Fireworks and Champagne: the most beautiful arias and ensembles from the world of opera

Fireworks and Champagne: the most beautiful arias and ensembles from the world of opera

Inspiring the next generation

The most beautiful arias and ensembles from the world of opera at Palazzo Corsini al Prato in Florence.

Artists

Caterina Meldolesi, soprano

Luiza Willert, soprano

Sarah Hakobyan, mezzo-soprano

Daniils Pogoriless, baritone

Programme

Tales of Hoffmann / Barcarolle
Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour
J. Offenbach


Le Nozze di Figaro
Hai già vinta la causa.......vedrò mentr'io
W.A.Mozart

Nabucco
Ben io t’invenni…….Anch’io dischiuso un giorno
G.Verdi

Don Carlo
O Don Fatale
G.Verdi

La Sonnambula
A se una volta sola….Ah non credea…..Ah non giunge
V.Bellini

Don Carlo
O Carlo ascolta….. io morró
G.Verdi

Norma
Mira, o Norma…. Si, fino all’ore
V.Bellini

Così fan tutte
Soave sia il vento
W.A.Mozart

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