On Sunday, 7 September, in Vienna’s Burggarten: the Vienna State Opera’s ‘Opern Air Concert’, a special event with, among others, Elīna Garanča, Sonya Yoncheva, Jonas Kaufmann, Benjamin Bernheim and Boris Pinkhasanovich, as well as the choir and orchestra of the Vienna State Opera conducted by Bertrand de Billy. Admission is free. Those who cannot attend in person will have the opportunity to watch the concert via live stream at play.wiener-staatsoper.at at 7 p.m. It will also be broadcast on ORF III at 8:15 p.m. Afterwards, it will be available to watch on ORF.ON for three months. From 18 September, the complete concert will be available on arte.tv for around a year. A slightly abridged version will be broadcast on ARTE on 12 October.
Cancellation
Dear friends,
for family reasons, I am forced to cancel my participation in the production of Verdi's "La forza del Destino", which will open the Teatro alla Scala's 2024/25 season on December 7th. I have already had the privilege of attending this extraordinary Italian cultural event several times, so I am all the more sorry to miss this special event, and to disappoint the audience and my colleagues this time. Nevertheless, I hope for your understanding - especially in a country where family is still very important.
Jonas Kaufmann
