Young soloists of the Finnish National Opera:
Anna Barletta, soprano
Hanna Juntunen, soprano
Laura Pörsti, mezzo-soprano
Sarah Zieba, mezzo-soprano
Jere Hölttä, tenor
Otso Sipilä, tenor

Finnish National Opera Orchestra
Mikael Loponen, conductor
Mika Pohjonen, tenor
Koit Soasepp, bass

Young soloists and the Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera come together in an unforgettable evening of opera, combining the elegance of the great classics with the powerful emotional expression of the art form. The programme takes the audience from Rossini’s energetic overture to La Gazza Ladra, through celebrated arias by Verdi and Puccini performed by outstanding soloists, to Mozart’s humorous bass solos. In the duets and ensembles, audiences will hear highlights including Bernstein’s Tonight and the famous Flower Duet from Delibes’ Lakmé. The evening culminates in Verdi’s celebrated quartet “Bella figlia dell’amore” from Rigoletto.

PROGRAMME:

Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
La gazza ladra – Overture

Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
“Ritorna vincitor!”
(Aida)

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
“Sì, mi chiamano Mimì”
(La bohème)

Giuseppe Verdi
“O figli miei… Ah, la paterna mano”
(Macbeth)

Léo Delibes (1836–1891)
“Dôme épais le jasmin”
(Lakmé, Flower Duet)

Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)
“Sì, vuol di Francia il Rege… Ah! quando all'ara scórgemi”
(Maria Stuarda)

Giuseppe Verdi
“Celeste Aida”
(Aida)

Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945)
Intermezzo
(Cavalleria rusticana)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
“Parto, parto!”
(La clemenza di Tito)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
“Kuda, kuda…”
(Eugene Onegin)

Otto Nicolai (1810–1849)
“Als Büblein klein (Trinklied)”
(Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor)

Salvatore Cardillo (1874–1947)
Core ’ngrato

Giuseppe Verdi
Quartet “Bella figlia dell’amore”
(Rigoletto)

CONCERT DURATION:
Approx. 80 minutes, no intermission

TICKETS:
Tickets: €15–40 + service fees (from €1.50 + 0.65% per order via www.lippu.fi)