ELĪNA GARANČA

Opera Gala

The Thessaloniki Concert Hall and the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra welcome to our city one of the greatest divas of our time worldwide, the Latvian mezzo-soprano, Elīna Garanča, who has won over audiences and critics alike with the beauty of her voice, her ingenious musicality and her captivating performances on stage.

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PROGRAMMA

Part A
Mikhail Glinka: Overture to the opera Ruslan and Ludmila
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Aria of Johanna from the opera The Maid of Orleans
Jules Massenet: Meditation from the opera Thaïs
Camille Saint-Saëns: Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix from the opera Samson et Dalila
Camille Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale from the opera Samson et Dalila
Charles Gounod: Plus grand, dans son obscurité from the opera La Reine de Saba

Part B
Three pasodobles from Spain                     
i.     España Cañí (Pasqual Marquina Narro)
ii.    Gerona (Santiago Lope)
iii.   El Gato Montes (Manuel Penella)
 
George Bizet: Excerpts from the opera Carmen
                        i. Aria “L'amour est un enfant de Bohème”
                        ii. Prélude       
                        iii. Aria “Habanera”   
                        iv. Entr’acte    
                        v. Aria “Séguedille”               
                        vi. Entr’acte    
                        vii. Aria “En vain, pour éviter”          
                        viii. Entr’acte  
                        ix. Aria “Chanson bohème”   

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