2023 New Year’s Eve Concert: Kirill Petrenko and Jonas Kaufmann
As exciting as film music: Richard Wagner’s operas have inspired countless Hollywood soundtracks. At the New Year’s Eve Concert, the Berliner Philharmoniker and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko present the first act of Die Walküre. With Vida Miknevičiūtė, Jonas Kaufmann and Georg Zeppenfeld, they are supported by three powerfully-voiced soloists.
Enjoy this special New Year’s Eve on the big screen and in the best surround sound – live at a cinema near you!
Sun, 31 December 2023, 17:00 (Berlin time)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Vida Miknevičiūtė soprano
Jonas Kaufmann tenor
Georg Zeppenfeld bass
Richard Wagner
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg: Overture and Der Venusberg
Die Walküre: Act I
This New Year’s Eve Concert features high drama – blood revenge, incest and the ultimate happiness of love. Siegmund from Wagner’s Walküre is a signature role of star tenor Jonas Kaufmann, who gives a passionate and fierce performance. The programme, conducted by Kirill Petrenko, opens with excerpts from Tannhäuser.
The next cinema broadcast
Fri, 14 June 2024, 19:30
Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler’s Sixth