Jonas Kaufmann’s new video “Wiener Blut, Wiener Blut - Live from Vienna (with Rachel Willis-Sørensen)”
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This video is a taster for the DVD/Blu-Ray/Visual Album “Mein Wien / My Vienna” which is Jonas Kaufmann’s deeply personal tribute to the world-famous melodies from the birthplace of waltz and operetta and follows up the release of his album “Wien”. The 100-minute film presents Jonas Kaufmann’s wonderful concert filmed at the Wiener Konzerthaus in October 2019, interspersed with segments where he explores the city’s fascinating lighter musical heritage. His Wiener Konzerthaus concert includes well-known Viennese songs like “Wien, Wien nur du allein,“ “Im Prater blühn wieder die Bäume,“ “Sag beim Abschied leise Servus.“ He also sings scenes from famous operettas such as “The Merry Widow,” “Wiener Blut” and “Die Fledermaus” where soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen joins him on the duets with Jochen Rieder conducting the PKF Prague Philharmonia.
Jonas Kaufmann has always had a special rapport with Austria and Vienna. His grandmother had a fondness for the light classics and was happy to sing the evergreens of Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, and Robert Stolz - a nice contrast to his grandfather’s passion for Wagner. As a child, Jonas spent much of his free time on his grandparents’ farm in Tyrol. Austrian television was almost more familiar to him than its German counterpart. Since then he has had a deep love for Viennese songs and operetta. “The music always put me in a good mood”, he recalls. “When I had unlikeable things to do as a student, like cleaning or vacuuming, all I had to do was play Carlos Kleiber’s Fledermaus recording, and in no time at all, I had a grin on my face.” The Music included is by Johann Strauß, Franz Léhar, Emmerich Kálmán, Robert Stolz, Ralph Benatzky, Jaromir Weinberger, Peter Kreuder, and Georg Kreisler.
DVD/ Blu-Ray / Visual Album International release: October 2, 2020
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