This programme inspired by the Bel Canto tradition explores the lyrical melodies of Mozart, Puccini, Bellini and Verdi. The second half introduces popular jazz and musical theatre ballads to the mix from Jerome Kern to Michel Legrand and Jerry Herman.
Monday 10 March 2025, 1pm
Running Order:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Libretto Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749- 1838)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) - Libretto Giovacchino Forzano (1884-1970)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
'Volta La Terrea' from Un Ballo in Maschera - Libretto Antonio Somma based on Eugène Scribe's Libretto for Daniel Auber's Opera Le bal masqué
'Ave Maria' from Otello - Libretto Arrigo Boito (1842-1918) based on William Shakespeare's play Otello
Cy Coleman (1929-2004) Lyrics Ira Gasman (1942-2018)
He'x No Good from The Life
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) - Libretto Felice Romani (1788-1865)
Jerome Kern (1885-1945) - Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960)
'All The Things You Are' from Very Warm for May
Michel Legrand (1932-2019) - Lyrics Alan Bergman (b.1925) and Marilyn Bergman (1928-2022)
Papa Can You Hear Me from Yenti
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman (1931-2019)
Time Heals Everything from Mack and Mabel
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) - Libretto Count Carlo Pepoli (1796-1881)
Coming Up Next:
Love, Hate, Despair
An Operatic Journey from Handel to Verdi
Rebecca Brunton Soprano
Angela Yang Soprano
Isky Roberts Mezzo Soprano
Gayle Walker Soprano
Accompanist: Julie Aherne