Rock the Opera
Conductor Friedemann Riehle achieves the seemingly impossible: the perfect fusion of classical music and rock. A philharmonic orchestra and the elite of Czech rock musicians launch the big names’ greatest hits into a new dimension.
Conductor Friedemann Riehle achieves the seemingly impossible: the perfect fusion of classical music and rock. A philharmonic orchestra and the elite of Czech rock musicians launch the big names’ greatest hits into a new dimension.
The four outstanding voices provide the link between the two worlds. Rock the Opera has conquered many stages since its premiere at the Vienna State Opera and is now coming to the Isarphilharmonie for the first time. Experience the unfettered power of rock and orchestral sounds in one magical concert.
Featuring
- Giusy Ferrigno, vocals
- Zuzana Miková, vocals
- Sabina Olijve, vocals
- Giacomo Voli, vocals
- František Hönig, drums
- Jiri Rambousek, guitars
- The Symphonic Rock Orchestra
- Friedemann Riehle, conductor
Programme
Music by Pink Floyd (Comfortably Numb, Wish You Were Here), Queen (Under Pressure, Love Of My Life, Don’t Stop Me Now), Led Zeppelin (Stairway To Heaven), Deep Purple (Perfect Strangers, Highway Star, Smoke On The Water), U2 (One, Where The Streets Have No Name), AC/DC (Thunderstruck, You Shook Me All Night) and more
