Italian Vocal Music

Part I

SAVERIO MERCADANTE

“La stella”
Anna Iurkus (mezzo-soprano)

“La zingarella spagnuola”
on poem by Carlo Pepoli, from “Les Soirées Italiennes”
Ramilya Baimukhametova (soprano)

“La prece dell’orfana”
Elene Gvritishvili (soprano)

“La serenata del marinaro”
on poem by Carlo Pepoli, from “Les Soirées Italiennes”
Mark Kim (tenor)

FRANCESCO CILEA

“Bionda larva”
on poem by Enrico Golisciani
Medea Chikashvili (mezzo-soprano)

“Non ti voglio amar”
on poem by Giuseppe Pessina
Andrei Bulgakov (baritone)

“Il mio canto”
on poem by Angelo Bignotti
Polina Peletskaya (soprano)

“Nel ridestarmi”
on poem by Felice Soffrè
Igor Onishchenko (tenor)

OTTORINO RESPIGHI

“Sopra un’aria antica” (aria by Antonio Cesti)
from Quattre canzone di Gabriele d’Annunzio
Anna Iurkus (mezzo-soprano)

“Mattinata”
on poem by Gabriele d’Annunzio, from “Sei melodie”
Valeria Torunova (mezzo-soprano)

“L’udir talvolta”
on poem by Giovanni Boccaccio, from Cinque canti all’antica
Ilya Legatov (tenor)

“Quando nasceste voi…”
on poem by Arturo Birga, from Quattro Rispetti Toscani
Polina Peletskaya (soprano)

“Venitelo a vedere ‘l mi’ piccino”
on poem by Arturo Birga, from Quattro Rispetti Toscani
Elene Gvritishvili (soprano)

NINO ROTA

“La figliuola del Re”
Karina Khovalyg (soprano)

“Ballata e sonetto del Petrarca”
Elene Gvritishvili (soprano)


Part II

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Amelia’s Aria “Come in quest’ora bruna…” from the opera Simon Boccanegra
Karina Khovalyg (soprano)

Massimiliano’s Aria “Un ignoto tre lune or saranno” from the opera I masnadieri
Demian Onufrak (bass)

Francesco’s Aria “Vecchio! Spiccai de te quell’odiato” from the opera I masnadieri
Andrei Bulgakov (baritone)

Preludio e Terzetto “Qual voluttá trascorre” from Act III of the opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata
Ramilya Baimukhametova (soprano)
Ilya Legatov (tenor)
Demian Onufrak (bass)

Medora’s Aria “Egli non riede” from the opera Il corsaro
Elene Gvritishvili (soprano)

Corrado’s Aria “Ah, si ben dite” from the opera Il corsaro
Igor Onishchenko (tenor)

Scene of Desdemona “A terra!..” from III Act of the opera Otello
Karina Khovalyg (soprano)

Ford’s Aria “E sogno?..” from the opera Falstaff
Bogdan Guenok (baritone)

Nanetta’s Aria “Sul fil d’un soffio etesio” from the opera Falstaff
Daria Brusova (soprano)

Fenton’s Aria “Dal labbro il canto estasiato vola…” from the opera Falstaff
Roman Kollert (tenor)

Quintett “Labra di foco…” from I act of the opera Falstaff
Daria Brusova (soprano)
Roman Kollert (tenor)
Ramilya Baimukhametova (soprano)
Anna Iurkus (mezzo-soprano)
Medea Chikashvili (mezzo-soprano)

Piano part: Massimiliano Bullo, Pavel Zamula, Mark Vaza, Nikolai Edukin, Anastasia Malinina

Violin solo: Lyudmila Khersonskaya

Coach: Massimiliano Bullo