A Grand Opera Gala: Great Opera Moments from Great Operas (Acts I & II)

Monday, July 23, 2018

Pan-European Philharmonia (Warsaw)
Megaron Musikis (The Athens Concert Hall)
Athens, Greece

“Great Opera Moments from Great Operas – A Grand Evening”

Act I
VERDI: Overture from La forza del destino (Orchestra)
VERDI: “Ecco L’orrido campo” from Un Ballo in Maschera (Ms. Lappalainen)
VERDI: “La donna è mobile” from Rigoletto (Mr. Pasolini)
VERDI: “Di Provenza il mar” from La Traviata (Mr. Persson)
VERDI: “Non m’inganno” and “Qual voce!” from Il Trovatore (Act I Trio) (Ms. Lappaleinen, Mr. Persson, & Mr. Pasolini)
VERDI: “Di quella pira” from Il Trovatore (with short introduction) (Mr. Pasolini and TB Chorus)
VERDI: “Mira, di acerbe lagrime” and “Vivrà!...contende il giubilo” from Il Trovatore (Ms. Lappalainen & Mr. Persson)
VERDI: “Va, Pensiero” from Nabucco (Chorus)
PUCCINI: “Nessun dorma” from Turandot (Mr. Pasolini & Chorus)
Act II
VERDI: Nabucco (Overture)
VERDI: “Salce! Salce!” and “Ave Maria” from Otello (Ms. Lappalainen)
BIZET: “Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre” from Carmen (Toreador Song) (Mr. Persson & TB Chorus)
BIZET: “La fleur que tu m’avais jetée” from Carmen (The Flower Song) (Mr. Pasolini
BIZET: “Au fond du temple saint” from Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers Duet) (Mr. Persson & Mr. Pasolini)
MASCAGNI: “Regina Coeli” from Cavalleria Rusticana (Ms. Lappalainen & Chorus)
PUCCINI: “Recondita armonia” from Tosca (Mr. Pasolini)
PUCCINI: “Te Deum” from Tosca (Mr. Persson & Chorus)
GIORDANO: “Vicino a te s’acqueta” from Andrea Chenier (Ms. Lappalainen & Mr. Pasolini)
Bis:
VERDI: “Libiamo ne’ lieti calici” from La Traviata (Cast and chorus)

PETER TIBORIS, Conductor (United States)
GIOVANNI PACOR, Principal Guest Conductor (Italy)

Featured soloists: EILANA LAPPALAINEN, Soprano (Canada)
GIAN LUCA PASOLINI, Tenor (Italy)
CARRY PERSSON, Bass-Baritone (Sweden)

Supporting cast:
SUSANNE BURGESS, Soprano
CAITLIN REDDING, Mezzo-soprano

Participating Choruses
Chœur d'Enfants d'Île-de-France, Paris, France (Francis Bardot, Director)
Rincon/University High School Concert Choir, Tucson, AZ (Mareena Boosamra-Ball, Director)
Northeast Louisiana Chorus, Monroe, LA (Deborah Chandler, Director)
Bethel College Voices of Triumph, Mishawaka, IN (Jeshua Franklin, Director)
Second Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Indianapolis, IN (Michelle L. Louer, Director)
Winston-Salem Youth Chorus / Salem College Choirs and Palmetto Voices, Winston-Salem, NC (Sonja Sepulveda, Director)
DAVID R. THYE, Chorus Master (United States)

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