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Contents Stolz, R: Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein (from Der Favorit) Lincke: Schlösser, die im Monde liegen (from Frau Luna) Lehár: Eva: Wär es auch nichts als ein Traum vom Glück Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Johann Strauss I: Das Lied der Liebe: Flirt-Duett. “Ein kleiner Flirt” (Paulette, Richard) /Diana Damrau (soprano), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Kalman: Liebe, ich sehn’ mich nach dir (from Die Faschingsfee) Ralph Benatzky, Robert Stolz: Im weißen Rößl: “Mein Liebeslied muss ein Walzer sein” (Doktor Siedler, Ottilie) /Diana Damrau (soprano), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Carl Millöcker, Theo Mackeben: Die Dubarry: ” Ich schenk’ mein Herz nur dem allein” (Jeanne) Heuberger: Gehen wir ins Chambre séparée (from Der Opernball) /Diana Damrau (soprano), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) López, Francis: Ça fait tourner la tête (from Andalousie) Lehár: Friederike: Warum hast du mich wachgeküßt? Strauss, J, II: Wo die wilde Rose erblüht (from Das Spitzentuch der Königin) /Diana Damrau (soprano), Elke Kottmair (soprano), Emily Sierra (mezzo-soprano) Messager: Rossignol (from Monsieur Beaucaire) Lehár: Paganini: Liebe du Himmel auf Erden Lehár: Hör ich Cymbalklänge (from Zigeunerliebe) Abraham: In meinen weißen Armen (from Ball im Savoy) Christine: Bien chapeautée (from Phi-Phi) Messager: L’Amour masque: ‘J’ai deux amants’ Straus, O: Ich bin eine Frau, die weiß, was sie will (from Manon) Soprano Diana Damrau, dazzling in the operas of Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi and Richard Strauss, also has operetta in her blood. With this album she tours three capital cities of operetta – Vienna, Berlin and Paris – and covers nearly seven decades of musical history. En route she relishes the romance, wit and melodies of numbers by such composers Johann Strauss II, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán, Robert Stolz, Paul Abraham, André Messager, Henri Christiné, Oscar Straus and Francis Lopez. Her star guest is tenor Jonas Kaufmann and conducting the Münchner Rundfunkorchester is Ernst Theis, as expert in operetta as he is in symphonic repertoire. “For me, operetta is the most all-embracing genre of music theatre,” says Damrau, “Its indulgence, its yearning, its joyousness and its comedy all touch the heart and show the positive side of life … It rarely fails to work its magic on audiences.” Reviews Financial Times 15th December 2023 “the German-language operettas draw out the right kind of appealing singing, some raggedness at the top of her voice apart. The Münchner Rundfunkorchester and conductor Ernst Theis make able colleagues. – 3 out of 5 stars Gramophone Magazine January 2024 “The natural clarity and sweetness of Damrau’s soprano is a huge asset here…The results touch the heart as well as ravishing the palate: it’s early days, but I wonder if I’ve already found my record of the year? Presto Music 15th December 2023 “a whistle-stop tour through seven decades of operetta history, taking in Vienna, Paris and Berlin along the way and featuring a couple of starry cameos which complement the leading lady’s dazzling vocalism and ready wit to perfection…this is the perfect album with which to welcome the New Year when the time comes, so pour a glass of something as sparkling as the performances and prepare to have your spirits lifted. – Katherine Cooper |
