Themed  “VERDIssimo” Diana Damrau and Nicolas Testé toured successfully in May, June and July Europe.

They presented a selection of works and arias composed by Giuseppe Verdi and performed together with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester under the baton of Ivan Repušić in Viersen, at the Festspielhaus Baden-Banden, the Musiverein Vienna and the KKL Lucerne.

The hold guest performances on 18.7.2018 at the Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana together with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Ivan Repušić as well as on 22.7.2018 in Regensburg at the Thurn & Taxis Schlossfestspiele together with the Hofer Symphoniker under the baton of Pavel Baleff

Programme
Overture aus Nabucco
Simon Boccanegra: „A te l’estremo addio – Il lacerato spirito“ (Fiesco)
I Masnadieri: „Tu del mio Carlo al seno… Carlo vive? O caro accento!” (Amalia)  & „Mio Carlo.. Carlo, muoia“ (Massimiliano/Amalia)
Il Trovatore: „Di due figli vivea padre beato“ (Ferrando)
Prelude to Act III from  La Traviata
La Traviata: „È strano… Ah, fors‘ è lui… Sempre libera“ (Violetta)
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Prelude to Act I from aus Macbeth
Macbeth: „Studia il passo, o mio figlio… Come dal ciel precipita“ (Banco)
Overture from Giovanna d´Arco
Otello: „Piangea cantando… Ave Maria, piena di grazia“ (Desdemona)
Don Carlo: „Ella giammai m’amò…Dormirò sol nel manto mio regal“ (Philipp II.)
Overture from Luisa Miller
Luisa Miller: „Il padre tuo.. Tu puniscimi… A brani” (Luisa/Wurm)