Viva Verdi!

Bolshoi Theatre Opera soloists, Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor: Anton Grishanin

PROGRAMME

Part I

Giuseppe Verdi
Overture to Macbeth
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Conductor Anton Grishanin

Macbeth’s aria “Perfidi!.. Pietà, rispetto, amore” from Macbeth
Elchin Azizov (baritone)

Duet of Don Carlo and Rodrigo from Don Carlo
Oleg Dolgov (tenor)
Elchin Azizov (baritone)

Scene, Duet and Terzet (Act II Scene 1) from Don Carlo
Oleg Dolgov (tenor)
Alina Chertash (mezzo-soprano)
Elchin Azizov (baritone)

The Gypsy Choir from Il trovatore
Bolshoi Theatre Chorus

Duet of Conte di Luna and Leonore “Udiste?.. Vivrà!” from Il trovatore
Anastasia Sorokina (soprano)
Elchin Azizov (baritone)

Scene and Terzet of Leonore, Manrico and Conte di Luna “Tace la notte… Di geloso amor sprezzato” from Il trovatore
Anastasia Sorokina (soprano)
Oleg Dolgov (tenor)
Elchin Azizov (baritone)


Part II

Giuseppe Verdi
Overture to La forza del destino
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Conductor Anton Grishanin

Iago’s monologue from “Vanne… Credo in un Dio crudel” from Otello
Elchin Azizov (baritone)

Duet Amonasro and Aida from Aida
Svetlana Lachina (soprano)
Elchin Azizov (baritone)

Terzet of Amelia, Richard and Renato from Un Ballo in Maschera
Svetlana Lachina (soprano)
Oleg Dolgov (tenor)
Elchin Azizov (baritone)

The Jewish Slaves Choir from Nabucco
Bolshoi Theatre Chorus

Quartet “Bella, figlia dell’amore” from Rigoletto
Guzel Sharipova (soprano)
Alina Chertash (mezzo-soprano)
Oleg Dolgov (tenor)
Elchin Azizov (baritone)

Rigoletto’s aria “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata” from Rigoletto
Elchin Azizov (baritone)