Opera Classics: Verdi, Puccini, Bizet and Lehár

About the Event

An evening of opera classics! From powerful overtures and interludes to the most beautiful romantic arias and duets from the nineteenth century. Chief conductor Antony Hermus leads his own orchestra from Belgium and the vocal parts are performed by two of his favorite opera singers: soprano Sofia Fomina and tenor David Butt Philip. You will hear highlights from La bohème, Carmen and Turandot, among others.

Opera Classics
Opera lovers beware: the Belgian National Orchestra plays highlights from famous romantic operas and operettas by the best composers from Italy, France and Germany. Chief conductor Anthony Hermus, who has led many productions in Europe's major opera houses, brings with him two international opera stars with whom he has often worked: the Russian soprano Sofia Fomina and the British tenor David Butt Philip.

From Verdi to Lehár
The heroic operas of Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini are world‐famous, but Franz Lehár's entertaining operettas are also very popular. Of course, French masterpieces by composers such as Charles Gounoud and Georges Bizet should not be missed. You will hear the most beautiful excerpts from audience favorites of all these composers. From dazzling overtures and interludes to poignant solo arias. And with love duets by, among others, Rodolfo and Mimi from Puccini's hit La Bohème and Hanna Glawari and Count Danilo from Lehár's Die lustige Witwe.

Program
Verdi
Ouverture (from La Forza del Destino)
Catalani
Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (from La Wally)
Leoncavallo
Vesti la giubba (from Pagliacci)
Puccini
La tregenda (from Le villi)
Puccini
Che gelida manina (from La bohème)
Puccini
Si. Mi chiamano Mimi (from La bohème)
Puccini
O soave fanciulla (from La bohème)
Bizet
Ouverture 'Les Toréadors' (from Carmen)
Bizet
La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen)
Gounod
Ariette (Wals). Je veux vivre (from Roméo et Juliette)
Puccini
Intermezzo (from Manon Lescaut)
Puccini
Nessun dorma! (from Turandot)
Kálmán
Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimatland (from Die Csárdásfürstin)
Lehár
Lippen schweigen, 's flustern Geigen: Hab' mich lieb! (from Die lustige Witwe)