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From the Museum Quarter in Vienna: Mozart in Egypt and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra perform “The Queen of the 1001 Nights“, based on W. A. Mozart. Part 5 of the crossover music event “Spirits of Mozart“ (2006). Featuring Ian Anderson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Benjamin Schmid, Christiane Oelze, Amira Selim, Mozart in Egypt, Michael Pogo Kreiner and Edsel Gomez. Watch the growing playlist of the full concert: Subscribe to EuroArts: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Arr. Hughes de Courson / A. Sadek) - “The Queen of the 1001 Nights“, based on W. A. Mozart - The Magic Flute: “Queen of the Night“ Mozart in Egypt: Hughes de Courson - arrangements Amira Selim - soprano Henri Agnel - oud Idriss Agnel - oudou Osvaldo Calo - piano Ibrahim Kawala - kawala Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Andrey Bareyko - conductor About “Spirits of Mozart“ A crossover experience inspired by the music of Mozart: the surprising and original Spirits of Mozart. In this crossover concert, outstanding personalities from the fields of pop, jazz and classical music interpret Mozart`s compositions in their personal musical languages for a broad public of the 21st century. These performances show that the impact of Mozart`s music reaches far beyond the boundaries of classical music. Performers like Dee Dee Bridgewater, the young violinist Benjamin Schmid with jazz band and orchestra, Jethro Tull’s singer-flautist Ian Anderson and many others present Mozart arrangements in a rousing, electrifying melange of classical, jazz and pop culture. Directed by Henning Kasten A co-production of EuroArts and ORF in cooperation with EBU © 2006, EuroArts Music International
