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This is the auspicious premiere of a series of New Year's Eve Concerts from the famous Semperoper in Dresden. Christian Thielemann, designated Principal Conductor of Staatskapelle Dresden, pours his expertise into Lehár's evergreen The Merry Widow, with the operatic megastar Renée Fleming in the title role.
Adding to the magnetic presence of Renée Fleming is the chocolaty baritone and charm of Christopher Maltman. Short encores from Lehár's The Land of Smiles and, on this occasion, obligatory, waltzes of Johann Strauss II, round the musical event off.
Fleming also performs a few encores including "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady.
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STEREO: PCM / SURROUND: DTS 5.0 · Picture Format: 16:9
Subtitles: English/German/French/Spanish
A production of ZDF and UNITEL in co-production
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Works on This Recording
1.
Die lustige Witwe: Verehrteste Damern und Herren by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Sangmin Lee (Baritone),
Christoph Pohl (Baritone),
Andrei Dunaev (Tenor),
Carolina Ullrich (Soprano),
Tom Martinsen (Tenor),
Aaron Pegram (Tenor)
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Dresden State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
2.
Die lustige Witwe: Waltz by Franz Lehár
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
3.
Die lustige Witwe: Da geh' ich zu Maxim by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Christopher Maltman (Baritone)
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
4.
Die lustige Witwe: Damenwahl! Hört man rufen rings im Saal! by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Renée Fleming (Soprano),
Aaron Pegram (Tenor),
Carolina Ullrich (Soprano),
Christoph Pohl (Baritone),
Andrei Dunaev (Tenor),
Christopher Maltman (Baritone)
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Dresden State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
5.
Gold und Silber, Op. 79 by Franz Lehár
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic
Written: 1902; Vienna, Austria
7.
Die lustige Witwe: Wie die Weiber - Ja, das Studium der Weiber ist schwer by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Gerald Hupach (Tenor),
Sangmin Lee (Baritone),
Ilhun Jung (Baritone),
Christopher Maltman (Baritone),
Tom Martinsen (Tenor),
Christoph Pohl (Baritone),
Aaron Pegram (Tenor)
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
9.
Die lustige Witwe: Komm in den kleinen Pavillon by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Carolina Ullrich (Soprano),
Andrei Dunaev (Tenor)
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
10.
Die lustige Witwe: Es waren zwei Konigskinder by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Christopher Maltman (Baritone),
Renée Fleming (Soprano),
Carolina Ullrich (Soprano),
Andrei Dunaev (Tenor),
Gerald Hupach (Tenor),
Sangmin Lee (Baritone),
Ilhun Jung (Baritone),
Tom Martinsen (Tenor)
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Dresden State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
11.
Die lustige Witwe: Zwischenspiel by Franz Lehár
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
12.
Die lustige Witwe: Ja, wir sind es, die Grisetten by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Gerald Hupach (Tenor),
Valda Wilson (Soprano),
Ilhun Jung (Baritone),
Gala El Hadidi (Mezzo Soprano),
Romy Petrick (Soprano),
Sangmin Lee (Baritone),
Christopher Maltman (Baritone),
Carolina Ullrich (Soprano),
Tom Martinsen (Tenor)
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Dresden State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
13.
Die lustige Witwe: Lippen schweigen by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Christopher Maltman (Baritone),
Renée Fleming (Soprano)
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
14.
Die lustige Witwe: Ja, das Stadium des Weiber ist schwerz by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Sangmin Lee (Baritone),
Renée Fleming (Soprano),
Romy Petrick (Baritone),
Tom Martinsen (Tenor),
Valda Wilson (Soprano),
Gala El Hadidi (Mezzo Soprano),
Christopher Maltman (Baritone),
Ilhun Jung (Baritone),
Gerald Hupach (Tenor),
Carolina Ullrich (Soprano)
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Dresden State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1905; Vienna, Austria
15.
West Side Story: I feel pretty by Leonard Bernstein
Performer:
Renée Fleming (Soprano)
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1957; USA
16.
Das Land des Lächelns: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz by Franz Lehár
Performer:
Renée Fleming (Soprano),
Christopher Maltman (Baritone)
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic
Written: 1929; Vienna, Austria
17.
An der Elbe, Op. 477 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Christian Thielemann
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Staatskapelle Dresden
Period: Romantic
Written: 1897; Vienna, Austria
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