In the second concert in The Chorus Line Series – a narrated Vocal series, conducted and narrated by Assaf Benraf we will be taking a close look at the fascinating world of the opera. Through choral excerpts, orchestral overtures, arias and wonderful ensembles, following the secrets of writing for the operatic stage, and taking a peek behind the stage.
Free tickets for IDF servicemen and their families, courtesy of the JSO Friends Association, are availble* – call 1-700-70-4000
*ticket allocation is limited
Artists
Assaf Benraf, conductor
Tali Ketzef, soprano
Tamara Navot, mezzo soprano
David Goldberg, tenor
The Jerusalem A-Cappella Singers
Jerusalem Oratorio Chamber Choir
Programme
Mozart – Overture and “Giovani liete fiori spargete” from Le nozze di Figaro
Gluck – “Ah! se intorno a quest’urna funesta” from Orfeo ed Euridice
Purcell – Dido’s Lament from Dido and Aeneas
Bizet – Overture, Habanera (“L’amour est un oiseau rebell”) and “A deux cuartos” from Carmen
-intermission-
Verdi – Coro di profughi scozzesi (“Patria oppressa”) from Macbeth
Verdi – Coro di schiavi ebrei (“Va, Pensiero”) from Nabucco
Mussorgsky – Holy Fool’s Aria from Boris Godunoff
Johann Strauss II – Die Fledermaus: Overture
Lehár – “Vilja-Lied” from Die lustige Witwe
Offenbach – Barcarolle (“Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour“) and Finale from Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Johann Strauss II – “Im Feuerstrom der Reben” (Champagne Song) from Die Fledermaus
Additional Concerts
