OPERA GALA
CONDUCTOR
/ Valentin Egel /
SOLOISTS
/ Diana Haller /
Michaela Selinger
/ Anamarija Knego /
Aljaž Farasin
/ Domagoj Dorotić /
Robert Kolar
/ Luka Ortar /
Vanja Zelčić
/ Ivan Šimatović
/ 26 july 2021
21:30 pm @ Arena Pula
grand finale
The gala concert will be conducted by the energetic, charming maestro Valentin Egel, in the fascinating ambience of the spectacular Pula Arena, one of the most beautiful opera and concert stages. Under the starry night sky, enjoy the arias and duets performed by these opera stars!
PROGRAMME
Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino – overture
Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto – Cortigiani, vil razza dannata, Rigoletto’s aria from Act II
Robert Kolar
Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth – Ah, la paterna mano, Macduff’s aria from Act IV
Domagoj Dorotić
Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata – Libiamo nè lieti calici – Brindisi (napitnica)… Un dì, felice, eterea, Violetta’s and Alfredo’s duet from Act I
Anamarija Knego, Aljaž Farasin
Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo – Ella giammai m’amò, Filipp’s aria from Act III
Luka Ortar
Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto – Bella figlia del amore, Gilda’s, Rigoletto’s, Duke’s and Maddalena’s quartet from Act III
Vanja Zelčić, Diana Haller, Aljaž Farasin, Robert Kolar
***pause***
Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly – Viene la sera, Butterfly’s and Pinkerton’s aria from Act I
Anamarija Knego, Aljaž Farasin
Antonio Vivaldi: Juditha triumphans, RV 644: Armatae face et anguibus, Vagaus’s aria
Diana Haller
Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia – Largo al factotum, Figaro’s aria from Act I
Ivan Šimatović
Gaetano Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore – Una furtiva lagrima, Nemorino’s aria from Act II
Domagoj Dorotić
Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola – Nacqui all’affanno, al pianto… Non più mesta, Angelina’s (Cinderella’s) aria from Act II
Diana Haller
Léo Delibes: Lakmé – Duo des fleurs, Lakmé’s and Mallika’s duet from Act I
Anamarija Knego, Michaela Selinger
Jules Massenet: Werther – Pourquoi me réveiller, Werther’s aria from Act III
Aljaž Farasin
Georges Bizet: Carmen – Habanera, L’Amour est un oiseau rebelle, Carmen’s aria from Act I
Michaela Selinger
Georges Bizet: Carmen – Les tringles des sistrestintaient, Carmen’s aria from Act II
Michaela Selinger and all soloists
Georges Bizet: Carmen – Votre toast je peux pas le rendre, Escamillo’s aria from Act II
Luka Ortar and all soloists
The most beautiful arias and duets: Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Mascagni, Massenet…
Conductor: Valentin Egel
Soloists: Diana Haller, mezzo-soprano, Michaela Selinger, mezzo-soprano, Anamarija Knego, soprano, Aljaž Farasin, tenor, Domagoj Dorotić, tenor, Robert Kolar, baritone, Luka Ortar, bass-baritone, Vanja Zelčić, soprano, Ivan Šimatović, baritone
Rijeka Symphony Orchestra
Concertmaster: Ivan Graziani
Stage managers: Valter Milavec, Antonija Družeta
The concert lasts about two hours, with one break.
