Although she was not very vocally fit, opera star Garanča Göttweig did not let her down.

“Gottweig is my second home – my place of strength! I have been able to inspire the audience here 16 times so far. This special energy in this unique place touches me deeply as an artist. Only when we see and feel that the audience is our goal, the spirits and the ‘free voices’, this closeness, this atmosphere, this energy are moments of freedom,” said the opera star. Elena Garancawhich didn't feel quite right vocally, At the big one Karel Mark Chichon Arrange a concert “Classical Music Under the Stars”.

If this had been a “normal” opera evening, she would have cancelled the concert, but “classical music under the stars” was just her baby.

This time she chose the designer for her stage costume. Gottfried Michael Berklebauer.

Next to Garanča also shone Serena Sainz, Ivan Ion Rivas And “the voice of the future” Clemens Alexander Frank on the stage.

There was also a premiere, because for the first time Garrancha sang the moving aria “O ma lyre immortelle” from Gounod's opera “Sapho” in the impressive setting of Göttweig Abbey.

Notable guests:

“Classical Music Under the Stars has been enthralling many guests for 16 years. It is a success story that was written at Stift Göttweig and is, above all, closely linked to a world star: the mezzo-soprano Elena Garança, who performs every year with her husband and artistic director of “Klassik unter Sternen”, Karel Mark. The Chichon also guarantees unforgettable musical evenings by other world-class artists,” said Raiffeisen Holding NÖ-Wien Chairman of the Board of Directors. Erwin Hameseder.

Despite the wet weather, he was spotted enthusiastically among the guests: the Minister of Defense Claudia TannerCEO of Siemens Wolfgang Hesson And much more.