Opera Gala in Malta At the Grand Masters Suite at HILTON HOTEL Portomaso, St. Julians 27th september 2013 at 20,00 h.
This OPERA GALA is being organized to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Verdi and Wagner, through a lyric-symphonic concert at Hilton Hotel Portomaso, with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Maltese and international soloist conducted by the acclaimed Italian Maestro Damiano Binetti. The famous two composers of the 19th century opera music, icons of their nations during turbulent era were fundamentally opposite from other another. However, the two have managed to use theatre and music to join societies together.
Programme
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, first performance at Teatro Imperiale in San Petersburg, 10thNovember 1862
– SINFONIA
– LA VERGINE DEGLI ANGELI
Adriana Jordanova – soprano
The New Coral Singers
RIGOLETTO, first performance at Teatro La Fenice in Venice, 11th march 1852
– ARIA: CORTIGIANI VIL RAZZA DANNATA
Andrij Shkurhan – baritone
– CANZONE: LA DONNA E’ MOBILE
Giacomo Patti – tenore
– QUARTETTO: UN DI’, SE BEN RAMMENTOMI – BELLA FIGLIA …
Giacomo Patti – tenore
May Caruana – alto
Andrij Shkurhan – baritone
Claudia Tabona – soprano
LOHENGRIN, first performance at Teatro in Weimar, 28th august 1850
– PRELUDIO 1. ATTO
– BRIDAL CHORUS
I VESPRI SICILIANI, first performance at Opera in Paris, 13th june 1855
– SINFONIA
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DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER, first performance at Semperoper in Dresden, 2nd January 1843
– OUVERTURE
– SENTA’ S BALLAD
Adriana Jordanova – soprano
DON CARLOS, first performance at Accademia Imperiale di Musica in Paris, 11th march
1867
– ARIA: ELLA GIAMMAI M’ AMÒ
Albert Buttigieg – basso
NABUCCO, first performance, 9th march 1842 at Teatro alla Scala in Milano
– SINFONIA
– CORO DEGLI EBREI: ‘’Va, pensiero, sull’ ali dorate’’
IL TROVATORE, first performance at Teatro Apollo in Rome, 19th January 1853
– ARIA: TACEA LA NOTTE PLACIDA
Adriana Jordanova – soprano
May Caruana – alto
– ARIA: STRIDE LA VAMPA
May Caruana – alto
– ARIA: IL BALEN DEL SUO SORRISO
Andrij Shkurhan – baritono
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LA TRAVIATA, first performance 6th march 1853 in Venice at Teatro La Fenice
– PRELUDIO ATTO PRIMO
– BRINDISI
Claudia Tabone – soprano
Giacomo Patti – tenore
Tutti e coro
ENCORE:
LOHENGRIN – Preludio 2. Atto
AIDA – Marcia Trionfale
Organized by: 
Opera, My Love Magazine 