Hector Berlioz, Richard Wagner
JOSÉ CARRERAS COLLECTION
Alte Oper Frankfurt, 1992
Soloists: Martin Haselböck (organ), José Carreras (tenor)
Orchestra, Chorus: Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Tölzer Knabenchor, Aurelius Boys Choir
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Director: Rodney Greenberg
Following his comeback performance at the Vienna State Opera in 1988, this gala concert from the Alte Oper Frankfurt given on September 12, 1992, was one in a series of highly acclaimed performances that marked José Carreras’ return to the concert platform after his battle against leukaemia in 1987/88. Providing the high musical and artistic level of this evening, alongside Carreras are the Vienna Philharmonic - celebrating its 150th anniversary –, the Vienna State Opera Chorus, the Prague Philharmonic Choir and the Tölzer Boys Choir, all under the baton of conductor Claudio Abbado.
Hector Berlioz - TE DEUM OP. 22
Richard Wagner - Overture to DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG