Opera in the Crypt: Oh, I feel it — Mozart, Verdi, Strauss and others

About the Event

Immerse yourself in the stunning architecture of Vienna's breathtaking Peterskirche for the ultimate concert set to awake your understanding of opera. The Austrian soprano Maria Kahry presents a personal insight into part of her extensive repertoire with arias from great operatic masterpieces and selected songs with Maximilian Schamschula on the concert grand piano. A special classical pleasure at the highest level.

Established as Austria's smallest theater, the song recitals and opera performances captivate audiences with their high quality and unusual venue. Located deep below St. Peter's Church in Vienna, the atmospheric hall offers personal and unforgettable classical music experiences.

Program

Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orpheo ed Euridice — Che farò senza Euridice?
Franz Schubert: Der Zwerg
Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita — Fie dunque vero? O mio Fernando
Klaviersolo
Henry Purcell: Dido — Thy hand, Belinda…When I am laid
Jules Massenet: Werther — Va, laissez couler mes larmes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito — Deh, per questo istante solo
Klaviersolo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte — Ach, ich fühl´s
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte — Per pietà, ben mio, perdona

Intermission

Giuseppe Verdi: Il Corsaro — Egli non riede ancora!
Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo — Tu, che le vanità
Klaviersolo
Richard Strauss: Heimliche Aufforderung
Richard Strauss: Ariadne — Es gibt ein Reich
Richard Strauss: Zueignung
Franz Liszt: Klaviersolo — Liebestraum
Emmerich Kálmán: Gräfin Mariza — Höre ich Gypsygeigen

Practical Information

The crypt is at a pleasant temperature all year round.