Grafenegg: Midsummer Night’s Gala 2023

Synopsis

For a decade and a half, the Midsummer Night’s Gala has ushered-in the summer season at the Wolkenturm. It is also Grafenegg’s flagship media event, televised around the world. The best artists take centre stage, casting their spell over the audience amidst the idyllic scenery of the Castle grounds. For the cast of this edition – Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian, American tenor Eric Cutler and French cellist Gautier Capuçon – Yutaka Sado, principal conductor of the Tonkünstler-Orchester, has put together a dramatic gala programme, with works by Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Prokofiev, Leoncavallo and Dvořák. “Eric Cutler’s tenor was soaring, Gautier Capuçon’s cello melting, the Tonkünstler Orchestra sovereign. And simply stunning the soprano of Lithuania’s opera superstar Asmik Grigorian” (Niederösterreichische Nachrichten)

Additional Info

• No: A045502720000
• Composer: Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Prokofiev, Leoncavallo, Dvorak
• Conductor: Yutaka Sado
• Orchestra: Tonkünstler-Orchester
• Artists: Asmik Grigorian, Eric Cutler, Gautier Capuçon
• Production year: 2023
• Run time: 01:29:00
• Director: Heidelinde Haschek
• Producers: ORF, UNITEL, Grafenegg Festival
• Format: HDTV 16:9