Performers
Arias and duets from operettas by Karl Goldmark, Emmerich Kálmán, Franz Lehár, Paul Abraham and others.
Gala evening with star tenor
‘Magische Töne’ - the aria of Assad from the opera “Die Königin von Saba” by Karl Goldmark - is one of the evergreens of the tenor repertoire. On Jonas Kaufmann's tour, this title is the motto for a programme dedicated to famous works by Austro-Hungarian composers. In addition to Goldmark, these are above all Franz Lehár and Emmerich Kálmán, the two protagonists of the so-called ‘Silver Era’ of operetta. Together with the renowned Swedish soprano Malin Byström, Jonas Kaufmann invites the audience to immerse themselves in this special genre on this evening. Often derided as opera's ‘little sister’, operetta nevertheless captivates with a large portion of elegance, humour and bittersweet melancholy and often has the cheekiness to not take life too seriously without ever slipping completely into the banal. Accompanied by the Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jochen Rieder, Kaufmann and Byström present a varied programme of arias and duets from works such as ‘The Merry Widow’, ‘The Land of Smiles’, ‘Giuditta’, ‘The Csárdás Princess’ and ‘Countess Mariza’ in the Alte Oper. (Pro Arte Frankfurt)