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CONCERT PROGRAM 

I Part

Giuseppe VERDI
Overture to the opera La forza del destino

Aria of Banco «Come dal ciel precipita» from the opera Macbeth
Christian Valle (bass-baritone)

Aria of Violetta «È strano… Ah, fors'è lui … Sempre libera» from the opera La Traviata
Elsa Dreisig (soprano)

Duet of Gilda and the Duke «Signor ne principe» from the opera Rigoletto
Ruslana Koval (soprano)
Seungju Bahg (tenor)

George BIZET
Seguidilla «Près des remparts de Séville» from the opera Carmen
Rihab Chaieb (mezzo-soprano)
Giovanni Sebastiano Sala (tenor)

Aria of Don José «La fleur que tu m'avais jetée...» from the opera Carmen
Giovanni Sebastiano Sala (tenor)

Léo DELIBES
Aria of Lakmé «Où va la jeune hindoue» from the opera Lakmé
Alina Adamski (soprano)

Flower Duet «Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs… Sous le dôme épais» from the opera Lakmé
Alina Adamski (soprano)
Rihab Chaieb (mezzo-soprano)

Giacomo PUCCINI
Intermezzo from the opera Manon Lescaut

Jules MASSENET
Aria of Manon «Adieu ma petite table» from the opera Manon
Elsa Dreisig (soprano)

Gaetano DONIZETTI
Cavatina of Lucia «Regnava nel silenzio» from the opera Lucia di Lammermoor
Ruslana Koval (soprano)


Part II

Otto NICOLAI
Overture to the opera Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor

Johann STRAUSS
Aria of Adel «Mein Herr Marquis» from the operetta Die Fledermaus
Alina Adamski (soprano)

Carl Maria von WEBER
Aria of Kaspar «Schweig! Damit dich Niemand warnt» from the opera Der Freischutz
Alexander Roslavets (bass)

Charles GOUNOD
Recitative and Aria of Giulietta “Dieu quel frisson court dans mes veines… Amour ranime mon courage” from the opera Romeo e Giulietta
Elsa Dreisig (soprano)

Camille SAINT-SAENS
Bacchanal from the opera Samson et Dalila

Charles GOUNOD
Rondo of Méphistophélès «Le veau d’or» from the opera Faust
Alexander Roslavets (bass)

Cavatina od Faust «Salut, demeure chaste et pure» from the opera Faust
Seungju Bahg (tenor)

Terzet of Marguerite, Méphistophélès and Faust «Anges purs, anges radieux» from the opera Faust
Alina Adamski (soprano)
Seungju Bahg (tenor)
Alexander Roslavets (bass)

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Conductor: Robert Tuohy