Cast
- Marie Lys Soprano
- Rémy Burnens Tenor
- Chœur de l’Opéra Royal
- Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal
- In collaboration with the Schloss Schönbrunn Orchester – Wien.
- Stefan Plewniak Direction
Presentation
Two hundred years of dazzling, spellbinding music : 2025 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Johann Strauss, and to celebrate in style, the Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra joins the Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal of the Château de Versailles for an exceptional New Year’s concert. The Emperor Waltz, arias and overtures from the masterpieces Die Fledermaus, The Gypsy Baron, A Night in Venice, as well as the Parisian Polka and, of course, The Beautiful Blue Danube.
Don’t miss out on this guaranteed musical delight, in memory of all the Austrian princesses who left their mark on Versailles and France, from Anne of Austria to Marie-Antoinette to Empress Marie-Louise !
Productions of the Royal Opera.
Coproduction Gstaad New Year Festival
Programme
First part : 45 minutes
Intermission
Second part : 55 minutes
Show moreJohann Strauss (1825-1899)
Fest Marsch [Marche de fête], op. 452
Valse Freut euch des Lebens [Réjouissez-vous dans la vie], op. 340
Die Fledermaus [La chauve-souris] : aria « Klänge der Heimat » (Rosalinde)
Eine Nacht in Venedig [Une nuit à Venise] : « Ach wie so herrlich zu schauen »
Polka française Die Pariserin [La parisienne], op. 238
Tritsch Tratsch polka, op. 214
Kaiser Walzer [La Valse de l’empereur], op. 437
Polka schnell Die Bajadere [La Bayadère], op. 351
Entracte
Johann Strauss
Die Fledermaus [La chauve-souris] : ouverture
Valse Wiener Blut [Sang viennois], op. 354
Franz Lehár (1870-1948)
Die lustige Witwe [La Veuve joyeuse]: « Vilja-Lied» (Hanna Glawari)
Johann Strauss
Der Zigeunerbaron [Le Baron tzigane] : « Als flotter Geist »
Polka schnell Leichtes Blut [Sang léger], op. 319
Johann Strauss et Josef Strauss (1827-1870)
Pizzicato Polka, op. 234
Franz Lehár
Die lustige Witwe [La Veuve joyeuse] : duo « Lippen schweigen »
Johann Strauss
Polka schnell Unter Donner und Blitz [Sous le tonnerre et les éclairs], op. 324
An der schönen, blauen Donau [Le Beau Danube bleu], op. 314
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PRESTIGE CATEGORY: Excellent seats with complimentary glass of champagne and programme.
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