25th February 2023

20th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

PROGRAMME

Lauenen, Saturday, 25th February 2023

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Scherzo from Octet in F major, Op. 166

GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868)
“Non bastan quelle lagrime” – duet (Elisabetta & Matilda) from Elisabetta, regina d’Inghilterra
Soloists: Pretty Yende, Nadine Sierra

GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797-1848)
“Quel guardo il cavaliere” – Norina’s aria from Don Pasquale
Soloist: Nadine Sierra

VINCENZO BELLINI (1801-1835)
“Come per me sereno” – Amina´s aria from La Sonnambula
Soloist: Pretty Yende

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)
“È strano … Ah, fors’ è lui … Sempre libera degg´io” – Violetta´s aria from La Traviata
Soloist: Nadine Sierra

VINCENZO BELLINI (1801-1835)
“Mira, o Norma… Sì, fino all´ore estreme” – duet (Norma & Adalgisa) from Norma
Soloists: Pretty Yende, Nadine Sierra

INTERMISSION

JOHANN STRAUSS SOHN (1825-1899)
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka

FRANZ LEHÁR (1870-1948)
“Vilja-Lied” – Hanna´s aria from Die lustige Witwe
Soloist: Nadine Sierra

JACQUES OFFENBACH (1819-1880)
“Les oiseaux dans la charmille” – Olympia´s aria from Les contes d´Hoffmann
Soloist: Pretty Yende

GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in blue
Soloist: Hyung-ki Joo – piano

LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990)
“A boy like that – I have a love” – duet (Anita & Maria) from West Side Story
Soloists: Pretty Yende, Nadine Sierra

VICTOR HERBERT (1859-1924)
“Art is calling for me” – Stellina´s aria from The Enchantress
Soloist: Pretty Yende

LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990)
“I feel pretty” – from West Side Story
Soloists: Pretty Yende, Nadine Sierra

Nadine Sierra – soprano, Pretty Yende – soprano

Joji Hattori & Ziyu He – violins, Sarah McElravy – viola,
Alexey Stadler – cello, Božo Paradžik – double-bass, Christoph Zimper – clarinet,
Benedikt Dinkhauser – bassoon, Sebastian Kolarz – Löschberger – horn,

Hyung-ki Joo – piano.

All arrangements for smaller ensemble by Stepan Sobanov.