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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1998 (1998)

The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music fan in Berlin and beyond. On New Year‘s 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 Álvarez (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Christine Schäfer (soprano) performing: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Excerpts), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (Excerpts), Georges Bizet: L'Arlésienne (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).

  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Claudio AbbadoClaudio AbbadoSelf - Conductor
  • Photo of Marcelo ÁlvarezMarcelo ÁlvarezSelf - Tenor
  • Photo of Mirella FreniMirella FreniSelf - Soprano
  • Photo of Simon KeenlysideSimon KeenlysideSelf - Baritone
  • Photo of Christine SchäferChristine SchäferSelf - Soprano

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