Rathaus Film Festival August 2012 Program

Rathausplatz Film Festival August 2012

The first film starts when it gets dark (see exact times for individual days below). Get there at least 15-30 minutes in advance if you want to sit, especially for the better known performances.

Basic information about the film festival: Rathaus Film Festival 2012

Detailed program for the other months: July 2012, September 2012

For accommodation close to the festival venue (basic info, locations, tips) see Hotels near Rathausplatz. You can also search hotels directly here.

August 2012 Detailed Program Day by Day

Wednesday 1 August

21:10
Benvenuto Cellini
Opera
Hector Berlioz
Valery Gergiev; Burkhard Fritz, Laurent Naouri, Brindley Sherratt, Mikhail Petrenko, Maija Kovalevska, Kate Aldrich; Wiener Philharmoniker

Thursday 2 August

21:10
Andrea Bocelli – Live in Central Park
Concert
Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion, Tony Bennett, Bryn Terfel

22:40
Ray Charles – Live At Montreux
Concert
Ray Charles

Friday 3 August

21:10
Scheherazade & Triangle of the Squinches: Alonzo King Lines Ballet in San Francisco
Dance
Alonzo King
LINES Ballet Dancers

Saturday 4 August

21:10
Orpheus und Eurydice
Opera
Christoph Willibald von Gluck
Anita Rachvelishvili, Maite Alberola, Auxiliadora Toledano; Orquesta bandArt

Sunday 5 August

21:10
Max Raabe & Palast Orchester
Concert
Leo Leux, Hans Hannes, Erwin Bootz, Gerd Karlick
Palast Orchester

Monday 6 August

21:10
Operavox – Animationsopern: Das Rheingold, Rigoletto, Turandot
Opera
Richard Wagner, Giacomo Puccini, Guiseppe Verdi
Welsh National Opera

Tuesday 7 August

21:10
Stabat Mater
Concert
Gioachino Rossini
Antonio Pappano; Marianna Pizzolato, Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo; Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Wednesday 8 August

20:50
Coppélia
Ballet
Léo Delibes
Koen Kessels; Dorothée Gilbert, Mathias Heymann, José Martinez, Fabrice Bourgeois; Opéra National de Paris

Thursday 9 August

20:50
Paganini
Operetta
Franz Lehár
Wolfgang Ebert; Antonio Theba, Teresa Stratas, Johannes Heesters, Dagmar Koller, Peter Kraus; Symphonieorchester Kurt Graunke

Friday 10 August

20:50
La Traviata
Opera
Giuseppe Verdi
Riccardo Muti; Tiziana Fabbricini, Roberto Alagna, Paolo Coni, Nicoletta Curiel, Antonella Trevisan; Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Saturday 11 August

20:50
Anastacia plays AVO SESSION
Concert
Anastacia

21:50
Flying Pickets sing AVO SESSION
Concert
The Flying Pickets

Sunday 12 August

20:50
Nussknacker (Nutcracker)
Ballet
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Valery Gergiev; René Pape, Paul Groves, Franz Grundheber, Diana Damrau, Genia Kühmeier; Wiener Philharmoniker

Monday 13 August

20:50
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Opera
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Riccardo Muti; René Pape, Paul Groves, Franz Grundheber, Diana Damrau, Genia Kühmeier; Wiener Philharmoniker

Tuesday 14 August

20:50
A Baroque Celebration
Concert
Georg Friedrich Händel, Henry Purcell, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Claudio Monteverdi, Jean-Philippe Rameau
Emmanuelle Haim; Natalie Dessay, Sandrine Piau, Anne Sofie von Otter, Philippe Jaroussky, Patricia Petibon, Rolando Villazón, Topi Lehtipuu

Wednesday 15 August

20:50
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2012 (New Year Concert)
Concert
Strauss Family, Carl Michael Ziehrer, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr, Hans Christian Lumbye, Peter I. Tschaikowsky
Mariss Jansons; Wiener Philharmoniker

Thursday 16 August

20:40
Paganini
Operetta
Franz Lehár
Wolfgang Ebert; Antonio Theba, Teresa Stratas, Johannes Heesters, Dagmar Koller, Peter Kraus; Symphonieorchester Kurt Graunke

Friday 17 August

20:40
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Opera
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Welser-Möst; Michael Volle, Malin Hartelius, Martina Jankova, Erwin Schrott

Saturday 18 August

20:40
Das Phantom der Oper (The Phantom of the Opera)
Musical
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum

Sunday 19 August

20:40
Legends – Live at Montreux
Concert
Eric Clapton, David Sanborn, Steve Gadd, Joe Sample, Marcus Miller

Monday 20 August

20:40
Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow)
Operetta
Franz Lehár
Rudolf Bibl; Margarita de Arellano, Mathias Hausmann, Harald Serafin; Festival Orchester Mörbisch

Tuesday 21 August

20:40
La Forza del Destino
Opera
Giuseppe Verdi
Zubin Mehta; Nina Stemme, Carlos Álvarez, Salvatore Licitra, Alastair Miles, Nadia Krasteva; Wiener Staatsoper

Wednesday 22 August

20:40
Rolling Stones: Shine a Light
Concert/Documentary
Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Charlie Watts
Martin Scorsese

Thursday 23 August

20:30
Sommernachtsgala in Grafenegg 2012
Concert
Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Joyce DiDonato, Michael Schade, Vadim Repin; Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich

Friday 24 August

20:30
Alice im Wunderland (Alice in Wonderland)
Ballet
Joby Talbot
Barry Wordsworth; Lauren Cuthbertson, Sergei Polunin, Edward Watson, Zenaida Yanowsky, Christopher Saunders, Steve McRae, Simon Russell Beale; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Saturday 25 August

20:30
Carmen
Opera
Georges Bizet
Franz-Welser-Möst
Vesselina Kasarova, Jonas Kaufmann, Michele Pertusi

Sunday 26 August

20:30
Hunter’s Bride – Der Freischütz
Opera
Carl Maria von Weber
Daniel Harding; Franz Grundheber, Benno Schollum, Juliane Banse, Regula Mühlemann, Michael Volle, Michael Koenig, René Pape, Olaf Bär; London Symphony Orchestra

Monday 27 August

20:30
Adele: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Concert
Adele

21:30
Katie Melua plays AVO Session
Concert
Katie Melua

Tuesday 28 August

20:30
Die schöne Helena (La Belle Hélène)
Operetta
Jaques Offenbach
Franz Allers; Anna Moffo, René Kollo, Josef Meinrad, Iwan Rebroff, Harald Serafin; Radio-Synfonieorchester Stuttgart

Wednesday 29 August

20:30
Benvenuto Cellini
Opera
Hector Berlioz
Valery Gergiev; Burkhard Fritz, Laurent Naouri, Brindley Sherratt, Mikhail Petrenko, Maija Kovalevska, Kate Aldrich; Wiener Philharmoniker

Thursday 30 August

20:20
Stabat Mater
Concert
Gioachino Rossini
Antonio Pappano; Marianna Pizzolato, Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo; Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia