As you probably already know, Jonas Kaufmann is unwell and has cancelled many of his engagements, including his participation to the RAH concert.
Anna and I would like to wish Jonas a speedy recovery — we want to see you back in stage pronto, my friend!
The BMW artventscalendar is a partner campaign to support the charity organisation “Artists for kids”, that takes care of the education of kids from families with a low income, thus unable to afford secondary school expenses.
The Artvents-Calendar has reached its sixteenth year in Germany and its fifth in Austria: it’s one of the biggest charity campaigns focusing on helping children in need. This year the project will be made and shown in Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt - and when I say “made” I really mean that, because the calendar involves artists such as painters, sculptors and photographers, with a little help from other showbiz people, including yours truly here. :-)
I matched with Antonio de Felipe, a truly wonderful artist who blends classical and pop art in his paintings: for the BMW artventscalendar he conceived a representation of a Madonna with the likes of Marilyn Monroe and I am very proud of having helped him with that… well, basically I just followed his instructions as I was afraid of spoiling his amazing work, but apparently I did no damage! ;-)
For this project, Antonio and I are sponsored by fashion company Marc O’Polo.
More details soon!
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Quiz time: what was I painting with @antoniodefelipe?
(well, he did most of the painting, actually, but my contribution was essential!! Jejejeje… :-))
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Back to Vienna after the Baden Baden concert.
The Festspielhaus was full of wonderful people. We had fun performing and they had fun too, and rewarded us with a standing ovation at the end — thank you everyone, ein herzliches Dankeschön!
Here’s a pic of Anna and I being silly in the car… :-)
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I’m just back from Uruguay and I’m getting prepared for the Baden-Baden concert on the 29th. There’s just about a month left before the new album is released, and I’m quite pleased with the result also thanks to all the people who recorded it with me in the amazing studio of the ORF: Maestro Daniele Rustioni, the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the chorus of the Staatsoper, Rinat Shaham, Kate Lindsey, Sorin Coliban, and Erich Hofmann, who produced the album.
THANK YOU!!! :-)
I’ve just listened to a sample of @erwin_schrott’s new album — AND YOU HAVEN’T! *ner ner ner ner ner!* *self-five!*
— Giorgia (@giochini) April 2, 2012
I’m about to listen to another sample of @erwin_schrott’s new album, AND YOU’RE NOT! You think you know, but you have NO IDEA!!1
— Giorgia (@giochini) April 2, 2012
Now guess: which arias has Giorgia listened to?
You have to guess the composers, the operas they’re taken from and the titles of said arias — no phone call at home, no 50:50, and no public’s help, already helped you by saying they’re opera arias and not a rendition of ABBA songs played by nose flute… ;-)
First one to enter the correct answer (either via twitter or facebook, or in the comments below) wins a copy of the (yet untitled) NEW ALBUM! ;-)
P.s.: VIVA CHARLIE SHEEN!!.
On TV3, a Catalunyan TV channel, there’s a programme called Òpera en texans, which means “opera in jeans”. Here’s the episode in which they interviewed me during Faust in Barcelona, a few months ago. :-)
I think these people are doing a great job spreading opera to the television audience, it’s lively programme, very interesting, with a fresh approach to opera. I reckon the title “opera in jeans” is quite appropriate. You can also follow them on twitter: @operaentexans
…not just to my colleagues and all the fantastic people working at the Royal Opera House, but to everyone who attended the performances.
Thank you for your comments, for every “good luck!”, “in bocca al lupo!” and “toi toi toi!”, thank you for all the flowers and notes — special thanks to Leo, I eventually received your letter! Thank you, you’re an amazing kid! :-)
Thank you all for your nice words, in fact so nice they make me want to go on and sing forever.
Thank you chicas y chicos, muchisimas gracias por todo el cariño!
This run of Don Giovanni has been really special for me, perhaps a little nostalgic, too, and a “run” it really was: so quickly over!
After the last performance I had a long walk around the city, so many things and thoughts in my head, but I’m feeling content and very much looking forward to go on, to infinity and beyond….just like Buzz Lightyear! :-)
THANK YOU!!!
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