The "Revedere" Concert – a lyrical celebration of Romanian cultural values

January 12, 2025, 7:00 PM

National Theatre Bucharest - Studio Hall

On January 12th, the host tenor Ştefan von Korch, along with guests Oana Maria Şerban - soprano and Adrian Mărcan - baritone, will put their artistic talent into a tribute show dedicated to Romania as an inexhaustible source of talent, creativity and artistic manifestation. By subtly combining the lyricism of great poets and the melodies that have marked generations, the show aims to bring closer to the soul of the audience that pure and true emotion, specifically Romanian.

Tenor Ştefan von Korch, host soloist and artistic coordinator, details: «The "Revedere" concert naturally integrates into the unfolding of Musical Extravaganza: bordering on the National Culture Day and the birthday of the unparalleled poet Mihai Eminescu, our steps lead us towards the national heritage. Each artistic moment will be a plea for authenticity, tradition, and the beauty of Romanian expression. The classical sphere and creations of popular inspiration will intertwine, we will give from the heart arias from operettas, but also doinas or lieder, we will evoke in Romanian both joy and love and longing.»

The show's program brings together works of a special sensitivity, from creations by Romanian composers such as „Bagă Doamne luna-n nor" or „Mult mă-ntreabă inima", to disturbing doinas on Eminescu's verses like „De ce nu-mi vii" or „Revedere".

An event dedicated to all those who believe in the power of art to unite, to move and to keep alive the autochthonous cultural values.

About the protagonists

 ** Ştefan von Korch – Tenor, solist gazdă  **

With a dynamic presence in national cultural life, Ştefan von Korch began the year 2025 on the stage of the Transylvania State Philharmonic, in Carmina Burana, his "signature" work, in which he will also open the season of the Arad Philharmonic in October, passed through the National Opera in Iași in "The Merry Widow 2.0" directed by Andrei Şerban and is running the series of concerts Musical Extravaganza, for which he is the guest soloist and artistic coordinator, a pioneering cultural project carried out in the capital, with extensions on the stages of Braşov, Piteşti, Sibiu and Craiova. 

It is the unmistakable voice for the tenor line in Carmina Burana – a passage at the limit of the male voice's capabilities, through whose interpretation he navigates with overflowing ease. Thanks to the manner of interpreting this work, he was invited to over 40 performances of Carmina Burana, in the Philharmonic Orchestras and Cultural Institutions in the country, but also abroad, in 2024, he was honored to open the Palermo Classica Festival in this work, with an appearance acclaimed in the press in the peninsula and in Romania alike.

In October, he will debut on the prestigious stage of the Romanian Athenaeum, in "Concert at the Imperial Court," alongside the George Enescu Philharmonic, in November he is invited to Central America in the "Los Tres Tenores" tour, scheduled in the most important cities in Honduras.

His name is also linked to over 15 performances at the Bucharest National Opera, where he was invited over time in "The Barber of Seville," "The Elixir of Love" and "Falstaff," but also to the national premiere of the opera "I Puritani," by Vicenzo Belinni, one of the highest scores written for male voices.

The year 2024 ended with notable appearances at the Ion Dacian National Operetta and Musical Theatre, at the Sala Palatului and at the Philharmonic Orchestras of Târgu-Mureș and Timișoara, and in 2023 he was the only Romanian soloist in the China Tour 2023, alongside the Reino de Aragon Orchestra from Spain.

He delighted the audience with his voice in 3 national premieres: "I Puritani" and "La Sonnambula," both by Vicenzo Bellini, the vocal-symphonic work "Messa di Gloria" by Rossini, but also in the European premiere of "Traiano in Dacia."

 Over time, she has performed roles specific to her voice in the very well-known operas: "Rigoletto", "The Barber of Seville", "The Elixir of Love", "Don Pasquale", on the stages of the Operas in Bucharest, Cluj and Iași and is a constant presence on the stages of national philharmonics,  in "Stabat Mater" by Rosinni, "Requiem" by Mozart, "Christmas Oratorio" by Bach and "Lobesang" by Mendelssohn, among others.

Internationally, she has performed at the Metropolitan Concert Hall Tokyo Japan, Zhuhai Opera House China, Auditorium in Zaragoza Spain, Steri Concert Hall Italy, Nanjing Poly Grand Theatre and Chongqing Grand Theatre - China, Opera Kaiserslautern Germany, Teatro Verdi Padua Italy, Concert Hall of the Zurich Academy of Music, National Theatre Bratislava.

Oana Maria Şerban – ** Soprano **

With a warm smile and a voice that combines sensitivity with strength, Oana Șerban conquers stages in the country and abroad. Her unique timbre has the power to transform each song into a story and each note into an emotion. From the energy of opera roles, to the delicacy of pop-opera and the joy of musicals, Oana experiences each appearance on stage as a meeting with the audience of the soul.

In the current year, soprano Oana Maria Şerban was "Elle" - the only character from "The Beautiful Indifferent" and "The Human Voice," on the stage of the National Operetta and Musical Theater "Ion Dacian," she played the character Miss Honey in "Matilda," the musical of the Comic Opera for Children awarded at the UNITER Gala and debuted in the role of Rosina from "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini, a production of the National Opera of Bucharest.

 Last year, the talented coloratura soprano sang in the Gardens of the Palace of Versailles, on the occasion of the opening of the Paris Olympic Games, performed at the Musikverein in Vienna in the role of Dochița from the Operetta "Crai nou", alongside the National Opera of Bucharest and debuted at the National Opera of Bucharest in 2023 in the roles of Olympia from the opera The Tales of Hoffmann, by J.Offenbach, Gilda from the opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, and most recently Susanna, from the opera The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. She is the favorite heroine of the little ones in memorable roles on the stage of the Comic Opera for children, where she was, among others, Rosina from the opera The Barber of Seville, Clorinda from the opera Cinderella, both by Gioachino Rossini, Norina from the opera Don Pasquale and Adina, from the opera The Elixir of Love, by Gaetano Donizetti.

**Adrian Mărcan (Baritone)* *

Adrian Mărcan is a baritone of the Bucharest National Opera with extensive national and international activity. He has conquered the audience with interpretations full of sensitivity, depth and vigor, and among his successful roles are Don Giovanni from „Don Giovanni", Figaro from „The Barber of Seville", Count Almaviva from „The Marriage of Figaro", Marcello from „La Bohème," Belcore from „The Elixir of Love", Enrico from „Lucia di Lammermoor", Germont from ,, La Traviata", Rodrigo di Posa from ,, Don Carlo", Count di Luna from ,, Il Trovatore " or Escamillo from „Carmen" etc.
Besides the artistic activity in the country, he has held numerous tours abroad with the operas from Brașov, Cluj, Iași, Craiova in countries such as: Germany, Austria, Italy, Norway, Spain, Netherlands, Albania, Great Britain, but also in Japan.

 About the Musical Extravaganza season

The concerts aim to offer the public the joy of meeting representative names of the lyrical scene, in a more intimate setting, which offers a different perspective on the artistic act compared to that of the imposing opera stage, but also to bring the classical genre closer to audiences of all ages.  Spectators are invited to admire their favorite soloists in a select atmosphere, complemented by a chamber accompaniment, which highlights the performers in a warm and personal light.

The first Musical Extravaganza season, conducted under the artistic guidance of tenor Ştefan von Korch, included over 20 successful concerts, in which the public was delighted, together with the host soloist: soprano Cristina Maria Oltean, soprano Daniela Bucşan, tenor Alin Stoica, baritones Adrian Mărcan, Lucian Petrean and Fang Shuang, pianist Alexandru Burcă, accordionist Emy Drăgoi, pianist Bogdana Cocîrlea, Pitești Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ion Dacian National Operetta and Musical Theatre Orchestra - in salon format.