The Kálmán Gala

Synopsis

With this Gala Concert from the Semperoper in Dresden, Christian Thielemann gives eloquent testimony to an early love of his, the operetta. Since the beginning of his conducting career he has had a fascination for this genre. Time and again he has drawn parallels between the heavyweight Wagner and lighter works, his principal aim being to demonstrate the skills he acquired while conducting operettas: “Anyone who can handle The Merry Widow,” he says, “will have no problems with Lohengrin.” For this gala he turned his attention to Lehár’s contempory Emmerich Kálmán. He found two enthusiastic partners in Ingeborg Schöpf, the leading soprano from the Dresden State Operetta company, and internationally acclaimed tenor Piotr Beczala, and was frenetically applauded by the audience. They are joined by the Dresden State Opera Chorus and the Dresden Opera Ballet dancing in the beautiful interiors of the Semperoper.

Additional Info

• No: A055500060000
• Composer: Emmerich Kálmán
• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden / Sächsischer Staatsopernchor
• Artists: Ingeborg Schöpf, Piotr Beczala
• Production year: 2012
• Run time: 01:40:00
• Director: Hannes Rossacher
• Producers: A production of ZDF in co-production with UNITEL in cooperation with Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden and CLASSICA
• Format: HDTV 16:9