Helmut Lotti Goes Classic from Belgium's Castle
- Producing Organization
- Maryland Public Television
- Contributing Organization
- Maryland Public Television (Owings Mills, Maryland)
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- cpb-aacip/394-3976hqtb
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- Flemish singing star Helmut Lotti returns to public television with a brand-new concert recorded under the stars outside the Cleydael Castle in Aaartselaar, Belgium. HELMUT LOTTIE GOES CLASSIC AND AMERICAN (wt) features Lotti performing with the 55-member Golden Symphony Orchestra conducted by maestro Andre Walscaerts and accompanied by the Nocti Vagant chorus. The dramatically-lit 14th- century fortress looms majestically in the background as the ensemble performs on a floating stage on the surrounding moat. During the hour long concert, Lotti performs his original compositions, sings original lyrics set to classical melodies and offers up traditional folk songs from America and other countries. Lotti's own musical influences range from Elvis Presley to Luciano Pavarotti and he pays tribute to both artists in this special. His powerful renditions of the American classics "Amazing Grace" and " John Brown's Body/The Battle Hymn of the Republic" recall Presley's own vocal style. Lotti was inspired by his idol Luciano Pavarotti's trademark performance of Giacomo Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot to compose "My Love Will Never Die"- a love letter to his daughter. Fatherhood's influence creeps into two other songs set to familiar melodies. Johannes Brahms' "Lullaby" becomes the basis for "Lotti's interpretation "Tiny Hands, Tiny Feet," and Amilcare Ponchielli's " Dance of the Hours" from the opera La Gioconda lends itself to the reminiscing "Back in Time." The multi-lingual tenor shows his range with the Spanish-influenced, nostalgic "La Paloma" by Sebastian de Yradler and his Spanish/English lyrics to "Marinja" by Charles Waldteufel. The audience is reflected in the moat's watery surface as Lotti sings the German ice-skating waltz "Das ist der Tag" by Waldteufel. Lotti's Hebrew and English version of the folk song " Shalom Alechem" gets the audience clapping and swaying in their seats and Charles Gounod's Soldiers March from " Faust"'s "Gloire Immortelle" adds a French flair to the international flavor. Lotti's diverse musical choices have led to a growing popularity in America. His operatic debut as a five-year-old and stint as an Elvis impersonator eventually led to pop success in his native Belgium. An album of popular classical songs went 11-times platinum, solidifying Lotti's style shift and garnering attention form colleagues like Luciano Pavarotti. His American debut in 1997 with the PBS special " Helmut Lotti Goes Classic" became a fundraising success for public television with his new American fans clamoring for more. SOURCE: VET5, MACHINE # VT25, ENG. LHB
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- Program
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- Performance
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- Moving Image
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: Maryland Public Television
Producing Organization: Maryland Public Television
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Maryland Public Television
Identifier: 52434.0 (Maryland Public Television)
Format: 1 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Duration: 02:00:00?
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Helmut Lotti Goes Classic from Belgium's Castle,” Maryland Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 8, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-3976hqtb.
- MLA: “Helmut Lotti Goes Classic from Belgium's Castle.” Maryland Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 8, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-3976hqtb>.
- APA: Helmut Lotti Goes Classic from Belgium's Castle. Boston, MA: Maryland Public Television, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-394-3976hqtb