A MOZART GALA FROM SALZBURG

 

Don Giovanni

1. Overture

2. "Madamina, il catalogo è questo" (René Pape)

3. "Dalla sua pace" (Michael Schade)

 

Mitridate, re di Ponto

4. "Nel grave tormento" (Patricia Petibon)

 

La Clemenza di Tito

5. "Se all'impero, amici Dei" (Michael Schade)

6. "Parto, ma tu ben mio" (Magdalena Kozena)

 

Così fan tutte

7. "Rivolgete a lui so sguardo" (Thomas Hampson)

 

Idomeneo

8. Overture

9. "Se il padre perdei" (Ekaterina Siurina)

10. "S'io non moro a questi accenti" (Magdalena Kozena, Ekaterina Siurina)

11. "D'Oreste, d'Aiace" (Anna Netrebko)

 

Symphony in D major K. 504 “Prague"

12. Adagio - Allegro

13. Andante

14. Finale (Presto)

 

Wiener Philharmoniker / Daniel Harding

 

Directed by Brian Large

 

Recorded at Felsenreitschule Salzburg, Austria

 

The highly acclaimed gala concert celebrating the 2006 Mozart anniversary from the Salzburg Festival featuring some of the world’s top singers, including exclusive DG artists Anna Netrebko, Magdalena Kozena, Patricia Petibon and Rene Pape with the Wiener Philharmoniker under Daniel Harding at last on DVD.

 

Held in the Felsenreitschule on 30 July 2006 at the start of the Salzburg Festival, the gala performance represents the full spectrum of the Mozart festivities through a selection of arias and orchestral works.

 

Celebrated soprano Anna Netrebko lives up to her reputation as a fiery dramatic diva with her passionate rendition of Elettra's aria D'Oreste, d¡'Aiace from Idomeneo, while Magdalena Kozena, who was acclaimed for her performance as Idamante in the festival's production of the opera, sings the duet S'io non moro a questi accenti with Ekaterina Siurina as Ilia. Other highlights include renowned baritone Thomas Hampson Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo from Cosi fan tutte and Rene Pape's spirited rendition of Leporello's famous catalogue aria from Don Giovanni.

 

As well as providing superb accompaniments, the Wiener Philharmoniker makes a contribution of its own to the programme with the overtures to Don Giovanni and Idomeneo, and concluding the performance with the Prague Symphony, K. 504.

 

“The duet from Idomeneo with Kožená and Siurina was most beautiful...Pape was supreme in his tauntingly perfect ‘Catalogue Aria’ from Don Giovanni” (Die Presse)

 

“Netrebko scored with Elettra’s fiercely dramatic aria from Idomeneo” (Der Standard)

 

Filmed in HD

16:9 widescreen

Audio in PCM and 5.1 DTS Surround Sound

First DVD release

 

DG DVD 0734430