The Festspiel-Saison at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden culminated with Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel, Anja Harteros and Ekaterina Gubanova all on stage in this magnificent Opera Gala.
The gala presented a diverse range of solo-arias and duets. Among the highlights included works from Puccini’s ‘Tosca’, Verdi’s ‘Otello’ and Mascagni’s ‘Cavalleria rusticana’.
Sony Classical are pleased to see this final concert from the Opera Gala come to life on this DVD and Blu-ray release, a must-have for any opera fanatic. Tracklisting 1. Wagner Tannhäuser: Dich, teure Halle, grüß' ich wieder 2. Gounod Faust: Valse de Faust 3. Gounod Faust: Le veau d'or 4. Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo 5. Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana: Voi lo sapete, o mamma 6. Puccini Tosca: E lecevan le stelle 7. Boito Mefistofele: Son lo spirito che nega 8. Verdi Un ballo in maschera: Morrò, ma prima in grazia 9. Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana: Tu qui, Santuzza? 10. Cilea Adriana Lecouvreur: Acerba voluttà... L'anima ho stanca... 11. Puccini Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo 12. Puccini Tosca: Mario! Con te!... Vissi d'arte 13. Verdi Aida: Ballabili (Ballet Music)