RCO: Prinsengracht Concert

Synopsis

It’s that time of the year again when the Prinsengracht canal is glutted with boats, and crowds gather along the quay with their picnic baskets and rosé wine. Everyone enjoys the music performed at the traditional Prinsengracht Concert. Adding even more sparkle to its 125th anniversary celebrations, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is the main attraction at this popular open-air event for the first time. Teaming up with the orchestra is the Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja, who enraptures audiences with a number of well-loved arias, including the celebrated ‘Nessun dorma’ from Puccini’s Turandot. The orchestra is also performing Tchaikovsky’s always spectacular 1812 Overture. —– PROGRAM: Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino – Massenet: Werther / Pourquoi me réveiller – Puccini: Tosca / E lucevan le stelle – Manon Lescaut / Intermezzo (Act III) – Verdi: Rigoletto / La donna è mobile – Puccini: Turandot / Nessun dorma – Agustin Lara: Granada (arr. Steven Mercurio) – Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture (‘Solennelle’) – Pieter Goemans: Aan de Amsterdamse Grachten (encore) (Cat. No. UNITEL A865500130000)

Additional Info

• No: A865500130000
• Composer: Verdi, Massenet, Puccini, Lara, Tchaikovsky, Goemans
• Conductor: Antonio Pappano
• Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
• Artists: Joseph Calleja, Tenor
• Production year: 2013
• Run time: 00:56:00
• Director: Marc Pos
• Producers: A production of AVRO and RCO in co-production with UNITEL CLASSICA
• Format: HDTV 16:9