OPERA STUDIO
2022 Concerts with the AIMS Festival Orchestra
Opera Studio Singers –
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PLEASE NOTE: NOT ALL VOCAL WORKS LISTED WILL BE PERFORMED.
Orchestra Concert #1
Galakonzert “50 Jahre AIMS in Graz”
Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 19:30 – Stefaniensaal, Grazer Congress
Dirigent: Lukas Beikircher
Orchestral works:
John Adams – Fanfare for orchestra: A Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Aaron Copland – Symphony No. 3, IV. Fanfare and Finale
Vocal works:
Arias and ensembles from Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, Donizetti and others. Please list arias interested in performing when filling out the Performance Planning section of your application. Performers will be selected based on Hearings.
Orchestra Concert #2
Von Zauberern, Hexen und Geistern
Of Wizards, Witches and Ghosts
Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 19:30 – Stefaniensaal, Grazer Congress
Dirigent: Marius Stieghorst
Orchestral works:
Béla Bartók – Der Wunderbare Mandarin, Op. 19 Sz. 73 BB 82
Felix Mendelssohn – Ouvertüre aus Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op. 21
Vocal works:
Vincenzo Bellini – I puritani
Suoni la tromba – Sir Riccardo Forth: Baritone; Sir Giorgio Valton: Bass
Georges Bizet – Carmen
En vain pour éviter – Carmen: Mezzosoprano
Mélons, mélons, coupons! – Carmen: Mezzosoprano; Mercédes: Mezzosoprano; Frasquita: Soprano
Benjamin Britten – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 64
Be kind and courteous – Tytania: Soprano
Welcome, wanderer…I know a bank – Oberon: Countertenor
Gaetano Donizetti – La favorite
Spirto gentil – Fernand: Tenor
Gaetano Donizetti – Lucia di Lammermoor
Regnava nel silenzio – Lucia: Soprano
Charles Gounod – Faust
Ah! Je ris de me voir – Marguerite: Soprano
Leoš Janáček – The Cunning Little Vixen (Příhody lišky Bystroušky)
The Forester’s Aria – The Forester (Revírník): Baritone
Jules Massenet – Cendrillon
Ah! Douce enfant – La Fée: Soprano
Enfin, je suis ici – Cendrillon: Soprano
Toi qui m’es apparue – Cendrillon: Soprano; Le Prince Charmant: Soprano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
Ach, ich fühl’s, es ist verschwunden – Pamina: Soprano
Der Hölle Rache – Königin der Nacht: Soprano
Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön – Tamino: Tenor
Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen – Papageno: Baritone
Hm! Hm! Hm! – Tamino: Tenor; Papageno: Baritone; Erste Dame: Soprano; Zweite Dame: Soprano; Dritte Dame: Mezzosoprano
Zu hilfe, zu hilfe – Tamino: Tenor; Erste Dame: Soprano; Zweite Dame: Soprano; Dritte Dame: Mezzosoprano
Jacques Offenbach – Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Scintille, diamant – Dappertutto: Bass-baritone
Tu ne chantera plus? Antonia: Soprano; Miracle: Bass-baritone; Mother: Mezzosoprano
André Previn – A Streetcar Named Desire
I Want Magic – Blanche: Soprano
Ambroise Thomas – Hamlet
Spectre infernal – Hamlet: Baritone
Giuseppe Verdi – Falstaff
Sul fil d’un soffio etesio – Nanetta: Soprano
Giuseppe Verdi – Macbeth
Tre volte miagola la gatta in fregola (Witches’ chorus) Act III
Giuseppe Verdi – Un ballo in maschera
Re dell’abisso, affrettati – Ulrica: Contralto
Orchestra Concert #3
Mahler 5
Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 19:30 – Herz-Jesu-Kirche
Friday, July 29, 2002 at 19:30 – Stift St Paul im Lavanttal
Dirigent: Marzio Conti
Orchestral works:
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 5
Orchestra Concert #4
O mia bella Napoli
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 19:30 – Schlossbergbühne Kasematten
Friday, August 5, 2022 at 19:30 – Kunsthaus Weiz
Dirigent: Marzio Conti
AIMS Alumni Special Guest: Matthew Vickers, Tenor
Orchestral works:
Alfredo Casella – Italia, Rapsodia per Orchestra, Op. 11
Jacques Offenbach – Ouvertüre aus Coscoletto
Vocal works:
Neapolitan songs –
Marchiare
Core ingrato
O’ Paese do sole
Torna a Sorrento
Ah che bell’aria Fresca
A Vucchella
O sole mio
Franz Lehár – Der Zarewitsch
Kosende Wellen … Warum hat jeder Frühling, ach, nur einen Mai – Sonja: Soprano; Zarewitsch: Tenor
Komm an meine Brust – Wenn dein zartes Herz nach Liebe schreit –Iwan: Baritone; Mascha: Soprano
Jacques Offenbach – Coscoletto
Seht das Blumenmädchen hier – Delfina: Soprano; Coscoletto: Soprano or Tenor; Mariana: Soprano
Die Liebe soll ein süßes Fläschchen sein – Coscoletto: Soprano or Tenor
Robert Stolz – Venus in Seide
O mia bella Napoli – Tenor or Tenor and Soprano
Franz von Suppé – Banditenstreiche
Ein Bandit und Räuber zu sein – Malandrino: Tenor
Bald schon werde ich dein Gatte – Lidia: Soprano; Malandrino: Tenor
Orchestra Concert #5
Meistersinger
Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 19:30 – Helmut-List-Halle
Dirigent: Marzio Conti
Orchestral works:
Leonard Bernstein – Ouvertüre aus Candide
Richard Strauss – Don Juan, Op. 20
Meistersinger Finalists will sing before a jury and the Graz public. Prizes will be awarded.
Meistersinger Vocal Competition Rules, repertoire requirements and fee are published on the AIMS website. https://aimsgraz.com/the-program/voice/meistersinger-competition-and-lieder-studio-awards/