Grafenegg: Midsummer Night's Gala 2016

Synopsis

For the Summer Nights Gala world stars assemble under the night sky on Grafenegg’s “Wolkenturm” (“cloud-tower”) stage, the futuristic stage design that has become a symbol of the Festival. Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel and soprano Olga Peretyatko present works by Gounod, Bizet, Verdi, Donizetti and Lehár, pianist Rudolf Buchbinder plays Weber’s Concert Piece in F minor. The gala conclude with a firework display to Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance in front of the beautiful backdrop of the idyllic castle grounds. “A triumph for Peretyatko, Terfel and Buchbinder!” (Kronenzeitung) “A feast of great voices and uppermost piano-art.” (Kurier)

Additional Info

• No: A045500590000
• Composer: Charles Gounod, Carl Maria von Weber et. al.
• Conductor: Yutaka Sado
• Orchestra: Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich
• Artists: Rudolf Buchbinder (piano), Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Olga Peretyatko (soprano)
• Production year: 2016
• Run time: 01:18:00
• Producers: ORF, UNITEL
• Format: HDTV 16:9