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Jonas Kaufmann - under the stars

Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
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Type: Classical Concert
City: Berlin, Germany
Starts at: 20:00

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Jonas Kaufmann presents highlights from Italian operas as well as operettas and sound film hits from the 1920s and 1930s at his open-air concert in the Berlin Waldbühne

A fantastic evening for several thousand enthusiastic concert-goers as well as for millions of viewers on TV screens and in the cinemas: Jonas Kaufmann enchanted the audience with a musical homage to Italy in the summer of 2018 at his concert in Berlin's Waldbühne. The album as well as the DVD and Blue-Ray of the concert recorded landed top positions in the charts - another triumphant success in his unique career for the “King of Tenors”!

In August 2021, Jonas Kaufmann returns to the Waldbühne with a new program: Accompanied by the German State Philharmonic under the direction of Jochen Rieder, he and the internationally acclaimed soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen will present arias and duets by Verdi and Puccini as well as operetta and sound film hits the Berlin of the 1920s and 1930s. Of course, “E lucevan le stelle”, “Nessun dorma” - the showpiece of every tenor - but also tenor hits like “You are the world for me” or “Somewhere in the world” should not be missing!

The specialist magazine Opera News wrote about the classical superstar: "His intensity and his elegance, the suppleness of his voice and his body language, combined with his musicality and his radiant appearance make Jonas Kaufmann the epitome of the opera star in the 21st century."

Venue Info

Waldbühne - Berlin
Location   Glockenturmstraße 1

The Waldbühne (Woodland Stage or Forest Stage) is an amphitheatre at Olympiapark Berlin in Berlin. It was designed by German architect Werner March in emulation of a Greek theatre and built between 1934 and 1936 as the Dietrich-Eckart-Freilichtbühne (Dietrich Eckart Open Air Theater), a Nazi Thingplatz, and opened in association with the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Since World War II it has been used for a variety of events, including boxing matches, film showings, and classical and rock concerts. It seats more than 22,000 people. The venue is located off Friedrich-Friesen-Allee just northeast of Glockenturmstraße.

After World War II, the Olympic grounds were within the British occupation sector of Berlin. They were released for public use beginning in 1948, and the amphitheater was used for film showings, including for the Berlinale, and beginning in 1960 for boxing matches. Use for concerts began in the 1960s, but when The Rolling Stones performed there on 15 September 1965, the theatre was severely damaged. Fans stormed the stage, and after the band left after a set of only 20 to 25 minutes, fought police, who attempted to control them with rubber truncheons and fire hoses, and destroyed the seating, fire hydrants, and other furnishings. 270,000 DM in damage was done, in a riot that fulfilled the dire prophecies of some Berlin newspapers about rock concerts and was the first inter-generational battle of the 1960s in Germany. A reporter from Bild wrote of the concert, "I know Hell." The arena had to be completely renovated and was then little used until 1978.

Jimi Hendrix's second-to-last appearance in "Berlin Super Concert70" was planned at the Waldbühne on 4 September 1970. Due to bad weather conditions, it was relocated to the Deutschlandhalle. Alongside were also Ten Years After and Procol Harum.

Following a concert by Bob Marley in 1980, it became well known as a rock venue and has been regularly used for that purpose since. Some other artists who have appeared there include Queen, U2, David Bowie, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Berlin's Rammstein in 2016, Germany's Alphaville in 1986, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, Radiohead, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Prince, Depeche Mode, Whitney Houston, and Barbra Streisand.

Phil Collins, in the British Sector of West Berlin during the last months of East Germany's existence, performed at the Waldbühne on 14–15 July 1990, during his Seriously, Live! World Tour.

The Berlin Philharmonic holds its outdoor concert there every summer, featuring noted guest artists. This concert has been broadcast on live TV since 1992.

Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Berlin, Germany
Starts at: 20:00
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