The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998

1998
1h 29m
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"The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Rings in the New Year."

Overview

The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Year‘s Eve, the Berliner Philharmoniker invite an exceptional soloist for a festive gala. Together, the musicians bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new. The 1998 concert was conducted by Claudio Abbado and featured Marcelo Álvarez (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Christine Schäfer (soprano) performing: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Excerpts), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (Excerpts), Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne (Excerpts), Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra: Overture, Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Excerpts), Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Excerpts), Hector Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Excerpts), Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata (Excerpts).

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
EuroArts

Keywords

new year's eve berlin, germany concert

Quick Facts

Release Date December 31, 1998
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado

Self - Conductor

Marcelo Álvarez
Marcelo Álvarez

Self - Tenor

Mirella Freni
Mirella Freni

Self - Soprano

Simon Keenlyside
Simon Keenlyside

Self - Baritone

Christine Schäfer
Christine Schäfer

Self - Soprano