OPERA GALA
Simfonijski orkestar Slovenskoga narodnog gledališča Maribor
The Opera Gala Concert, with which the Opera of the Slovenian National Theatre in Maribor is presenting itself to the Rijeka audience, is a step towards rapprochement and close artistic cooperation between related musical institutions of both countries. The rich musical tradition of the city of Maribor, inextricably linked to the centuries-old creative continuity of the Maribor theatre, is increasingly associated with innovative artistic practices marked by transculturalism and interdisciplinarity.
The concert program, designed by the artistic director of the Maribor Opera, Simon Krečić, features some of the most famous melodies of Italian bel canto, romantic opera and verism, which still enjoy great popularity today. Excerpts from various opera masterpieces by the most important Italian opera composers such as Giuseppe Verdi, Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti and Gioacomo Puccini are joined by solo interpretations from cult French and Slovenian opera literature.
Accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of the Slovenian National Theatre in Maribor and conducted by Simon Krečić, the excellent soloists of the Maribor Opera who will be performing are sopranos Sabina Cvilak, Rebeka Lokar, Petya Ivanova, Andreja Zakonšek Krt and Valentina Čuden, mezzo-sopranos Irena Petkova, tenor Martin Sušnik and baritone Jaki Jurgec.
Program
Gioacchino Rossini (1792 – 1868): Overture to the comic opera AN ITALIAN IN ALGIERS
Gioacchino Rossini: Una voce poco fà (“A voice a little while ago”), Rosina’s aria from the first act of the comic opera THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
Valentina Čuden, soprano
Gaetano Donizetti (1797 – 1848): Chacun le sait (“Everyone knows it”), Marie’s aria from the first act of the comic opera THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT
Petya Ivanova, soprano
Gaetano Donizetti: Tous les trois réunis (“We three are reunitede”), trio by Marie, Sulpicea and Tonia from the second act of the comic opera THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT
Petya Ivanova, soprano, Martin Sušnik, tenor, Jaki Jurgec, baritone
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924): Mario, Mario! Son qui (“Mario, Mario! I am here”), duet between Tosca and Cavaradossi from the first act of the opera TOSCA
Sabina Cvilak, soprano, Martin Sušnik, tenor
Giacomo Puccini: Intermezzo from the third act of the opera MANON LESCAUT
Giacomo Puccini: Vissi d’arte (“I lived for art”), Tosca’s aria from the second act of the opera TOSCA
Sabina Cvilak, soprano
Giacomo Puccini: E lucevan le stelle (“And the stars shone”), Cavaradossi’s aria from the third act of the opera TOSCA
Martin Sušnik, tenor
Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875): Près des remparts de Séville (“Near the walls of Seville”), Carmen’s seguidilla from the first act of the opera CARMEN
Irena Petkova, mezzo-soprano, Martin Sušnik, tenor
Georges Bizet: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (“I can return your toast to you”), Escamillo’s aria from the second act of the opera CARMEN
Jaki Jurgec, baritone
***intermission***
Josip Ipavec (1829 – 1908): Russian Dance from the operetta PRINCEZA VRTOGLAVKA
Josip Ipavec: Pesem glasbene skrinjice (“Music box song”), Maud’s aria from the operetta PRINCEZA VRTOGLAVKA
Andreja Zakonjšek Krt, soprano
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901): Stride la vampa (“The flames are roaring!”), Azucena’s aria from the second act of the opera THE TROUBADOUR
Irena Petkova, mezzo-soprano
Giuseppe Verdi: Tacea la notteplacida (“The peaceful night lay silent”), Leonora’s aria from the first act of the opera THE TROUBADOUR
Rebeka Lokar, soprano
Charles Gounod (1818 – 1893): Je veux vivre (“I want to live,”), Juliet’s aria from the first act of the opera ROMEO AND JULIET
Valentina Čuden, soprano
Léo Delibes (1836 – 1891): Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs (“Come, Mallika, the lianas are in bloom” – The Flower Duet), duet from the first act of the opera LAKMÉ
Andreja Zakonjšek Krt, soprano, Rebeka Lokar, soprano
Charles Gounod: O Dieu! que de bijoux!… Ah, je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir (“O, God, how much jewelry!… I laugh to see how lovely I look in this mirror”) Marguerite’s aria Margaretina arija about jewelry from the third act of the opera FAUST
Andreja Zakonjšek Krt, soprano
Giuseppe Verdi: Qui Radamès verrà!… Che vorrà dirmi? (“Radames will come here!… What does he want to tell me?”), Aida’s aria from the third act of the opera AIDA
Rebeka Lokar, soprano
Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 – 1919): Qual fiamma avea nel guardo! (“What a flame is in his gaze!”), Nedda’s aria from the first act of the opera PAGLIACCI
Sabina Cvilak, soprano
The concert lasts approximately one hour and forty-five minutes, and is performed with one intermission.
