Berliner Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann, Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson Saturday 7 May 2011 8 p.m. (Berlin)

Concert hall opens in Saturday 7 May 2011 8 p.m.

Program

Richard Strauss - Festmusik der Stadt Wien
Richard Strauss - Selections from Arabella
Renée Fleming Soprano, Thomas Hampson Baritone
Richard Strauss - Orchestral Songs
Richard Strauss - Festliches Präludium

This combination of lightness and sophistication can be seen in the works chosen for this concert. For example, in the excerpts from Arabella: a stage work which combines the mellifluousness and charm of Viennese operetta with sophisticated orchestration and finely-drawn characterisation. Just how masterfully Strauss - who was married to a singer - knew what could be done with the human voice can also be heard in a selection of songs, one of which, the Gesang der Apollopriesterin Op. 33 No. 2, was given its premiere in a Berliner Philharmoniker concert in 1896, conducted by Strauss himself.

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