Presented By: Vancouver Island Symphony
Post Concert Talk following the performance.
Whether you are new to opera or a devoted aficionado Bella Italia will transport you to the essence of Italy with exquisite masterpieces from renowned operas by Rossini, Bellini, Verdi, and Puccini.
Conductor: Cosette Justo Valdés
Guest Artist: Sarah Caulfield, soprano
PROGRAMME
Rossini: Overture “Semiramide”
Rossini: Una voce poco fa from "Il barbiere di Siviglia"
Bellini: Casta Diva from “Norma”
Puccini: Si, mi chiamano Mimi from "La Bohème"
Vittorio Monti: Csárdás
Amilcare Ponchielli: Danza delle ore from “La Gioconda”
Verdi: E strano! / Sempre libera degg’io from “La Traviata”
Verdi: Prelude to Act I “La Traviata”
Verdi: Lo vidi e'l primo palpito from "Luisa Miller"
Donizetti: Di quai soave lagrime... Perche di stolto giubilo? from "Poliuto"
Verdi: Overture “La forza del destino”
