Opera gala: world-famous arias by Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, Bizet, Wagner, Purcell, Delibes & more

The fascinating world of opera! Enjoy popular arias by Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, Bizet, Wagner, Delibes, Purcell, Cilea, Catalani, Giordano and more at the 11th Opera Gala Bonn for the German AIDS Foundation. The concert took place at the Bonn Opera on 6 May 2023. Famous opera stars were accompanied by the Beethoven Orchester Bonn and the Opera Choir of the Theater Bonn, conducted by Dirk Kaftan. Program: (00:00) Coming on stage (00:19) Richard Wagner, Overture, from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Dirk Kaftan (conductor) (10:23) Gioachino Rossini, Largo al factotum (aria of Figaro), from Il barbiere di Siviglia, Michael Arivony (baritone) (15:25) Gioachino Rossini, Non si dà follia maggiore (aria of Fiorilla), from Il turco In Italia, Sara Blanch (soprano) (19:19) Henry Purcell, What power art thou (aria of Cold Genius), from King Arthur, Nils Wanderer (countertenor) (22:34) Giacomo Puccini, Che gelida manina (aria of Rodolfo), from La bohè