Orchestre symphonique de Montréal presents

Verdi & the great operatic choruses

The cradle of opera, Italy has given birth to many great vocal works, and in this concert’s part one, relish some of the finest Italian opera arias with soprano Marianne Fiset. Then let yourself be conquered by the expressive power of Verdi’s music with the OSM Chorus and bass singer Alexander Tsymbalyuk. Romanticism and emotion: a rendezvous not to be missed!

Marianne Fiset, soprano
Marie-Ève Scarfone, piano

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Carlo Rizzi, conductor
Alexander Tsymbalyuk, bass

OSM Chorus
Andrew Megill, OSM Chorus Master

PROGRAM:
First part
Bellini, Norma, “Casta Diva” (approx. 7 min.)
Boito, Mefistofele, “L’altra notte in fondo al mare”(approx. 5 min.)
Puccini, Gianni Schicchi, “O moi babbino caro” (approx. 3 min.)
Verdi, Otello, “Ave Maria” (approx. 6 min.)
Donizetti, Don Pasquale, “So anchio la virtù magica” (approx. 6 min.)

Second part
Verdi, Four Sacred Pieces (two excerpts) (approx. 28 min.)
Verdi, Aida, “Gloria all’Egitto ad Iside” (approx. 10 min.)
Verdi, Don Carlo, “Ella giammai m’amò” and “Autodafé” (approx. 17 min.)
Verdi, Nabucco, “Va pensiero” (approx. 6 min.)
Boito, Mefistofele, “Prologo” (approx. 25 min.)

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