An American Night from the Semperoper Dresden

Synopsis

Karina Canellakis and the Staatskapelle Dresden whisk the audience away to the land of opportunity with melodies from Broadway to Hollywood. With energetic fervor, the conductor starts the evening with the overture to Bernstein’s Candide and the concert suite No. 1 from West Side Story. Soprano Fatma Said (“beautifully lyrical” – Der Merker) and tenor Jonah Hopkins sung Tony and Maria “with great feeling and intimacy” (Der Merker). Pianist Kirill Gerstein interprets Gershwin’s piano concerto in F major with great feeling for “rhythmic and jazzy peculiarities” (Der Merker). Arriving firmly on Hollywood turf with works by Steiner and Korngold, the concert ends with one last excursion to the musical stage with Cole Porter’s “Wunderbar” from Kiss Me, Kate.

Additional Info

• No: A055518630000
• Composer: Bernstein, Gershwin, Steiner, Porter
• Conductor: Karina Canellakis
• Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden
• Artists: Fatma Said, Jonah Hoskins, Kirill Gerstein
• Production year: 2024
• Run time: 01:30:00
• Producers: ZDF, UNITEL, Semperoper Dresden
• Format: HDTV 16:9