Malta Philharmonic Orchestra Presents: Grand Finale
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Vincenzo Bellini — Norma
Jacques Offenbach — Les Contes d'Hoffmann ("The Tales of Hoffmann")
Giuseppe Verdi — I vespri siciliani
Pietro Mascagni — Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
Gioachino Rossini — Il barbiere di Siviglia ("The Barber of Seville")
Georges Bizet — Carmen
Frederick Loewe — My Fair Lady
Diana Damrau, soprano
Nicolas Testé, bass
Marvic Monreal, mezzo-soprano
Charles Buttigieg, baritone
José Cura, conductor
George Gershwin – "Bess, you is my Woman Now" from Porgy and Bess
Vincenzo Bellini – "Casta Diva" from Norma
Jacques Offenbach – "Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour" from Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Giuseppe Verdi – "Mercè, dilette amiche" from I vespri siciliani
Pietro Mascagni – Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Gioachino Rossini – "Largo al Factotum" from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Georges Bizet – "Seguidille" from Carmen
Frederick Loewe – "I Could have Danced all Night" from My Fair Lady
The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra marks the end of the 2020-2021 concert season with a spectacular audio-visual production featuring award-winning and world-acclaimed soprano Diana Damrau in a concert under the baton of José Cura.
Produced by PARMA Recordings at Valletta’s iconic Fort St. Elmo, the online production features a number of vocal and symphonic numbers from operas and musical theatre, with Italian, French, and Russian repertoire amongst others. The star-studded line-up also includes Nicolas Testé and young Maltese artists Marvic Monreal and Charles Buttigieg, all captured by PARMA’s elaborate and cinematic videography.
Presented in collaboration with the Malta Tourism Authority.
The broadcast will become available at 3pm Eastern / 12pm Pacific.