New Year’s Eve Concert 2010: Renee Fleming

Renée Fleming, Christopher Maltman, Carolina Ullrich, Andrej Dunaev

This is the auspicious premiere of a series of New Year's Eve Concerts from the famous Semperoper in Dresden. Deutsche Grammophon is proud to announce a long-term cooperative association with Christian Thielemann, Staatskapelle Dresden and Unitel/Classica to brand a new series of CDs and DVDs, beginning at the turn of the year. Christian Thielemann, no stranger to the Yellow Label, and designated Principal Conductor of Staatskapelle Dresden, pours his expertise into Lehár’s evergreen The Merry Widow, with the American megastar Renée Fleming in the title role. Adding to the magnetic presence of Renée Fleming is the chocolaty baritone and charm of Christopher Maltman, both singers making their Staatskapelle bows. Short encores from Lehár’s The Land of Smiles and, on this occasion, obligatory, waltzes of Johann Strauss II, round the musical event off. This is a rush release as this performance was only recorded on 30 & 31 December 2010.

Price: $15.98