The Birth of a Star — A Concert Tribute to Emmy Destinn
CZK 300—2300
Zuzana Marková — soprano
Eliška Weissová — soprano
Vanda Šípová — soprano
Vojtěch Pelka — countertenor
Paolo Gatto — conductor
Prague Philharmonia
Program Highlights:
Zuzana Marková
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Charles Gounod: Marguerite's Aria „Il était un Roi de Thulé; Ah je ris de me voir“ (from Faust)
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Jules Massenet: Manon's Aria „Je marche sur tous les chemins… Obéissons“ (from Manon)
Eliška Weissová
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Pietro Mascagni: Santuzza's Aria „Voi lo sapete, o mamma“ (from Cavalleria rusticana)
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Bedřich Smetana: Milada's Aria „Jak je mi“ (from Dalibor)
Vanda Šípová
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W. A. Mozart: Donna Anna's Aria „Or sai chi l’onore“ (from Don Giovanni)
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W. A. Mozart: Pamina's Aria „Ach, ich fühl’s“ (from The Magic Flute)
Vojtěch Pelka
- Ch. W. Gluck: „Qual vita è questa mai“ – „Che fiero momento“ (from Orfeo ed Euridice)
Vanda Šípová & Vojtěch Pelka
- W. A. Mozart: „Canzonetta sull’aria“ (from The Marriage of Figaro)
Orchestral Works
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W. A. Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni
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Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo sinfonico from Cavalleria rusticana
Guest of Honor for the book launch: Musicologist Vlasta Reittererová.
The concert commemorates Emmy Destinn's famous Berlin period, when her star rose on the stage of the Court Opera and the talented young singer transformed into an artist of global significance. The program features arias she sang during her rise to the peak of her career, interspersed with readings from the book Emmy Destinn 1, mapping her journey from childhood to international acclaim.
A new generation of Czech singers will meet on one stage—artists who, much like Emmy Destinn before them, represent Czech art at prestigious venues abroad. The concert features sopranos Zuzana Marková, Eliška Weissová, and Vanda Šípová, and countertenor Vojtěch Pelka. The Prague Philharmonia will be led by conductor Paolo Gatto.
The evening will be hosted by Jiří Vejvoda. Excerpts from the new book by Lucie Klein Svoboda will be read by actor Martin Hofmann. A symbolic bridge between the past and present is the fact that Destinnová herself sang for home audiences right here in the Rudolfinum.
(Please note: The narration and readings will be presented in Czech.)
