A Night at the Opera
A vibrant band of toreadors marching into the bull-ring, the magnificence and pomp
of a Russian coronation in a majestic cathedral, the indignity and home-sickness of
enslaved Hebrews, the splendour of a ballroom scene in full waltzing motion, the
noble death of a great and tragic Carthaginian queen, limpid and passionate outpourings of love ... these are just some of the vivid and magical places you will be
transported to, all portrayed in the most brilliant and ardent musical language. You will
hear some of your favourite moments from all types of opera, sung by grand operatic
soloists in costume and by the choir, accompanied by a vast orchestra. Prepare
yourself for a
unique
operatic
roller-coaster of
passion,
despair,
grandeur,
joy,
fun and dance like you have never before experienced !
Mozart
Mascagni
Overture to A Marriage of Figaro
Easter Hymn
Bizet
(Cavelleria Rusticana)
Puccini
March of the Toreadors
(Carmen)
Che gelida manina
Bizet
(*Your tiny hand is frozen")
Au fond du temple saint (The Pearl Fishers)
Purcell
Puccini
O mio babbino caro
-
,
‘O
my beloved father’
Dido’s Lament and final chorus
( !
(Dido and Aeneas) ~ Verdi
(La Boheme)
(Gianni Schicchi)
)
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
Tchaikovsky
(Nabucco)
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Waltz Scene
(Eugene Onegin) ~ Puccini
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Vissi d'arte
Dvorak
Song to the Moon
Mussorgsky
Coronation Scene
(Tosca)
(Rusalka) ~ Verdi
Brindisi
(Boris Godunov)
(La Traviata)
Puccini
Wagner
Nessun dorma
Procession and Chorale
Verdi
(Die Meistersinger von Ndrnberg)
(Turandot)
— Triumphal Scene
Our first concert at G Live
(Aida)
( A date for your diary )
In May 2011 Vivace Chorus promoted its own performance
Sat 19 May 2012 7.30 pm
of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, which was sung to a capacity
Guildford Cathedral
audience at the Royal Albert Hall. In March 2012 we are
proud to be performing at Guildford’s state-of-the-art new
Rachmaninov
venue, G Live. This £25 million concert hall is a bright, vi-
Piano Concerto No 2
brant and dynamic space. The hall benefits from the most
Vespers
sophisticated acoustic installation and provides a wonderful
The Bells
listening environment for the unamplified music that you will
experience in this concert. G Live's comfortable seats all
The Brandenburg Sinfonia
have a good view of the performance and the hall is air-
conditioned. The Café-Bar offers bistro-style pre-concert
Piano: Francis Pott
food and there are excellent facilities for disabled visitors.
Conductor: Jeremy Backhouse
Visit glive.co.uk for more details.
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All information is correct on going to press. Please check our website: vivacechorus.org in case of any last-minute changes.