Released on: 1998-12-31
The Berliner Philharmonikerâs New Yearâs Eve Concert: 1998
The annual New Yearâs Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Yearâs Eve, the Berliner Philharmoniker invite an exceptional soloist for a festive gala. Together, the musicians bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new. The 1998 concert was conducted by Claudio Abbado and featured Marcelo Ălvarez (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Christine SchĂ€fer (soprano) performing: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Excerpts), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (Excerpts), Georges Bizet: L'ArlĂ©sienne (Excerpts), Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra: Overture, Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Excerpts), Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Excerpts), Hector Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Excerpts), Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata (Excerpts).
