Berliner Philharmoniker LIVE: New Year’s Eve Conce

Saturday 31st December 2022 at 4.00pm

Kirill Petrenko conductor

Jonas Kaufmann tenor

To ring out the old year, the Berliner Philharmoniker and chief conductor Kirill Petrenkopresent a thrilling Russian-Italian programme with tenor Jonas Kaufmann as special guest. A resonant lower range, radiant high notes, intelligent interpretation–all of which makes him one of the world’s leading singers. The other works on the programme include famous Italian opera overtures, Peter Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous Capriccio italien and the most popular numbers from Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet.

Programme:
Giuseppe Verdi La forza del destino: Overture Giuseppe Verdi La forza del destino: ‟La vita è inferno all’infelice ... Oh, tu che inseno agliangeli”
Riccardo Zandonai Giulietta e Romeo: ‟Giulietta! Son io!”
Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) Umberto Giordano Andrea Chénier: ‟Un di all’azzurro”
Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana: ‟Mamma, quel vino è generoso”
Nino Rota La strada, Orchestral Suite: 1. Nozze in campagna –‟È arrivato Zampanò”
Nino Rota La strada, Orchestral Suite: 2. I tre suonatori e il Matto sul filo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien, op. 45