Opera performances Javier Camarena finishing an encore at the Metropolitan Opera. A well-known example is the performance of the Radetzky March and The Blue Danube at the end of the Vienna New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra neither piece is ever listed in the official program, but they are traditionally played every year. Traditionally, in a concert that has a printed set list for the audience, encores are not listed, even when they are planned. In some modern circumstances, encores have come to be expected, and artists often plan their encores. However, in modern times they are rarely spontaneous and are usually a pre-planned part of the show.Īt the end of a concert, if there is prolonged applause, one more relatively short piece may be performed as an encore. Multiple encores are not uncommon, and they initially originated spontaneously, when audiences continued to applaud and demand additional performance from the artists after they had left the stage. They are regarded as the most complimentary kind of applause for performers. An encore at the Austrian World Music AwardsĪn encore is an additional performance given by performers after the planned show has ended, usually in response to extended applause from the audience. For other uses, see Encore (disambiguation).
