On June 19th, Anja Harteros
joined Phillippe Jordan and the Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris in Vienna to sing
a bit of Richard Strauss. On July 6th, Ö1 Radio broadcast a
recording of that performance.
Here is the first half of that concert, which
contains the Mondscheinmusik and the
final scene from Capriccio (starting at about 33 minutes in.) Before
welcoming Frau Harteros to the stage, the orchestra presented a sprightly performance
of Bizet’s youthful symphony. While orchestral music usually is outside the realm of
this blog, I do recommend listening to the Bizet and to the two Ravel Daphnis et Chloé Suites
that follow the break.
