| February 1, 2022
| February 1, 2022
On February 7, Kristine Opolais joins tenor Teodor Ilincăi and the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra for a stunning program at Béla Bartók National Concert Hall. Under the baton of Asher Fisch, Ms. Opolais will perform beloved arias by Puccini, Verdi, and Cilea, in this special concert originally postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Program
Puccini: Madama Butterfly – Intermezzo
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur – “Io son l’umile ancella” (Adriana’s aria from Act 1)
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur – Intermezzo
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur – “L’anima ho stanca” (Maurizio’s aria from Act 2)
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur – “Adriana! Maurizio!” (Adriana and Maurizio’s duet from Act 1)
Verdi: I vespri siciliani – Overture
Verdi: Macbeth – “O figli, o figli miei”… “Ah, la paterna mano” (Macduff’s recitative and aria from Act 4)
Verdi: La forza del destino – “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora’s aria from Act 4)
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana – Intermezzo
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana – “Mamma, quel vino è generoso” (Turiddu’s farewell to his mother)
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur – “Poveri fiori” (Adriana’s aria from Act 4)
Giordano: Fedora – Intermezzo
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur – “No, la mia fronte” (Adriana and Maurizio’s duet from Act 4)
Puccini: Manon Lescaut – “Donna non vidi mai” (Des Grieux’s aria from Act 1)
Puccini: Manon Lescaut – Intermezzo
Puccini: Tosca – “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca’s prayer from Act 2)
Puccini: Madama Butterfly – “Addio, fiorito asil” (Pinkerton’s aria from Act 3)
Puccini: Madama Butterfly – “Un bel dì vedremo” (Cio-Cio-san’s aria from Act 2)
Photo: Vika Shein
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