Homage to Opera
Gala concert for the 60th opera season at the Sferisterio

On Sunday, 21 July, a gala concert entitled “Notte di Luna” closes the weekend of the premieres for the two, new productions, namely Norma and Turandot. Conductor Michelangelo Mazza will lead the orchestra, along with some of the singers involved in the opera productions. He will be joined in this performance by Giovanni Andrea Zanon, one of the most popular and appreciated violinists worldwide. Together with them, 240 members of the choirs from the Marche region.
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SopranosDaniela Cappiello, Ruth Iniesta, Roberta Mantegna, Daria Rybak, Mariangela Sicilia and Marta Torbidoni
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MezzosopranoCarlotta Vichi
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TenorsValerio Borgioni, Antonio Poli and Angelo Villari
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BaritonesMario Cassi and Lodovico Filippo Ravizza
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ViolinGiovanni Andrea Zanon
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ConductorMichelangelo Mazza
Projections by students of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Macerata
FORM-Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana
With the participation of choirs affiliated with the Marchigiani Regional Choir Association
Musical programme
Gioachino Rossini
“Largo al factotum” (Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Filippo Lodovico Ravizza, baritone
Gaetano Donizetti
“Una furtiva lagrima” (L’elisir d’amore)
Valerio Borgioni, tenor
“Ah, talor del tuo pensiero…. Verranno a te sull’aure” (Lucia di Lammermoor)
Ruth Inesta, soprano; Valerio Borgioni, tenor
Vincenzo Bellini
“Ah non credea mirarti” (La sonnambula)
Daniela Cappiello, soprano
Giuseppe Verdi
“Va, pensiero” (Nabucco)
Choirs affiliated with the Marchigiani Regional Choir Association“La donna è mobile” (Rigoletto)
Antonio Poli, tenor
“Bella figlia dell’amore” (Rigoletto)
Valerio Borgioni, tenor; Daniela Cappiello, soprano
Mario Cassi, baritone, Carlotta Vichi, mezzosoprano
“Un dì, felice, eterea – Amami Alfredo” (La traviata)
Daria Ryback, soprano; Antonio Poli, tenor
“Tacea la notte placida – Di tale amor” (Il trovatore)
Marta Torbidoni, soprano
“Coro degli zingari” (Il trovatore)
Choirs affiliated with the Marchigiani Regional Choir Association
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Ruggero Leoncavallo
“Vesti la giubba” (Pagliacci)
Angelo Villari, tenor
Georges Bizet
“Au fond du temple saint” (Les pêcheurs de perles)
Valerio Borgioni, tenor; Lodovico Filippo Ravizza, baritone
Giacomo Puccini
“Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì – O soave fanciulla” (La bohème)
Mariangela Sicilia, soprano; Valerio Borgioni, tenor
“Coro a bocca chiusa” (Madama Butterfly)
Choirs affiliated with the Marchigiani Regional Choir Association
“Un bel dì vedremo” (Madama Butterfly)
Daria Ryback, soprano
Jules Massenet
“Méditation” (Thaïs)
Giovanni Andrea Zanon, violin
Giacomo Puccini
“Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
Roberta Mantegna, soprano
Georges Bizet
“Votre toast” (Carmen)
Mario Cassi, baritone
Choirs affiliated with the Marchigiani Regional Choir Association
Giacomo Puccini
“Signore ascolta” (Turandot)
Ruth Inesta, soprano
“Nessun dorma” (Turandot)
Angelo Villari, tenor
Choirs affiliated with the Marchigiani Regional Choir Association
