Rathaus Film Festival July 2012 Program
Rathausplatz Film Festival July 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: August 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.
July 2012 Detailed Program Day by Day
Sunday 1 July
21:40
Tosca
Opera
Giacomo Puccini
Antonio Pappano; Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel
Monday 2 July
21:40
Coppélia
Ballet
Léo Delibes
Koen Kessels; Dorothée Gilbert, Mathias Heymann, José Martinez, Fabrice Bourgeois; Opéra National de Paris
Tuesday 3 July
21:40
Silvestergala der Berliner Philharmoniker mit Evgeny Kissin
Concert
Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Edvard Grieg, Maurice Ravel, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky
Simon Rattle; Evgeny Kissin, Berliner Philharmoniker
Wednesday 4 July
21:40
Return to Forever – Live at Montreux
Concert
Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al di Meola, Lenny White
Thursday 5 July
21:40
Andrea Chénier – Bregenzer Festspiele
Opera
Umberto Giordano
Ulf Schirmer; Hector Sandoval, Scott Hendricks, Norma Fantini, Tania Kross, Rosalind Plowright, Tobias Hächler; Wiener Symphoniker
Friday 6 July
21:40
A Baroque Celebration
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
Saturday 7 July
21:40
3 Stars in Berlin – Waldbühne 2011
Concert
Erwin Schrott, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann; Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Sunday 8 July
21:40
Dove è Amore è Gelosia
Opera
Giuseppe Scarlatti
Vojtech Spurny; Lenka Macikova, Ales Briscein, Katerina Knezikova, Jaroslav Brezina; Schwarzenberg Court Orchestra
Monday 9 July
21:40
Andrea Bocelli – Live in Central Park
Concert
Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion, Tony Bennett, Bryn Terfel
Tuesday 10 July
21:40
Monterey Pop
Concert/Documentary
D.A. Pennebaker; Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, The Mamas and the Papas
23:00
Ray Charles – Live At Montreux
Concert
Ray Charles
Wednesday 11 July
21:40
Scheherazade & Triangle of the Squinches: Alonzo King Lines Ballet in San Francisco
Dance
Alonzo King
LINES Ballet Dancers; The Alonzo King Lines Ballett
Thursday 12 July
21:30
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
Friday 13 July
21:30
Das Phantom der Oper (The Phantom of the Opera)
Musical
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum
Saturday 14 July
21:30
Die schöne Helena (La belle Hélène)
Operetta
Jaques Offenbach
Franz Allers; Josef Meinrad, Iwan Rebroff, Harald Serafin, René Kollo, Anna Moffo; Radioorchester Stuttgart
Sunday 15 July
21:30
Max Raabe & Palast Orchester
Concert
Leo Leux, Hans Hannes, Erwin Bootz, Gerd Karlick
Max Raabe; Palast Orchester
Monday 16 July
21:30
Tosca
Opera
Giacomo Puccini
Antonio Pappano; Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel
Tuesday 17 July
21:30
Pavarotti: The Duets – The Best of Pavarotti and Friends
Concert
Luciano Pavarotti, Elton John, Bono, Andrea Bocelli, Sting, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, and others
22:40
Katie Melua plays AVO SESSION
Concert
Katie Meluas
Wednesday 18 July
21:30
Orpheus und Eurydice
Opera
Christoph Willibald von Gluck
Gordan Nikolic; Anita Rachvelishvili, Maite Alberola, Auxiliadora Toledano; Orquesta bandArt
Thursday 19 July
21:20
Anastacia plays AVO SESSION
Concert
22:20
Earth, Wind & Fire Experience feat. Al McKay play AVO SESSION
Concert
Friday 20 July
21:20
Mahler Symphony No. 1
Concert
Gustav Mahler
Michael Tilson Thomas; San Francisco Symphony
22:20
Flying Pickets sing AVO SESSION
Concert
The Flying Pickets
Saturday 21 July
21:20
Andrea Chénier
Opera
Umberto Giordano
Ulf Schirmer; Hector Sandoval, Scott Hendricks, Norma Fantini, Tania Kross, Rosalind Plowright, Tobias Hächler; Wiener Symphoniker
Sunday 22 July
21:20
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
Monday 23 July
21:20
Operavox – Animationsopern: Die Zauberflöte, Der Barbier von Sevilla, Carmen
Opera
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gioachino Rossini, Georges Bizet
Welsh National Opera
Tuesday 24 July
21:20
Fellini, Jazz & Co
Concert
Dmitri Shostakovich, Nino Rota, Ottorino Respighi
Berliner Philharmoniker
Wednesday 25 July
21:20
Carmen
Opera
Georges Bizet
Franz Welser-Möst; Vesselina Kasarova, Jonas Kaufmann, Michele Pertusi
Thursday 26 July
21:10
La Traviata
Opera
Giuseppe Verdi
Riccardo Muti; Tiziana Fabbricini, Roberto Alagna, Paolo Coni, Nicoletta Curiel, Antonella Trevisan; Teatro alla Scala di Milano
Friday 27 July
21:10
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2012 (New Year Concert 2012)
Concert
Strauss Family, Carl Michael Ziehrer, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr, Hans Christian Lumbye, Peter I. Tschaikowsky
Mariss Jansons; Wiener Philharmoniker
Saturday 28 July
21:10
Elvis Presley: ’68 Comeback Special
Concert
Elvis Presley
Steve Binder
22:30
Ella Fitzgerald – Live At Montreux
Concert
Ella Fitzgerald
Sunday 29 July
21:10
Maurizio Pollini, Christian Thielemann in Dresden
Concert
Johannes Brahms, Max Reger
Christian Thielemann; Maurizio Pollini; Staatskapelle Dresden
Monday 30 July
21:10
La Forza del Destino
Opera
Giuseppe Verdi
Zubin Mehta; Nina Stemme, Carlos Alvarez, Salvatore Licitra, Alastair Miles, Nadia Krasteva; Wiener Staatsoper
Tuesday 31 July
21:10
Die Csárdásfürstin (The Riviera Girl / The Gipsy Princess)
Operetta
Emmerich Kálmán
Rudolf Bibl; Harald Serafin, Mirjana Irosch, Ferdinand von Bothmer, Kerstin Grotrian, Markus Werba, Vera Schoenenberg; Festival Orchester Mörbisch
