The 11th Beijing Music Festival will raise its curtains this autumn. For three weeks starting October 2, established soloists, renowned orchestras and opera houses from all over the world will perform 20 concerts and operas in Beijing.

Opening Gala

Orchestra of the Deutsche Opera Berlin

Matthias Foremny , conductor

He Hui, Erica Miller, Manuela Uhl, Heidi Stober, soprano

Jie Yang, mezzo-soprano

Warren Mok, tenor

Markus Bruck, Liao Changyong, baritone

Program

GIUSEPPE VERDI La Forza del Destino – Overture/“Pace, pace mio dio”

Don Carlo – “Dio, che nell’alma infondere amor volesti e speme”

GEORGES BIZET Carmen - Habanera

GIACOMO PUCCINI Madame Butterfly - “Spoglio è l’orto”/Interlude/Final Scene

Intermission

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Le nozze di Figaro – Overture/“Hai già vinta la causa....Vedrò mentr’io sospiro”/Giunse alfin il momento...Deh vieni, non tardar”

JOHANN STRAUSS Die Fledermaus – Overture/“Spiel ich die Unschuld vom Lande”

FRANZ LEHáR Die Lustige Witwe – “Oh Vaterland...dann geht ich ins Maxim’s”/Vilja-Lied

Das Land des Lchelns – “Wer hat die Liebe uns ins Herz gesenkt”

Remarks: Tickets for The 11th Beijing Music Festival Opening Gala are available now!