An Evening of Operatic Favorites

Gioachino Rossini — Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Die Zauberflöte ("The Magic Flute"), K. 620
Hector Berlioz — Béatrice et Bénédict
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Così fan tutte, K. 588
Vincenzo Bellini — Norma
Giuseppe Verdi — Il trovatore
Giuseppe Verdi — La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi — Anvil Chorus from Il trovatore
Jacques Offenbach — "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour!" (Barcarolle) from Les Contes d'Hoffmann ("The Tales of Hoffmann")
Jacques Offenbach — "Tu ne chanteras plus" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — “Quintetto” (No. 5) from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd shön
Umberto Giordano — Come un bel dì di maggio
Giuseppe Verdi — Rigoletto quartet (“Bella figlia dell’amore”)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — “Soave sia il vento” from Così fan tutte
Gioachino Rossini — "Largo al factotum" from Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Hector Berlioz — Je vais d’un cœur aimant
Hector Berlioz — "Ah! Je vais l’aimer" from Béatrice et Bénédict
Jacques Offenbach — Les Contes d'Hoffmann ("The Tales of Hoffmann")
Giuseppe Verdi — "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from La traviata
Gaetano Donizetti — Lucia di Lammermoor
Giuseppe Verdi — Rigoletto
Andrea Chénier — Selected works

The Puget Sound Concert Opera will be joined by the Seattle Philharmonic conducted by Adam Stern, for the PSCO Anniversary Gala! Also featuring the PSCO chorus, the evening will feature works by Verdi, Berlioz, Bellini, Mozart and more!

Program
BERLIOZ – Ah! Je vais l’aimer from Béatrice et Bénédict
BERLIOZ – Je vais d’un cœur aimant from Béatrice et Bénédict
ROSSINI – "Largo al factotum" from The Barber of Seville
MOZART – "Soave sia il vento" from Così fan tutte
VERDI – Rigoletto quartet ("Bella figlia dell'amore")
GIORDANO – "Come un bel dì di maggio" from Andrea Chénier
BELLINI – Trio from Norma Act I finale part II

Intermission

MOZART – "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
MOZART – "Quintetto" (No. 5) from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
OFFENBACH – "Tu ne chanteras plus" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann
OFFENBACH – "Barcarolle" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann
DONIZETTI – Sextet from Lucia di Lammermoor ("Chi mi frena in tal momento")
VERDI – Anvil Chorus from Il trovatore
VERDI – Brindisi/Libiamo from La traviata

Featured Soloists

Karen Early Evans, Soprano
Regina Thomas, Soprano
Katie Hochman, Soprano
Leslie Marks, Soprano
Nerys Jones, Mezzo-soprano
Victoria Chaussee, Mezzo-soprano
Stuart Lutzenhiser, Tenor
Tim Janecke, Tenor
Gino Lucchetti, Tenor
Ryan Christopher Bede, Baritone
Michael Monnikendam, Baritone