27. Grand Opera Gala in aid of the Deutsche AIDS-Stiftung

04
Saturday
November
19:00
S2-Prices: € 650,00 / 450,00 / 350,00 / 260,00
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approx. 1 hour 45 minutes / no interval

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Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) will record the opera gala. It can be experienced on 5 November at 8:03 pm on rbbKultur radio as well as on 2 December 2023 at 10:10 pm on 3Sat television and on 5 December 2023 at 11:45 pm on rbb television.

04
Saturday
November
19:00
S2-Prices: € 650,00 / 450,00 / 350,00 / 260,00
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On the programme

Richard Wagner [1813 – 1883]
from TANNHÄUSER UND DER SÄNGERKRIEG AUF WARTBURG
„Einzug der Gäste“
Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin

Gaetano Donizetti [1797 – 1848]
from L’ELISIR D’AMORE
„Caro elisir, sei mio… Esulti pur la barbara“ – Duet Adina, Nemorino
Elena Tsallagova, Soprano
Rolando Villazón, Tenor


Giacomo Puccini [1858 – 1924]
from GIANNI SCHICCHI
„O mio babbino caro“ – Aria Lauretta
Lilit Davtyan, Soprano

Henry Purcell [1659 – 1695]
from KING ARTHUR
„What power art thou“
Nils Wanderer, Countertenor

Gioacchino Rossini [1792 – 1868]
from IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
„Largo al factotum“ – Aria Figaro
Andrzej Filończyk, Baritone

Umberto Giordano [1867 – 1948]
from ANDREA CHÉNIER
„La mamma morta“ – Aria Maddalena
Saioa Hernandez, Soprano

Georges Bizet [1838 – 1875]
from CARMEN
„Les voici! Voici la quadrille“
Chorus and Children's Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin

Gioacchino Rossini [1792 – 1868]
from LA CENERENTOLA
„Nacqui all’affanno … Non più mesta“ – Aria Don Magnifico
Misha Kiria, Baritone

„Nacqui all’affanno … Non più mesta“ – Aria Cenerentola
Maria Kataeva, Mezzosoprano

LEONY
„Remedy“
„Faded Love“

Giuseppe Verdi [1813 – 1901]
from LA TRAVIATA
„È strano …. Sempre libera“– Aria Violetta Valéry
Adela Zaharia, Soprano

Giacomo Puccini [1858 – 1924]
from TURANDOT
„Nessun dorma“ – Aria Calaf
SeokJong Baeck, Tenor

Gaetano Donizetti [1797 – 1848]
from LA FILLE DU REGIMENT
„Ah! Mes amis“ – Aria Tonio (Concert version)
Josh Lovell, Antonio Madrillo, Anton Rositskiy, Tenor

Sergei Rachmaninow [1873 – 1943]
„Vocalise“
Hila Fahima, Sopran

Gioacchino Rossini [1792 – 1868]
from IL VIAGGIO A REIMS
Gran pezzo concertato per 14 voci
Hye Young Moon, Soprano (Contessa di Folleville)
Elena Tsallagova, Soprano (Corinna)
Hulkar Sabirova, Soprano (Madama Cortese)
Maria Kataeva, Mezzosoprano (Marchesa Melibea)
Davia Bouley, Mezzosoprano (Delia)
Oleksandra Diachenko, Mezzosoprano (Modestina)
Josh Lovell, Tenor (Il Conte di Libenskof)
Andrei Danilov, Tenor (Cavalier Belfiore)
Kangyoon Shine Lee, Tenor (Zeffirino)
Artur Garbas, Baritone (Don Profondo)
Joel Allison, Baritone (Lord Sidney)
Dean Murphy, Baritone (Don Alvaro)
Philipp Jekal, Baritone (Baron Trombonok)
Padraic Rowan, Bass (Don Prudenzio)

On 4 November 2023, after a three-year break, the Deutsche Oper Berlin will once again open its doors for the 27th Festive Opera Gala in aid of the German AIDS Foundation. As one of the most important charity events in the German capital, the Festive Opera Gala has become an indispensable part of Berlin's cultural life, both artistically and socially.

Experience opera enjoyment at the highest level, in glamorous conviviality and hosted by the celebrated opera star Rolando Villazón. Together with the chorus, children's chorus and orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, top-class interpreters - including Saioa Hernández, Misha Kiria, Maria Kataeva, SeokJong Baek and Nils Wanderer - under the musical direction of Andrea Sanguineti will offer versatile and moving insights into the world of opera. The ticket price includes drinks and a delicious after-show menu in the foyers. The stage will even be open for the after-show party, with star DJ Felix Jaehn.

From the proceeds of the gala concert, the German AIDS Foundation supports projects in Berlin, Germany and around the world.

Tickets can also be ordered through the agency NvG.event GmbH, which offers table tickets as well as sponsor packages in addition to opera tickets: Please contact Nadine von Gumppenberg, +49 (172) 4266485 or operngala@nvg-event.de.

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04
DEC

Adventskalender im Foyer: Das 4. Fensterchen

African American Spirituals
with Christian Simmons and John Parr
5.00 p.m. / Rang-Foyer right
Duration: approx. 25 minutes / admission free


In Germany, it is still little known today that, parallel to the development of the European song, the spiritual in the USA looks back on a tradition that goes back to the 17th century. Created during the oppression of slavery as songs of labour, freedom, play, lamentation, celebration or lullabies, African-American spirituals form the starting point for gospel, blues and ultimately also for jazz, R&B and African-American music in general. Spirituals are characterised by their rhythmic finesse, which includes counter-rhythms, polyrhythms and syncopation. The tonality is characterised by microtonality, pentatonic scales and the varied use of the singing voice. All these elements suggest that the influences of African music, as brought to America by slaves, have survived over the centuries, mostly passed down orally, to this day.


The bass-baritone Christian Simmons, originally from Washington D.C., was a member of the Cafritz Young Artists of the Washington National Opera in the 2022/23 season and joined the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper Berlin as a scholarship holder of the Opera Foundation New York in the 2023/24 season. Over the course of the season, he will appear in roles such as Lord Rochefort / ANNA BOLENA, 2nd Harnischter / DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, Pinellino / GIANNI SCHICCHI, Brabantischer Edler / LOHENGRIN, Oberpriester des Baal / NABUCCO and Sciarrone / TOSCA. Simmons is the district winner of the Metropolitan Opera's 2022/23 Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, winner of the 2017 Harlem Opera Theater Vocal Competition, winner of the 2016 National Association of Teaching Singing (NATS) Regional Competition, and an Honorary Life Member of the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA). A graduate of Morgan State University and the Maryland Opera Studio, Simmons is a member of the nation's first and largest music fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America.

John Parr was born in Birmingham in 1955 and studied at Manchester University and at the Royal Northern College of Music with Sulamita Aronovsky. He won prizes as a solo pianist at international competitions in Barcelona and Vercelli and was a member of Yehudi Menuhin's "Live Music Now". From 1985 to 1988 he was a guest repetiteur at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and worked for the Scottish Opera in Glasgow from 1989 to 1991. He came to Germany in 1991 and was Head of Studies and Musical Assistant to the General Music Director in Hanover. In 2000, Pamela Rosenberg and Donald Runnicles brought him to San Francisco Opera as Head of Music Staff. From 2002 to 2005, he was musical assistant at the Bayreuth Festival. From 2011 to 2014, he was casting director and assistant to the general music director at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe. Since August 2014, John Parr has been working at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, initially as Head of Studies and since 2018 as Head Coach.