dear to the heart. Im glad to have listened to this video... indeed the cream of the cream and then you find yourself suddenly so beautifully surprised with artist like this. Thanks for uploading this video. 🎉

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[@user-hw2gc5qt5e]

Andrei Kymach brava !!!

[@aliced9372]

Salve! Secondo me il film dovrebbe avere il titolo "Lenny" perché viene descritto solo l'uomo con tutti i suoi, ben noti, difetti o pregi che siano. Mi sono pentita di aver visto il film anche perché ho avuto il piacere di vederlo a Zurigo e me lo ricordo troppo bene

[@aliced9372]

Sorry! Kommentar ist falsch gelandet😂

[@gonulokcu]

Sağlıklı ve mutlu bir yeni yıl dilerim.

[@user-ub4xb2eg7t]

棒极了！！😎🏞️

[@user-yx4bt5wq7g]

Would be great of there is some subtitles . English is not my first language 😊.

[@adjuntocoordenador6369]

Sara Blanch S2!

[@MonikaMazgola]

Nills and Noblulela sing very pretty

[@eunnoh5871]

ganz gut~! ich lieb die oper!

[@KMHill]

uploaded in mono sound :(

[@giselamarch1994]

Michael Arivony - WOW

[@luigifar3616]

.bravissimo.

[@annemarie4137]

😢🙏🎁DW

[@TomsDone]

I appreciate you posting all of these, but I think this one is not quite as good as some of the other Opera Gala's you have posted, such as this one: Opera gala with Juan Diego Flórez and Friends | Vienna Philharmonic & Harmonia Symphony Orchestra (2022-11) kzbin.info/www/bejne/onKViqWwf92imJI

[@Altonahh10]

Yende ist leider mit beiden Arien hörbar überfordert. Sie sollte ihre Stimme nicht unnötig forcieren und sich schnell wieder von Nummern entfernen, die durch Freni oder Scotto und vor allem den Veristinnen zu Glanznummern geworden sind. Die kann man nicht beiläufig zwitschern.