Event listing: Bryn Terfel: Gala Evening | Auckland Town Hall: Great Hall | Sat 4 May 2013 at 19:30

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Auckland Town Hall: Great Hall301/317 Queen Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

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Programme

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Tannhäuser: Overture
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Tannhäuser: O du, mein holder Abendstern (Song to the evening star)
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Das Rheingold: Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Die Walküre: Wotan's Farewell, "Leb Wohl,du Kühnes"
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Die Walküre: Magic Fire Music
Boito, Arrigo (1842-1918)	Mefistofele: Son lo Spirito
Weill, Kurt (1900-1950)	Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (The Ballad of Mack the Knife)
Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979)	Oklahoma!: Overture
Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979)	Oklahoma!: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
Loewe, Frederick (1901-1988)	Camelot: How to Handle a Woman
Bock, Jerry (1928-2010)	Fiddler on the Roof: If I were a Rich Man
Lilburn, Douglas (1915-2001)	Aotearoa Overture
Traditional	Passing By
Williams, W. S. Gwynn (1896-1978)	My Little Welsh Home
Traditional	Molly Malone

Performers

Tecwyn Evans	Conductor
Sir Bryn Terfel	Baritone
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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A magical gala evening with Bryn Terfel in Auckland

Simon Holden, 7th May

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra really has the perfect Wagner sound. Their full, vibrant string tone and magnificent pealing brass were fully in evidence in a thrilling rendition of the concert version of the overture from Tannhäuser. Few moments in music are as exciting as the build-up to the Big Tune in this piece, and the orchestra’s performance here was barnstorming yet perfectly accurate.

*****

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