Opera Gala

Venue: 

Gateshead Theatre, Newcastle

Date: 

Sunday, 19 January, 2014

Organisation: 

Northern Sinfonia

Performers

Martin Yates conductor Shuna Scott Sendall soprano Catherine Carby mezzo soprano James Edwards tenor David Kempster baritone Charlie Charlton presenter Royal Northern Sinfonia

Programme

VERDI Orchestra (7’) MOZART David (3’) ROSSINI Catherine (6’) DVORAK Shuna (5’) VERDI James (2’)
Overture La Forza del Destino Non piu Andrai (The Marriage of Figaro)
Una Voce Poco Fa (The Barber of Seville) Song to the Moon (Russalka)
La donna e mobile (Rigoletto)
VERDI Di Provenza (La Traviata) David (5’) VERDI Oh, dischiuso e il firmamento! (Nabucco) Catherine (4’) VERDI Tacea la Notte (Il Trovatore) Shuna (6’) VERDI Eri Tu (Un Ballo in Maschera) David (5’) VERDI Bella Figlia Dell’amore -Quartet (Rigoletto) All Soloists (5’)
Interval
BIZET Prelude (Carmen) Orchestra (2.30’) BIZET Habanera (Carmen) Catherine (4.30’)
BIZET Votre Toast! (Carmen) David (4’) BIZET Duet (The Pearlfishers) James/David (5’)
DELIBES Flower Duet (Lakme) Shuna/Catherine (6’) GOUNOD Le Veau d’Or (Faust) David (3’)
SAINT-SAËNS Softly awakes my heart (Samson & Dalilah) Catherine (4’)
MASCAGNI Orchestra (4’) PUCCINI James (4’) PUCCINI Catherine/James/David (2.30’)
PUCCINI Shuna (3’) PUCCINI James (4’)
Encore VERDI Soloists (3’)
Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) Che Gelida Manina (La Boheme) Trio (Madam Butterfly) Vissi d’arte (Tosca)
Nessun Dorma (Turandot)
Brindisi (La Traviata)