OPERA STUDIO
2018 Concerts with the AIMS Festival Orchestra
PLEASE NOTE: ALL ORCHESTRAL WORKS WILL BE PERFORMED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
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PLEASE NOTE: NOT ALL VOCAL WORKS LISTED WILL BE PERFORMED.
Opening Ceremonies
Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 11:00 – Karl-Franzens-Universität, Aula
Dirigent: Marzio Conti
Orchestral works:
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonoren-Ouvertüre Nr. 3, Op. 72b
Leonard Bernstein Fancy Free Three Dance Variations
Johannes Brahms Ungarische Tänze (Hungarian Dances) Nr. 1, 2, 5, 10
Gioachino Rossini Ouvertüre aus La gazza ladra
Orchestra Concert #1 – Himmlische Klänge (Heavenly Sounds)
Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 19:30 – Herz-Jesu-Kirche
Dirigent: Marzio Conti
Orchestral works:
Hannah Lash Music for Loss (European Premiere)
Ottorino Respighi Vetrate di chiesa (Church Windows)
Vocal works:
Luigi Cherubini
Ave Maria – sopran
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165
I. Allegro. Exsultate, jubilate – sopran
II. Tu virginum corona – sopran
III. Allegro. Alleluja – sopran
Gioacchino Rossini aus Stabat Mater
Pro peccatis – bass
Franz Schubert
Erstes Offertorium: Totus in corde langueo, D. 136 Op. 46 sopran
Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikowski aus Jeanne d’Arc
Adieu, forêts – Jeanne d’Arc, mezzosopran
Giuseppe Verdi aus La forza del destino
Madre, pietosa Vergine – Leonora, sopran
Or siam soli – Leonora, sopran; Padre Guardiano, bass
Giuseppe Verdi aus Otello
Ave Maria – Desdemona, sopran
Antonio Vivaldi
Sovente il sole aus Andromeda liberate – sopran
Filiae maestae Jerusalem RV638 – mezzosopran
Orchestra Concert #2 – Eine Nacht in Paris (A Night in Paris)
Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 19:30 – Stefaniensaal, Grazer Congress
Dirigent: Marzio Conti
Orchestral works:
Giuseppe Verdi Ouvertüre aus Giovanna d’Arco
Jean Sibelius 5. Symphonie in Es-Dur, Op 82
Vocal works:
Gustave Charpentier aus Louise
Depuis le jour – Louise, sopran
Francesco Cilea aus Adriana Lecouvreur
Io son l’umile ancella – Adriana, sopran
Umberto Giordano aus Andrea Chenier
Nemico della patria – Gerard, bariton
Come un bel dì di maggio – Andrea Chenier, tenor
Jules Massenet aus Manon
En fermant les yeux – Des Grieux, tenor
Je marche sur tous les chemins…Obéissons quand leur voix appelle (Gavotte) – Manon, sopran
Giacomo Puccini aus La bohème
Che gelida manina – Rodolfo, tenor
Si, mi chiamano Mimì – Mimì, sopran
O soave fanciulla – Mimì, sopran; Rodolfo, tenor
Quando m’en vo – Musetta, sopran
Donde lieta uscì – Mimì, soprano
Dunque è proprio finita! … Addio, sogni d’amor! – Mimì, soprano; Musetta, sopran; Rodolfo, tenor; Marcello, bariton
O Mimì, tu più non torni – Rodolfo, tenor; Marcello, bariton
Giacomo Puccini aus La rondine
Chi il bel sogno – Magda, sopran
Giacomo Puccini aus Manon Lescaut
Tra voi belle – Des Grieux, tenor
Cortese damigella – Manon, sopran; Des Grieux, tenor
In quelle trine morbide – Manon, sopran
L’ora, o Tirsi – Manon, sopran
Tu, tu, amore tu – Manon, sopran; Des Grieux, tenor
Ah, Manon, mi tradisce il tuo folle pensier – Des Grieux, tenor
Ah, non v’avvicinate…No! Pazzo son! – Des Grieux, tenor
Sola, perduta, abbandonata – Manon, sopran
Fra le tue braccia, amore – Manon, sopran; Des Grieux, tenor
Giuseppe Verdi aus La traviata
Un dì, felice, eterea – Violetta, sopran; Alfredo, tenor
È strano…Ah! fors’è lui – Violetta, sopran
De’ miei bollenti spiriti – Alfredo, tenor
Madamigella Valery – Violetta, sopran and Germont
Di Provenza il mar, il suol – Germont
Teneste la promessa… Addio del passato – Violetta, sopran
Parigi, o cara – Violetta, sopran; Alfredo, tenor
Prendi, quest’è l’immagine – Violetta, sopran; Annina, mezzosopran; Alfredo, tenor; Germont, bariton; Dottore Grenvil, bass
Orchestra Concert #3 – Von neuen und alten Welten (From the new and old worlds)
Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 19:30 – Stefaniensaal, Grazer Congress
Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 19:30 – Stift St. Paul im Lavanttal
Dirigent: Lukas Beikircher
Orchestral works:
Giuseppe Verdi Ouvertüre aus Nabucco
Maurice Ravel Boléro
Antonín Dvořák 9. Symphonie in e-moll “Aus der Neuen Welt” Op 95 (only at St Paul)
Vocal works:
Gaetano Donizetti aus Poliuto
Il suon dell’arpe angeliche – Poliuto, tenor; Paulina, sopran
Carlisle Floyd aus Susannah
Ain’t it a Pretty Night? – Susannah, sopran
The Trees on the Mountain – Susannah, sopran
Charles Gounod aus Sapho
Ô ma lyre immortelle – Sapho, mezzosopran
Georg Friedrich Händel aus Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17
Piangerò la sorte mia – Cleopatra, sopran
Douglas Moore aus The Ballad of Baby Doe
The Willow Song – Baby Doe, sopran
Letter Aria (Dearest Mama) – Baby Doe, sopran
Warm as the Autumn Light – Horace Tabor, bariton
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart aus La clemenza di Tito, K621
Parto, parto, ma tu, ben mio – Sesto, mezzosopran
Non più di fiori – Vitellia, sopran
Camille Saint-Saëns aus Samson et Dalila
Printemps qui commence – Dalila, mezzosopran
Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse! – Dalila, mezzosopran
Mon coeur s’ouvre a ta voix – Dalila, mezzosopran
Gaspare Spontini aus La vestale
O nume tutelar – Julia, sopran
Giuseppe Verdi aus Aïda
Celeste Aida – Radamès, tenor
Ritorna vincitor! – Aïda, sopran
O patria mia – Aïda, sopran
Pur ti riveggo, o mia dolce Aïda – Aïda, sopran; Radamès, tenor
Orchestra Concert #4 – Operetta meets Bernstein
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 19:30 – Schlossbergbühne Kasematten
Friday, August 3, 2018 at 19:30 – Kunsthaus Weiz
Dirigent: Lukas Beikircher
Orchestral works:
Johann Strauß Wiener Blut Walzer Op. 354
Robert Stolz UNO-Marsch Op. 1275
Leonard Bernstein, arr. Jack Mason West Side Story Selections for Orchestra
Vocal works:
Johann Strauß aus Wiener Blut
Wünsch’ guten Morgen, Herr von Pepi! – Pepi Pleininger, sopran; Josef, tenor
Grüβ dich Gott, du liebes Nesterl – Gräfin Zedlau, sopran
So nimm mein süβer Schatz! – Pepi Pleininger, sopran; Graf Zedlau, tenor
Das Eine kann ich nicht verzeih’n – Gräfin Zedlau, sopran; Graf Zedlau, tenor
Robert Stolz
Die ganze Welt ist himmelblau aus Im weissen Rößl – sopran; bariton
Mein Liebeslied muβ ein Walzer sein aus Im weissen Rößl – bariton; tenor; sopran
Wenn die Sommersonne lacht aus Trauminsel – tenor; sopran; mezzosopran
Vater Strauß, schau runter … aus Das Sperrsechserl – Ensemble
Leonard Bernstein aus West Side Story
I Feel Pretty – Maria, sopran
Maria – Tony, tenor
Tonight – Tony, tenor; Maria, sopran; ensemble
Leonard Bernstein aus Candide
Glitter and Be Gay – Cunegonde, sopran
Make Our Garden Grow – Cunegonde, sopran; Candide, tenor; Ensemble
Orchestra Concert #5 – Meistersinger
Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 19:30 – Helmut-List-Halle
Dirigent: Marius Stieghorst
Orchestral works:
Benjamin Britten Four Sea Interludes aus Peter Grimes, Op. 33
Gioachino Rossini Ouvertüre aus La scala de seta
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/the-meistersinger-competition/