ABOUT THE CONCERT
Gabriela Legun - soprano
Jonathan Tetelman - tenor
Opera works by: Massenet, Bizet, Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Gounod, Rossini and more
More Information TBA
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“Tosca” is a part of the standard opera repertoire and has allowed many singers to create unforgettable characters. The opera features some of Puccini’s most splendid arias, “Recondita armonia...” and “E lucevan le stelle...”, interwoven with the story of a tragic love between the singer Tosca and the painter Cavaradossi, who fall prey to the police chief Scarpia’s machinations. As with every great work of worldwide fame, the producers are faced with the danger of rendering the opera too banal or too predictable, but the Krakow Opera’s staging of “Tosca” has a lot to recommend itself. Apart from an absolute vocal mastery, the lead singers show excellent acting skills – their characters are deeply moving and believable. The dramatic story of Tosca and Cavaradossi’s love as seen at the Krakow Opera House moves the audience to tears.
CAST
TOSCA | Vanessa Goikoetxea
CAVARADOSSI | Jonathan Tetelman
SCARPIA | Mikołaj Zalasiński
ANGELOTTI | Michał Kutnik
ORCHESTRA, CHOIR AND CHILDREN'S CHOIR OF THE KRAKOW OPERA
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Voice and charisma – that is the unanimous, enthusiastic judgement of the critics when it comes to Jonathan Tetelman. »A star par excellence« is how the New York Times describes him. The Chilean-American tenor is on stage as Alfredo in »La Traviata« at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden or as Pinkerton in »Madame Butterfly« at the Metropolitan Opera and demonstrates his skills in a »dark-coloured tenor timbre« (SZ) and with »balsamic verve« (Der Tagesspiegel), while the audience listens spellbound. Jonathan Tetelman makes his Elbphilharmonie debut with a sonorous journey through the most beautiful tenor arias from the great operas of Puccini, Verdi and others.
PROGRAMME
Giuseppe Verdi
Qui ti rimani…Dal piu remoto esilio aus I due Foscari / Vorspiel und Arie aus der Oper »I due Foscari«
Quando le sere al placido / Vorspiel und Arie aus der Oper »Luisa Miller«
O figli, o figli mei ... Ah, la paterna mano / Vorspiel und Arie aus der Oper »Macbeth«
Overture from »La forza del destino«
Di quella pira (Lodern zum Himmel) / Arie aus der Oper »Il trovatore«
– Interval –
Amilcare Ponchielli
Cielo e mar / Arie und Zwischenspiel aus der Oper »La Gioconda«
Pietro Mascagni
Mamma quel vino / Arie und Zwischenspiel aus der Oper »Cavalleria rusticana«
Giacomo Puccini
Donna non vidi mai / Man nennt sie Manon Lescaut / Arie aus der Oper »Manon Lescaut«
E lucevan le stelle / Arie aus der Oper »Tosca«
La tregenda / aus der Oper »Le villi«
Nessun dorma! (Niemand schlafe!) / Arie aus der Oper »Turandot«
Performance Dates: July 9 & 12
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“The artist is a man, and he must write for men. … and you will see true hatred and its bitter fruit.” In the Pagliacci prologue, Tonio tells us what this opera is about – it seeks to put the reality of life on the stage. This applies for both works, which will now enjoy their first new staging at the Bayerische Staatsoper in 46 years (1978). Together Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni and Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo simply exemplify verismo. The basic situation: A woman is unfaithful. Another reveals this to the husband, and he, spurred on by this woman, takes bloody revenge on the lover. Cavalleria rusticana is about Turiddu, who returns to find his old flame Lola again, but she is now married to the carter, Alfio. Turiddu then consoles himself by seducing Santuzza. But the old love is reignited, and Lola betrays her husband, and Turiddu his girlfriend. In Pagliacci, the plot revolves around Nedda and her husband Canio, the leader of a group of comedians. Nedda’s love for him has grown cold, so she turns to the farmer, Silvio.
The direction team at Francesco Micheli’s side have found a common thread for the two operas, written independently of each other, but often performed together: “We want to construct one single story, the story of a man who in Cavalleria rusticana has lost his roots and in Pagliacci tries to re-establish his original ties in a new society, however fails miserably in doing so.”
Performance Dates: July 23 & 25
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One of the astonishing facts of music history is that almost all of the great operas based on Goethe were written in France. Alongside Gounod's and Berlioz's Faust settings and Ambroise Thomas's MIGNON, Jules Massenet's WERTHER is the most prominent example in this series. Premiered in Vienna in 1892, the work is also one of Massenet's most successful operas and, in its expressive immediacy, a pinnacle of the "drame lyric".
Concert performances of WERTHER at the Deutsche Oper Berlin have often offered the opportunity to experience the great tenors of their time in the role of the suicidal poet. After Alfredo Kraus in 1998 and Vittorio Grigolo in 2014, this time it is the turn of the American Jonathan Tetelman, who has already introduced himself to Berlin audiences as Luigi in Puccini's IL TRITTICO and as Paolo il bello in Zandonai's FRANCESCA DA RIMINI. At his side, Aigul Akhmetshina, one of the most exciting female singer discoveries of recent years, sings the role of Charlotte.
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A summit meeting of classical music stars in the Royal Palace
My dear swan! – This line from Richard Wagner's "Lohengrin" perhaps sums up the diverse program of the Neuschwanstein Concerts 2025 better than any other.
From August 1st to 5th, the inner courtyard of Neuschwanstein Castle will once again be transformed into a cosmos of sound of the highest order. The five exclusive open-air concerts, set against a breathtakingly illuminated, dreamlike backdrop, will be a true summit of the classical music scene. World-renowned artists will present distinctive arias and works from the Romantic and Modern periods, blending with musical sensitivity and artistic finesse into a unique overall composition.
A concert with
CHAARTS Chamber Artists
Jonathan Tetelmann , tenor
Chelsea Zurflüh , soprano
Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Gounod, Bizet, Rota
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‘Tosca’ is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, first performed in 1900. It is one of the most famous operas in the opera repertoire and is distinguished by its intense drama and beautiful melodies. Set in Rome in 1800, during the time of the Napoleonic wars, the opera explores themes of love, politics and sacrifice.
Floria Tosca: Carmen Giannatassio
Mario Cavaradossi: Jonathan Tetelman
Il Barone Scarpia: Mikolaj Zalasinski
Conductor: Giorgio Croci
The Giacomo Puccini Open-Air Theatre is located in the Giacomo Puccini Park of Music and Sculpture, whose construction (2008) represents one of the most significant interventions in the cultural policy of Tuscany in recent decades. The new theatre, built in concrete, wood and glass, stands on a surface area of 7,500 m2: the Arena seats 3,370 spectators while the auditorium below has a capacity of approximately 400 seats.
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Tenor Jonathan Tetelman opens the Aura series. Born in Chile and trained in the United States, he is one of the most important figures on the current opera scene. Called to major venues around the world to sing the principal roles in his section, this will be his debut at the Teatro Colón.
Jonathan Tetelman, Tenor & Angel Rodriguez, Piano
Works by: Tosti, Puccini, Verdi, Massenet, and more
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American tenor Jonathan Tetelman performs with the Lima Municipal Theater Orchestra under the direction of Constantine Orbelian. He will offer a program of arias from the romantic and verismo repertoire of Italian opera.
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The Chilean-American tenor has rapidly risen on the international opera scene, establishing himself as one of the most distinguished voices of his generation. Acclaimed for his powerful voice and mastery of the Italian and French repertoire, he has performed on the world's most important stages.
Born in Castro, Chile, in 1988, he was adopted at an early age and raised in Princeton, New Jersey. He studied at the Manhattan School of Music and the Mannes School of Music . His career took off with roles such as Rodolfo in La bohème at the Komische Oper Berlin and the English National Opera , and as Cavaradossi in Tosca at the Teatro Regio in Turin and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
His “golden tone, with fluid phrasing, tenderness and ardor in equal measure” (Gramophone), and a voice that “possesses all the Italian ardor (…) without compromising elegance or finesse” (Financial Times), have made him a central figure in today's lyrical scene.
In 2021, he signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon and released the album Arias in 2022 , featuring works by Verdi , Puccini , Bizet , and Massenet . He has collaborated with leading artists on galas and concerts, and has been invited to major festivals and theaters in Europe and America.
ARTISTIC SHEET
Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra
Musical Director: Constantine Orbelian
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Tosca is an opera by Giacomo Puccini set in Rome in June 1800, at a time when the Kingdom of Naples’s control of the Italian capital was threatened by Napoleon’s invasion of the Apennine Peninsula. It intertwines historical events with fictional characters, while Puccini’s music – through its vivid orchestration, daring harmonies and dramatic pacing – intensifies their personal and political struggles. The lasting appeal of Tosca stems from the composer’s technical mastery of musical form, blending a late Romantic sensibility with innovative modern expression. The title role will be interpreted through a selection of arias by the American-Canadian soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, who, with her wide vocal range and rich repertoire, is considered one of the leading interpreters of both bel canto and verismo – particularly in the operas of Giuseppe Verdi, whose works bridge the two styles. The part of Cavaradossi will once again be sung by Jonathan Tetelman, known for his dark-hued voice and dynamic stage presence. The American tenor signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon in 2021. The role of Baron Scarpia will be performed by the Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, a singer who was initially primarily associated with Mozart roles before dedicating himself to the more psychologically demanding roles of Puccini and Richard Wagner. The star-studded cast, the SNG Maribor Symphony Orchestra and the SNG Maribor Opera Chorus will be conducted by the Lithuanian maestro Modestas Pitrėnas, a graduate of the Mozarteum University, who currently leads the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra.
SNG Maribor Symphony Orchestra
SNG Maribor Opera Choir
Floria Tosca: Sondra Radvanovsky
Mario Cavaradossi, painter: Jonathan Tetelman
Baron Scarpia, chief of police: sir Bryn Terfel
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ANGELA GHEORGHIU – 35 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE WORLD OF INTERNATIONAL OPERA
Extraordinary anniversary concert at the Romanian Arena, September 7, 2025
Bucharest, March 10, 2025 – One of the brightest voices of world opera, soprano Angela Gheorghiu , celebrates 35 years of her career with a grand anniversary concert, which will take place on September 7, 2025, at the Romanian Arena in Bucharest .
The event promises an unforgettable evening, in which the audience will have the opportunity to rediscover the magic of lyrical art in an exceptional show, alongside special guests of international renown.
On stage, alongside Angela Gheorghiu, will perform tenor Jonathan Tetelman , baritone Mihai Damian , violinist Alexandru Tomescu and actor Marius Manole . The Bucharest Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by David Giménez Carreras , a maestro appreciated on the world's great stages.
Performance Dates: September 11, 13 & 14
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Sept 11 2025 (Thursday) at Baluarte in Pamplona
Sept 13 2025 (Saturday) at Euskalduna in Bilbao
Sept 14 2025 (Sunday) at Santuario de Arantzazu
Miren Urbieta-Vega (soprano)
Maria Jose Montiel (mezzo)
Jonathan Tetelman (tenor)
Albert Pesendorfer (bass)
Ramon Tebar, conductor
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra & Orfeon Donostiarra choir
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Tenors are a rare species, good tenors even more so, brilliant and good-looking ones are about as rare as white unicorns," writes "Klassik begeistert.de" in 2022 about Jonathan Tetelman. "A star par excellence" is what one reads in the New York Times, "dark-colored tenor timbre" (SZ) and "balsamic verve" (Der Tagesspiegel). The critics' unanimous verdict is also "voice and charisma" when it comes to the 35-year-old Chilean-US opera star Jonathan Tetelman.
On June 15, 2025, visitors to the Alte Oper Frankfurt will experience Jonathan Tetelman, a tenor who can certainly be counted among the most impressive singers of all time. In a solo concert, Tetelman not only sings the most famous tenor arias by Puccini, Verdi and other composers, but also spoils the audience with the most beautiful Neapolitan melodies. The soloist is accompanied by the renowned Thuringia Philharmonic Orchestra Gotha-Eisenach. Conducted by Frédéric Chaslin.
Anyone who wants to experience an extraordinary, brilliant voice should not miss the concert with Jonathan Tetelman on June 15, 2025 at the Alte Oper Frankfurt. Advance ticket sales have begun.
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Tivoli Copenhagen Phil
Conductor: Garrett Keast
Tenor: Jonathan Tetelman
Soprano: Yana Kleyn
Program:
Excerpts from Charles Gounod's Faust , Riccardo Zandona's Francesca da Rimini , Puccini's Le Villi , Giordano's Fedora and Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet.
He takes down the largest concert halls around the world, and now he has found his way to Tivoli again with a concert where he has composed the entire program himself. The brilliant, Chilean-born tenor star Jonathan Tetelman is coming to Copenhagen, and he has conjured up the idea that the very best opera duets are those between lovers, who we already know from the start often never get to see each other. Something very special happens with both the scenic expression and the composers' imagination when the all-encompassing love, which we as the audience know cannot be allowed to unfold, becomes the focal point.
This is where the very best arias and duets are born, and on this star-studded evening we will hear a terrific selection of the best tragic love duets. We will hear excerpts from Charles Gounod's Faust , where seduction and vanity have fatal consequences; from Riccardo Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini , where the lovers die in each other's arms, stabbed to death by a brother; from Puccini's Le Villi , where a scorned woman returns from the dead as an avenging spirit; and from Umberto Giordano's Fedora , where political intrigue plays the lovers off against each other in a drama that ends with a poisoned gold piece. And then, of course, we will not miss hearing from the unhappy couple of them all: Romeo and Juliet .
It's going to be an evening where it's going to really hurt - but in a good way. Jonathan Tetelman, with his wonderfully warm tenor voice, will go for both the tear ducts and the goosebumps in a program that offers big, well-known hits as well as exciting new acquaintances.
Jonathan Tetelman is one of the greatest talents of his generation. His unique vocals have been described as “incomparable, luminous and distinct” with a “velvety nerve.” In recent seasons alone, he has sung at The Met in New York, the Festival Aix-en-Provence and the Deutsche Oper.
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Chilean-American tenor Jonathan Tetelman came to Prague for the first time in January 2024 and completely captivated the Dvořák Hall, filled to the last seat, with his singing and charm. He also provided an unexpected and spectacular surprise at the end of the concert when choral singing resounded from both sides of the galleries and the balcony: students from the Jan Deyl Conservatory in Prague and the Pardubice Conservatory accompanied Jonathan in the most famous opera hit, Calaf's aria "Nessun dorma". It was an unforgettable evening!
One review of Jonathan's Prague concert had the headline: "A new star of the world tenor sky flew through Prague only for a moment" (Opera+, February 8, 2024). But that is no longer true. In June 2025, Jonathan will return to Prague, accompanied by the Prague Philharmonia in famous arias from operas by Georges Bizet, Jules Massenet, Giacomo Puccini, and Giuseppe Verdi, conducted by the renowned French conductor, composer, and pianist Frédéric Chaslin.
Jonathan Tetelman — tenor
Prague Philharmonia
Frédéric Chaslin — conductor
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"A star par excellence," writes the New York Times. Voice and charisma, that is the unanimously enthusiastic verdict of the critics when it comes to Jonathan Tetelman . The tenor, who was born in Chile and grew up in New Jersey, is considered one of the most exciting young singers of our time and is praised for his "vocally magnificent, radiant and unmistakable tenor voice" (Opera Aktuell). Tetelman stands on the stages of renowned houses with world-famous orchestras and shows his skills in "dark-colored tenor timbre" (Süddeutsche Zeitung). For his debut album with Verdi and Verismo arias, the exclusive artist of Deutsche Grammophon promptly received the Opus Klassik 2023 in the category "Young Artist of the Year".
With his current album "The Great Puccini", to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the composer's death, the singer presents famous arias from Puccini's most famous operas. The audience can experience all of these touching works in the Prinzregententheater when Tetelman, together with the Baden-Baden Philharmonic, performs a selection of the most beautiful arias by Verdi, Puccini and other famous opera composers - with "tenderness and vocal effortlessness" (SWR Kultur).
Performance Dates: May 8, 14, 17, 25 & 29
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Marco Arturo Marelli brings Verdi's epic opera classic to the stage in a visually stunning way. The struggle for freedom and independence under the rule of the absolutist King Philip II is emphasized as a central theme. The unshakeable power of the church, which is chiselled into the foundations of this society, is always present behind everything. Embodied in the Inquisition, it makes short work of anything that could pose a threat to it by attempting to shake up the existing conditions.
Performance Dates: April 25 & 27
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For her it is true love, for him just an affair. Giacomo Puccini transformed John Luther Long’s 1898 story of teenaged geisha Cio-Cio-San and cavalier American naval lieutenant Pinkerton into one of the most popular operas of all time – and a commentary on colonialism that remains ripe for re-examination. His music reflects both the orientalism of his time and the sentimentality of late verismo. After leading staged performances in Baden-Baden, Kirill Petrenko presents Madama Butterfly in concert to the Berlin public. The title role will be sung by Eleonora Buratto, who was celebrated for her performance of this part at the New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Star tenor Jonathan Tetelman takes the role of Pinkerton.
Performance Dates: April 12, 15 & 20
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New production – Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko
Giacomo Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly has been moving audiences since its premiere in 1904. The story of the geisha Cio-Cio-San and the American officer Benjamin F. Pinkerton includes everything that makes a successful opera: great emotions, drama, and sound paintings that showcase the orchestra in all its facets. Director Davide Livermore has already been honored three times to open the season of La Scala in Milan.
Jonathan Tetelman almost feels at home in Baden-Baden. He sang the title role in Werther and roused the audience to storms of applause at the season-opening gala in 2024. Butterfly Eleonora Buratto celebrates her Baden-Baden debut with one of her star roles.
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Powerchip Century Bel Canto Series - Tetelman, the successor of the world's three major tenors, Chaslin, a creative talent on the podium, and the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), which brings together top national musicians, can be said to be a top-notch star combination , a king-level musical confrontation, bringing you this gorgeous opera dazzling feast, which is not to be missed on March 2nd!
In this Tetelman performance in Taipei, in addition to paying homage to Puccini, the focus will be on operas and stylistic works of the late 19th century, from Romantic Realism (Verismo) Italian opera classics to entertainment The "Comic Opera" (Operetta), which is both sexual and artistic, has a short structure, a light style and a bit of irony and cleverness, and the opera originated from the Spanish court, developed among the people, and originated and produced around Madrid (Madrid). Zarzuela-style works can be said to be a collection of bel canto masterpieces from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. You can expect the opera feast to linger for many days and still reverberate with excitement.
Performance Dates: February 17, 19 & 21
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Il TABARRO : Michele lives on a barge that transports water on the Seine with his young wife, Giorgietta.
Michele, a mature man, is tormented by jealousy, as he believes that his wife is having an affair with Luigi, one of the dock workers, which is true…
LE VILLI ( Opera-ballet ): Anna and Roberto, two young lovers, get married. For sweet Anna, happiness will be short-lived, as Roberto must leave on a journey, plunging Anna into a sea of bad feelings and deep pain…
Luigi/Roberto – JONATHAN TETELMAN
Giorgetta/Anna – CARMEN GIANNATTASIO
Michele/Guglielmo – ARIUNBAATAR GANBAATAR
Musical direction – LORENZO PASSERINI
Stage direction – DANIELE PISCOPO
GRAN CANARIA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
OPERA FESTIVAL CHOIR – Director, OLGA SANTANA
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The New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1972 by legendary conductors Seiji Ozawa and Naozumi Yamamoto. Charismatic Japanese conductor, Yutaka Sado, has been the music director since 2023 and he conducts two concerts to open the 2025 Abu Dhabi Festival. In the first concert, star tenor Jonathan Tetelman, praised for his ‘radiant and distinctive sound’, sings Arias by Puccini from Manon Lescaut, Le villi and Turandot. The pianist Kyohei Sorita, winner of the silver medal at the 2021 Chopin Competition in Warsaw, plays Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no. 2 and the orchestra plays Dvořák’s New World Symphony no. 9.
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World opera stars gather for the first time for the only performance in the Baltic States. On a special February evening, the majestic sound of the tragedy of "Tosca" will echo in Vilnius
Performers:
Vida Miknevičiūtė, soprano (Lithuania)
Jonathan Tetelman, tenor (USA)
Sir Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone (UK)
Modestas Pitrėnas, conductor
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
Kaunas State Choir
For an exclusive and unique concert, the brightest opera stars gather in Vilnius - Lithuanian soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė, who has conquered world stages, in whose repertoire the role of Floria Tosca will be heard for the first time, American tenor Jonathan Tetelman, named the best performer of the part of the young generation of Mario Cavaradossi, and the legendary British bass-baritone, Sir Byn Terfel, thanks to the creation of the iconic role of Baron Scarpia, is known throughout the world. Opera soloists will be accompanied by the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and the Kaunas State Choir, conducted by maestro Modesto Pitrėnos.
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EXTRAORDINARY SYMPHONIC CONCERT
Pitesti Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Pitesti Multifunctional Center
Conductor / Constantin Adrian Grigore
Tenor / Jonathan Tetelman
Program TBA.
Performance Dates: January 12, 15, 19 & 22
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The production shifts the action to the 1930s and thrives not least on numerous nuances, colors and small gestures: Santuzza's only hinted-at pregnancy, which makes her situation seem all the more hopeless, the fact that she obviously realizes from the outset that Alfio knows full well about his wife's adultery, the reinforcement of the couleur locale through the inclusion of the children, who are so important in society. It emphasizes the strength of the individual women, who, under the pressure of the prevailing stock reactionary machismo, hardly dare to articulate themselves, or only within certain conventions. Inwardly collapsing, they stand almost frozen in front of the audience, in stark contrast to the lamenting women in the background, who "officially" give space to their suppressed feelings.
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Gstaad New Year Music Festival
Latvian mezzo Elīna Garanča and Chilean tenor Jonathan Tetelman have already completed a European tour in Austria, Spain and Latvia as well as a joint work on Carmen . The harmony of the two voices is beautiful and the complicity that has developed has reached its peak.
Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano)
Jonathan Tetelman (tenor)
Frédéric Chaslin (piano)
