German Opera Night

09 and 10 Mar 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House

UPDATE: The Goethe-Institut is pleased to offer free tickets for German Opera Night.
Tickets are available at the reception desk of Goethe-Institut, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi

From Goethe Institut:
In January 2010, the “German Year in Vietnam” was inaugurated with a brilliant performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony by the VNSO and the Berlin Philharmonic Choir under Alber’s direction. After another highly successful concert in 2011, when Alber and the VNSO jointly presented Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, we are now more than pleased to once again welcome Jonas Alber in Hanoi for our German Opera Night this year.

Under Alber’s direction, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will present excerpts from Mozart‘s „Die Zauberflöte“, Beethoven‘s „Fidelio“ und Wagner‘s „Der Fliegende Holländer”, showcasing arias, duets and trios which have not yet been played in Vietnam.

Exceptional about these concerts is the fact that they were preceded by a period of intense preparation under the artistic direction of Mr. David Miller. David Miller, répétiteur and conductor at the Théàtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, has worked with world-class talents for many years. For the German Opera Night he conducted an intense workshop with eight of the VNOB’s soloists: Vu (Tenor), Thang Long (Soprano), To Loan (Soprano), Le Thi Vanh Khuyen (Mezzo-Soprano), Diep (Mezzo-Soprano), Trinh Thanh Binh (Tenor), Vu Manh Dung (Baritone), und Minh Dung (Baritone).

About Conductor Jonas Alber

Jonas Alber studied violin and conducting in Freiburg and Vienna. The Herbert von Karajan Foundation awarded him a scholarship in 1995. He was General Music Director at the State Theater Braunschweig by 1998, at the time Germany’s youngest conductor in this position and one which he held until 2007. Alber has since worked with renowned orchestras around the world.

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
„Die Zauberflöte“
– Ouvertüre
– Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (Papageno)
Manh Dung (Bariton)
– Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (Tamino)
Anh Vu (Tenor)
– Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen (Pamina + Papageno)
Dung/Long
„Die Entführung aus dem Serail“
– Marten aller Arten (Konstanze)
To Loan (Soprano)
Ludwig van Beethoven:
„Fidelio“
– Ouvertüre
– O wär‘ ich schon mit dir vereint (Marzelline)
Vanh Khuyen (M. Soprano)
– Mir ist so wunderbar (Marzelline, Leonore, Jaquino, Rocco)
Long/Vanh Khuyen/Thanh Binh/Dung
Carl Maria von Weber:
„Der Freischütz“
– Ouvertüre
– Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen (Ännchen)
Huong Diep (M. Soprano)
—————————-Pause—————————
Otto Nicolai:
„Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor“
– Horch, die Lerche singt im Hain! (Fenton)
Thanh Binh (Tenor)
– Die Glocke schlug schon Mitternacht (Frau Flut, Frau Reich, Falstaff)
To Loan/Huong Diep/Minh Dung
Richard Wagner:
“Der fliegender Holländer”
– Ouvertüre
– Mit Gewitter und Sturm (Steuermann)
Thanh Binh (Tenor)
– Johohoe! Traft Ihr das Schiff (Senta)
Long

Ticket

Ticket prices:
500.000 VND – 350.000 VND – 200.000 VND; discount for students: 100.000 VND

Tickets are available at:
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi
Tel.: 04 37342251/ 52/ 53 (ext. 9)

Opera House Hanoi
1 Trang Tien Str., Hanoi
Tel: 01653500268

Ticket reservation under: http://www.vnso.org.vn