The wonderful 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 breathtaking efficiency took viewers on a music trip.
Under the baton of Jochen Rieder and also gone along 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 additionally on the program. It’s a tune that conductor Rieder refers to as being sung by Kaufmann so commonly that he has actually shed matter. “Yet each time he sings it, it’s a pleasure 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, however he has actually struck a certain music relationship with Jonas Kaufmann. They additionally have actually even more shows prepared with each other prior to completion of the year.
A godly location
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus was integrated in 161 ADVERTISEMENT. It is just one of the earliest places that Kaufmann has actually done at. It controls the western upright the south incline of the Castle.
The Herodion, as it is often 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 creative supervisor of the Greek National Opera, states Greece is fortunate due to the fact that it is “filled with old theaters from the classic and also the Roman-Hellenistic duration”. “We have actually made use of the huge powers of these historical locations in the most effective method we understand just how for a lot of years.”
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus was developed by the Roman person, Herodes Atticus, that was from a crucial Athenian family members. It was produced in the memory of his better half Regilla, that passed away in 160 ADVERTISEMENT.
The roofed Odeon initially offered mostly for music events and also can organize as much as 5000 viewers. It had a three-story rock front and also was pricey to construct because of using cedar of Lebanon wood.
The structure was ruined around 267 BC after a strike from the Heruli, that shed and also squashed several structures in old Athens. The stands and also the phase were at some point brought back in the 1950s making use of Pentelic marble.
Kaufmann discusses that he really feels there’s something “really interesting to really feel the old globe’s beauty and also to assume that there were currently viewers 2000 years ago that paid attention to art there.” He is interested by Greece’s building prizes and also throughout the efficiency, he also carried out some experiments. He had not been in what he called the ‘acoustic pleasant place’, as a result of 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 connect with the gods throughout the efficiency due to the fact that he was close to their seat. Yet Kaufmann is simple and also merely states “it’s really stunning for a musician to do at such a historical website.”
