The amazing background of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens has actually played host to among the best voices of our times. Jonas Kaufmann’s made his launching at the old arena in September and also his amazing efficiency took viewers on a music trip.
Under the baton of Jochen Rieder and also come with by the Greek National Opera band, the music choice consisted of items from Verdi’s Aida and also Bizet’s Carmen to Puccini’s Tosca.
The renowned aria, Nessun Dorma, among Kaufmann’s trademark tunes was likewise on the program. It’s a track that conductor Rieder calls being sung by Kaufmann so typically that he has actually shed matter. “Yet each time he sings it, it’s a joy and also it makes individuals pleased. It is actually a remarkable experience”, he includes.
A music relationship
The world-famous conductor, Jochen Rieder, has actually done in the majority of the leading concert hall and also music hall. He has actually collaborated with several of one of the most appreciated musicians and also bands around the world, yet he has actually struck a specific music relationship with Jonas Kaufmann. They likewise have actually even more performances prepared with each other prior to completion of the year.
A godly place
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus was constructed in 161 ADVERTISEMENT. It is just one of the earliest locations that Kaufmann has actually done at. It controls the western upright the south incline of the Castle.
The Herodion, as it is in some cases or else called, was the 3rd Odeon built in old Athens after the Pericles Odeon on the south incline and also the Agrippa’s Odeon in Athens’ old Agora.
Giorgos Koumendakis, the imaginative supervisor of the Greek National Opera, claims Greece is fortunate since it is “packed with old theaters from the classic and also the Roman-Hellenistic duration”. “We have actually made use of the massive powers of these historical areas in the most effective means we understand just how for a lot of years.”
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus was constructed by the Roman resident, Herodes Atticus, that was from an essential Athenian household. It was developed in the memory of his spouse Regilla, that passed away in 160 ADVERTISEMENT.
The roofed Odeon initially offered mostly for music celebrations and also can organize approximately 5000 viewers. It had a three-story rock front and also was costly to develop because of making use of cedar of Lebanon hardwood.
The structure was damaged around 267 BC after an assault from the Heruli, that melted and also squashed several structures in old Athens. The stands and also the phase were ultimately brought back in the 1950s making use of Pentelic marble.
Kaufmann clarifies that he really feels there’s something “genuinely interesting to really feel the old globe’s appeal and also to believe that there were currently viewers 2000 years ago that paid attention to art there.” He is fascinated by Greece’s building prizes and also throughout the efficiency, he also took on some experiments. He had not been in what he called the ‘acoustic pleasant place’, due to the corona precaution. So he relocated to offer the target market what he really felt was a much more impactful experience.
Kaufmann was informed by several Greeks on his journey to Athens that he would certainly have the ability to interact with the gods throughout the efficiency since he was close to their seat. Yet Kaufmann is modest and also just claims “it’s really gorgeous for a musician to execute at such a historical website.”
