An evening dedicated to Emmy Destinn – the legendary Czech soprano who conquered the world’s stages – will intertwine masterful operatic arias with the literary world of the new biography Emmy Destinn 1. Music, words, and history will come together in a unique concert tribute to a woman whose voice and personality transcended the boundaries of her time.
Charles Gounod
Marguerite’s Aria “Il était un Roi de Thulé; Ah! je ris de me voir” (Jewel Song) from Faust
Jules Massenet
Manon’s Aria “Je marche sur tous les chemins… Obéissons” from Manon
Pietro Mascagni
Santuzza’s Aria “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” from Cavalleria rusticana
Bedřich Smetana
Milada’s Aria “Jak je mi” from Dalibor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Donna Anna’s Aria “Or sai chi l’onore” from Don Giovanni, K. 527
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Pamina’s Aria “Ach, ich fühl’s” from The Magic Flute
Christoph Willibald Gluck
“Qual vita è questa mai” – “Che fiero momento” from Orfeo ed Euridice
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Canzonetta sull’aria” – duet from The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527
Pietro Mascagni
Intermezzo sinfonico from Cavalleria rusticana
PKF – Prague Philharmonia
Paolo Gatto conductor
Zuzana Marková soprano
Eliška Weissová soprano
Vanda Šípová soprano
Vojtěch Pelka countertenor
Martin Hoffman readings from the book
Lucia Klein Svoboda author of Emmy Destinn 1
Jiří Vejvoda host
Vlasta Reittererová honorary guest
The concert will recall the famous Berlin period of Emmy Destinn, when her star shone brightly on the stage of the Royal Opera and when the young, talented singer became an artist of international renown. The evening will feature arias she performed during her rise to the peak of her career, interwoven with readings from the book Emmy Destinn 1, which traces her journey from childhood to worldwide recognition.
The musical program will include celebrated arias from operas that formed the core of Emmy Destinn’s repertoire.
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