Opera Gala Night
To mark the 35th anniversary of the Klaipėda State Music Theatre
PROGRAMME
LEONARD BERNSTEIN – overture to the operetta Candidas
GAETANO DONIZETTI – Sulpice and Marie’s duet “La voilà! la voilà… mordieu qu’elle est gentille!” from the opera La fille du régiment, Act I (soloists Rita Petrauskaitė, Vilius Trakys)
GIOACHINO ROSSINI – Don Basilio’s aria “La calunnia” from the opera Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act II (soloist Taras Shtonda)
FRANZ LEHÁR – Hanna’s song “Es lebt eine Vilja” from the operetta Die lustige Witwe, Act II (soloist Sandra Janušaitė)
GAETANO DONIZETTI – Adina and Dulcamara’s duet “Quanto amore!” from the opera L’elisir d’amore, Act II (soloists Rita Petrauskaitė, Taras Shtonda)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART – Zerlina and Don Giovanni’s duet “Là ci darem la mano” from the opera Don Giovanni, Act I (soloists Rasa Ulteravičiūtė-Kazlauskienė, Taras Shtonda)
PIETRO MASCAGNI – Intermezzo from the opera Cavalleria rusticana
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Rusalka’ aria “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” from the opera Rusalka, Act I (soloist Rita Petrauskaitė)
RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO – Canio’s aria “Vesti la giubba” from the opera I Pagliacci, Act I (soloist Kristian Benedikt)
GEORGES BIZET – entr’actes to Acts III and IV from the opera Carmen
GEORGES BIZET – Nadir and Zurga’s duet “Au fond du temple saint” from the opera Les pêcheurs de perles, Act I (soloists Kristian Benedikt, Almas Švilpa)
IMRE KÁLMÁN – Sylva’s song “Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimat” (sung in Lithuanian) from the operetta Die Csárdásfürstin, Act I (soloist Dalia Kužmarskytė)
RICHARD WAGNER – Senta’s ballad from the opera Der fliegende Holländer II v. (soloist Sandra Janušaitė)
CHARLES GOUNOD – Méphistophélès’ song “La veau d’or est toujours debout!” from the opera Faust, Act II (soloist Almas Švilpa)
GIACCOMO PUCCINI – Calaf’s aria “Nessun dorma” from the opera Turandot, Act III (soloist Kristian Benedikt)
JOHANN STRAUSS II – ensemble “Im Feuerstrom der Reben” (Champagne Polka) from the operetta Die Fledermaus, Act II (all soloists)
