ECHO 2009 in Dresden - Anna & Rolando got it for their Bohème

[...]Im ZDF können sie am 18. Dezember erleben [...]
I took already a look at the ZDF's hompage but the programm isn't still available, so "abwarten und Tee trinken" ;) But hey we have at least the exact day =)

(By the way the third time I try to post that now ^^)

Message of Rolando (!!!), Anna at the Richard Tucker gala and "The winners are..." ECHO 2009

Puuhhh sorry for not being always totally in time with my posting, but please be lenient towards me ;) In Landshut is at the moment the "Landshuter Hochzeit" and so I will not be online so often the next 3 weeks. Well first the best message of the week !!! How could it beginn better ?! =) -> Rolando's latest message for his fans:

Dear friends,

This is just a quick note to tell you how touched I am by the many beautiful messages I have received from you over the past weeks. Every message, every postcard, every book you have sent me is like a flower. My garden is full of colors and I am the little colibri drinking from all of them. Thank you!Some of you have expressed worries about my recent withdrawal from the "Carmen" -production in Vienna. Don't be concerned! I have not yet had the operation (it will take place in these days), but I decided I want to be careful with my repertoire in the next year.I have spent this time playing with my kids and taking walks with my wife, joggling, reading Darwin's fabulous "The Origin of Species", joggling, listening to all of Brahms and going to the theater, joggling, dreaming, writing a little fiction and joggling!.I wish you all the very best for a wonderful summer and promise to be in touch again soon!

Rolando

These words are going down like butter...You don't leave your fans out in the rain ! THANK YOU ROLANDO !

So what happened also the last days ?? Let's see...Anna will participate, next others like Joseph Calleja, at the John Tucker gala at the Avery Fisher Hall in New York on 22th November 2009.

Anna and Rolando recieved the ECHO 2009 in the category "Opera recording of the year (19th century) - La Bohème" Congratulations ! You both really deserve it !

Anna and Rolando nominated for the ECHO 2009

Anna and Rolando are both nominated for the ECHO 2009. Anna 9 times and Rolando 7 times =)

"[...]Mit zehn Nennungen bringt es Sir Simon Rattle mit den Berliner Philharmonikern auf die meisten Nominierungen; es folgen Anna Netrebko mit neun, Rolando Villazón mit sieben, Esa-Pekka Salonen mit sechs sowie Claudia Barainsky und David Pitmman-Jennings, Anne-Sophie Mutter und Valery Gergiev sowie Concerto Köln und Philippe Jaroussky mit jeweils fünf Nominierungen.[...]"

The award takes place at the dresdner semperoper on 18th October 2009. The german tv channel "ZDF" will broadcast the award beginning 10:00 p.m. The winners will already be announced by the BVMI and the Phono-Akademie on 29th July. The jury consists of people out of policy, culture and medias, the ZDF-Music editorial department and the "Bundesverbands" working team Classic.

Michael Brüggemann
Carsten Dürer
Manfred Görgen
Stephanie Haase
Lars Ingwersen
Michael Kaufmann
Christian Kellersmann
Helmut König
Martin Maria Krüger
Markus Schächter
Martin Schneider
Virginia Tutila

Hmm actually I don't know anybody of this people...do you ???

Click here for reading the whole article.


Thanks to Schlumpf for the info !