A RENOWNED tenor’s film will be screened in Newport’s Cineworld on Tuesday, March 24.
Jonas Kaufmann’s My Vienna will be a personal tribute to the world-famous melodies from Vienna - the birthplace of waltz and operetta.
It was filmed at the Wiener Konzerthaus and it will contain a musical spectacular featuring music from Die Fledermaus and Wiener Blut by Johann Strauss and Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow and many songs inspired by the city.
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Kaufmann will be performing with the Prague Philharmonia orchestra - led by Maestro Jochen Riederand - and they will be joined by internationally acclaimed soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen.
The film will also see Kaufmann visit places in the city, including Wiener Prater and the taverns of Grinzing.
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