Projects
Rolando Villazón
Smetana hall at Prague's Municipal House
Rolando Villazón se vrátí do Prahy! Po fantastickém koncertě 13. 4. 2012, kdy v unikátním programu sestaveném z málo známých písní italského bel canta strhl zcela přeplněnou Smetanovu síň k bouřlivým ovacím, nás tentokrát zavede do magického světa oper Giuseppa Verdiho. Během posledních několika let se Rolando Villazón vydal po mnohých hudebních cestách. Populární tenorista nahrál album mexických lidových písní, objevil pro sebe barokní hudbu Claudia Monteverdiho; nicméně tento program jej vrátí zpět k jeho uměleckým kořenům. Villazón a Verdi – věru klasické spojení! A jeho publikum to jistě ocení. Mexický tenorista a operní mega-star se rozhodl vzdát poctu jednomu z největších operních skladatelů všech dob Giuseppe Verdimu mimo jiné i díky dvousetletému výročí tohoto italského génia. Na Rolandově velikém turné zazní nejpopulárnější árie Verdiho oper a tímto turné sezónu zároveň uzavře. Za svůj doprovodný orchestr si tentokrát vybral Český národní symfonický orchestr a mimo Prahy spolu vystoupí i v Hamburku, Paříži, Frankfurtu, Ženevě, Aix-en-Provence, Berlíně, Vídni, Amsterdamu, Stuttgartu, Norimberku, Baden-Badenu, Toulous a v Barceloně.
Anna Netrebko
Smetana Hall of the Municipal House
Concert performance of P. I. Tchaikovsky’s opera Iolanta
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovenian Chamber Choir
Emmanuel Villaume – conductor
Operatic superstar Anna Netrebko makes her first and long awaited appearance in Prague with a concert performance of Tchaikovsky´s Iolanta. One of Anna Netrebko´s most treasured roles, she first debuted it under the baton of Valery Gergiev during a co-production between the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg and Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, to then perform it again in 2011 during the Salzburg Festival. The overwhelming success and public demand led to a European tour of this masterpiece. She is joined by the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and French conductor, Emmanuel Villaume.
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo
With his powerful stage presence and the unmatched richness of his voice, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo is celebrated by critics and the public alike as one of today’s most exciting bass baritones. He is particularly noted for his interpretations of Mozart’s Figaro, Don Giovanni and Leporello while his repertoire also includes a vast selection of roles from the bel canto era by Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini as well as from the baroque repertoire by Monteverdi, Handel and Vivaldi. A Native of Pescara, D'Arcangelo began his studies in 1985 at the conservatory of Luisa D'Annunzio in Pescara, under Maria Vittoria Romano, honing his skills under Paride Venturi in Bologna.
Elina Garanča - „Love & Despair“
Smetana hall at Prague's Municipal House
The young mezzo-soprano Elina Garanča has quickly established herself as one of the music world’s stars through her performances with leading opera theaters and symphony orchestras around the world. She has captured critical and popular acclaim for her beautiful voice, intelligent musicianship, and compelling stage portrayals.
Lawrence Brownlee
Smetana hall at Prague's Municipal House
American tenor Lawrence Brownlee established himself as one of the best Rossini singers. He gained public recognition rather recently, yet, due do his professional debut (Almaviva at Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, Virginia in 2002) it was a very quick start. Almaviva is one of his signature roles. Following his triumphant MET debut (26th April 2007) he sang the role at the Vienna State Opera, Washington National Opera, German Opera in Berlin, Teatro Real in Madrid as well as La Scala in Milan. He was first seen at the Live from the MET Broadcasts in 2009 (Don Ramiro in Rossini’s Cenerentola) as well as in the following year (Rinaldo in Rossini‘s Armida), both to a great success. In Prague, he will perform arias of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti. Mr. Brownlee’s tour is organized by Kapos s. r. o. and House of Music Košice – Bratislava – Praha.