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| Domingo, Netrebko and Villazón in top voice in Berlin |
The title of one of my recent posts is "The Baden-Baden concert 2007 - The best ever opera gala?". Now I am pleased to have at least added the question mark, because yesterday I watched another opera concert recording, which is at least as good, and in certain respects maybe even better!
The blu-ray I am talking about is the "Berlin Concert, live from the Waldbühne" amphitheater with Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón. The three stars are accompanied by the Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, conducted by the great Italian maestro Marco Armiliato (who, by the way also appears in the Baden-Baden recording).
I remember watching the Berlin concert in the live broadcast on 7 July 2006, timed as a prelude to the soccer World Cup final two days later. The blu-ray version of the concert, with excellent picture and sound quality, adds a new dimension to this unforgettable evening of opera.
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| Netrebko and Villazón, opera´s new "dream couple" |
With Domingo, Netrebko and Villazón in top form - and clearly enjoying making music together - no wonder that the over 20,000 opera lovers in the audience and also the critics were ecstatic. The Berliner Morgenpost aptly stated that "This evening is the stuff of myth".
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| The Berlin Waldbühne is a wonderful setting for summer concerts |
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| Anna Netrebko once again seduced the audience with her version of Lehár´s " my lips kiss so hotly" |
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| Plácido Domingo "still works his magic", wrote Die Welt am Sonntag |
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| Netrebko and Domingo in Già nella notte densa from Verdi´s Otello |
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| Marco Armiliato has become "the new Zubin Mehta" of mega concerts |
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