6th July

Concert will begin at 18:00 hours GMT

Strauss' 'Arabella' with Harteros, Rydl and Müller from Munich

Performance of the Munich Opera Festival. Strauss' 'Arabella' is a lyric comedy or opera in three acts to a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Countess Adelaide has her fortune told. The fortune teller predicts Arabella will marry a man from far away, but that trouble may be in store. The Waldners have a second daughter, Zdenka, but since they cannot afford two daughters marrying, they have indulged her tomboyishness by pretending she is a boy, whom they present as 'Zdenko.' Zdenka secretly loves Matteo, a penniless officer who loves Arabella. To prevent him from committing suicide, Zdenka writes him love letters she signs with Arabella's name. Performers:

Count Waldner: Kurt Rydl.
Adelaide: Doris Soffel.
Arabella: Anja Harteros.
Zdenka: Hanna-Elisabeth Müller.
Mandryka: Thomas J. Mayer.
Matteo: Joseph Kaiser.
Count Elemer: Dean Power.
Count Lamoral: Steven Humes.
The Fiakermilli: Eir Inderhaug.

Bavarian State Opera Choir. Bayerisches Staatsorchester. Conductor: Philippe Jordan.