concert Asher Fisch conducts great operas arias – With Plácido Domingo, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu... Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Asher Fisch conducts great operas arias – With Plácido Domingo, Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu... Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

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The Covent Garden Opera company celebrates its 50th anniversary with a grand gala concert! Plácido Domingo (himself celebrating the 25th anniversary of his Covent Garden début!), Angela Gheorghiu, Susan Graham, Roberto Alagna, and Dwayne Croft lead this night of many stars. They join the Royal Opera House Orchestra under the baton of Asher Fisch for masterpieces by Bizet, Gounod, Massenet, Mozart, Donizetti, and many others!

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Royal Opera House

Cast

Plácido Domingo | Tenor

Angela Gheorghiu | Soprano
Susan Graham | Mezzo-soprano
Roberto Alagna | Tenor
Dwayne Croft | Baritone
Robert Lloyd | Bass
Leontina Vaduva | Soprano
Veronica Villarroel | Soprano
Lillian Watson | Soprano

Royal Opera House Orchestra
Asher Fisch | Conductor

Program

Charles Gounod, Faust
- Prologue
- II, 2: "Avant de quitter ces lieux"
Jules Massenet, Le Cid
- « Ô Souverain, ô juge, ô père »
Georges Bizet, Carmen
- I: "Monsieur le brigadier? - Parle-moi de ma mère!" (Micaëla, Don José / Don José, Micaëla)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Don Giovanni, K. 527
- I: "Là ci darem la mano"
Gaetano Donizetti, Don Pasquale
- I, iv: "Quel guardo il cavaliere"
Gaetano Donizetti, L'Elisir d'amore
- I: "Caro elisir! sei mio!"
Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo
- II, È lui!... Desso… L'Infante!
Fromental Halévy, La Juive
- IV: "Rachel, quand du Seigneur"
Theodor Grigoriu, Valurile Dunarii
- Muzica
Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier
Pietro Mascagni, L'amico Fritz
- Cherry Duet
Franz Lehár, Gold and Silver, Op. 79