Christmas Opera Gala

Christmas Opera Gala

Inspiring the next generation

Artists:

Sarah Hakobyan, mezzosoprano
Luiza Willert, soprano
Caterina Meldolesi, soprano
Yuchen Pan, tenor
Hovhannes Karapetyan, bass-baritone
Daniils Kuzmins, baritone
William Desbiens, baritone
Avishka Ederisinghe, piano
Megumi Hata, piano

Programme:

Hansel und Gretel, Humperdinck
Erstes Bild “Suse, liebe Suse”

La Bohème, Puccini
Act I “Questo mar rosso”
Act I “Chi è là?...” until the end of act

Hansel und Gretel, Humperdinck
“Der kleine Sandmann bin ich”
“Evening Prayer”

Die Lustige Witwe, Lehar
“Vilja”
“Lippen Schweigen”

Die Fledermaus, Strauss
“Champagne chorus”
“Brüderlein”
The concert will start at 7pm and will last about 60 minutes.

SOLD OUT
* The ticket gives you access to the Fondazione from 6pm, including the offer of a glass of wine.

The concert starts at 7pm.

Please arrive no later than 10 minutes before to access the concert hall, the doors close at 7pm.

The Florence Choral Course as an annual summer course, which thanks to our supporters is made entirely free for participants and dedicated to the study, performance and promotion of Italian choral music. Up to 25 singers from all over the world have the unique opportunity to come to Florence for in immersive period of daily rehearsals, choral technique workshops, individual singing lessons, archival tours, history lectures and masterclasses with world famous practitioners, including soprano Dame Emma Kirkby and director of Milan Cathedral Choir Maestro Massimo Palombella.
The week culminates in concert and ecclesiastical performances in some of Florence’s most iconic buildings, including Palazzo Tornabuoni, Santissima Annunciata and Santa Maria Novella, as well as a sung mass in the great cathedral of Milan.

In addition, the programme’s advanced choral course for aspiring professional singers provides students a unique opportunity to come to Florence for an intensive programme of study, rehearsals, masterclasses and performances, as well as historical lectures and tours in the heart of the most important city of Renaissance. 

In addition, the programme’s advanced choral course for aspiring professional singers provides students a unique opportunity to come to Florence for an intensive programme of study, rehearsals, masterclasses and performances, as well as historical lectures and tours in the heart of the most important city of Renaissance. 

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for the Florence Choral Course July 2024 will open on 1 January 2024.

To apply please send two recordings and your CV to thesacredmusicprogramme@mascaradeopera.com