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Sails and Songs II A Seaside Opera Affair

21 July 2024

In the Utzon Room

Opera

Don't miss this eagerly awaited Opera Gala, featuring beloved arias by Mozart, Donizetti, Rossini, Puccini, and Verdi. A day of exceptional music awaits!

A Seaside Opera Affair

The eagerly awaited Opera Gala is back! This concert will highlight a selection of your favourite opera arias from renowned composers such as Mozart, Donizetti, Rossini, Puccini, and Verdi. We are excited to share these classic performances with you and appreciate the continued support. Don't miss this day filled with exceptional music and memorable moments.

Presented by Shaumet Music

Program:
Habanera - Carmen, Georges Bizet
Largo al factotum - Il barbiere di Siviglia, Gioachino Rossini
Un bel dì vedremo - Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini
I know a Bank - A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Benjamin Britten
Il balen del suo sorriso - Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi
Quando me’n vo’ - La Behème, Giacomo Puccini
Solveig’s Song - Edvard Grieg

Interval

Là ci darem la mano - Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Venti Turbini - Rinaldo, George Frideric Handel
Vilja-Lied - Die lustige Witwe, Franz Lehár
Ombra mai fu - Serse, George Frideric Handel
Look! Through the port comes the moonshine astray - Billy Budd, Benjamin Britten
Barcarolle - Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Jacques Offenbach
Song to the Evening Star - Tannhäuser, Richard Wagner

Artist information
Pianist - Stacey Yang
Cellist - Nazlie sendurgut
Countertenor - Robert Adam
Soprano - Sharon Zhai
Baritone - Tristan Entwistle

Other information

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