“OMAGGIO ALL’OPERA”
ITALIAN WOMEN IN MUSIC
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
  • "Stizzoso mio stizzoso" from "La serva padrona"
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
  • "Casta diva" from "Norma" – instrumental
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
  • Prelude from "Attila" – for solo piano
  • "Tutte le feste al tempio" from Rigoletto
  • Paraphrase on Rigoletto (arranged by F. Liszt)
  • "Fantasia" from "La Traviata" (arranged by P.-A. Genin) – for flute and piano
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
  • "Habanera" from "Carmen" (arranged by F. Borne) – for flute and piano
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
  • "O mio babbino" from "Gianni Schicchi"
  • "Donde lieta" from "La Bohème"
Luigi Arditi (1822-1903)
  • "Il bacio"
Franz Lehár (1870-1948)
  • "Romanza della Vilja" from "La vedova allegra"
Lamberto Bard (1878-1937)
  • "Frou frou del Tabarin" from "La Duchessa del Bal Tabarin"
Concert Performers
Silvia Di Falco - Soprano
Italy
Silvia Di Falco studied and performed with internationally reknowned maaestros such as William Matteuzzi, Raina Kabajvanska, R. Maragliano, Elio Battaglia, Luciana Serra, Renato Francesconi, and Leo Nucci.

She made her debut in 2004 in Catania, in G. B. Pergolesi's opera "Lo frate 'nnamorato" directed by Maestro Cinzia Pennesi, in the role of Vannella, receiving positive reviews from critics and audiences. She has performed in various theaters across the United States, at the National Theater of Panama, in Cairo (Egypt), Poland, Paris, and in various locations in Germany, Spain, Helsinki, Turkey, Macedonia, and Croatia. Di Falco has won the audience award at the VI International Competition "Voices for Opera and Operetta Carlos Gomes" in Turin. She has debuted in roles such as Adina in "L'elisir d'amore", Musetta in "La Bohème", and Gilda in "Rigoletto".

She serves as the Artistic Director for various events including the famous opera series "Italian Opera Taormina" and the international festival "Taormina International Music Festival".
Palma di Gaetano - Flute
Italy
Palma di Gaetano graduated with highest honors under the guidance of Maestro Luigi Bisanti at the Istituto Musicale Pareggiato of Ceglie Messapica (BR), now a branch of the Conservatorio "T. Schipa" of Lecce. She has won numerous national and international competitions both as a soloist and as a collaborative musician.

Di Gaetano has collaborated with various orchestras including the Orchestra of the Province of Lecce, Orchestra della Magna Grecia, and the International Youth Symphony Orchestra of Lanciano (CH).

She has made recordings for various local broadcasters and for RAI UNO. Di Gaetano holds a diploma as a choir director for schools of all levels and has achieved Second Level Degree Diplomas in Musical Disciplines, with a focus on Flute interpretation and Chamber Music.
Angela Ignacchiti - Pianist
Angela Ignacchiti brilliantly graduated in Piano with P. Spagnolo and in Harpsichord with M. Mauriello at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, where she also took the Music Didactics course.

She has performed as a soloist, as a chamber musician, and with orchestras in Italy and abroad. Ignacchiti has performed in numerous countries, including Italy, Austria, Luxembourg, Poland, France, Croatia, Romania, Germany, Turkey, Spain, and Mexico. She has recorded two CDs with Art Gallery Ensemble titled "Opera e non solo", achieving great success with both audiences and critics.

Ignacchiti is the artistic director of the MUSICA IN VILLA SCHEIBLER Season and the NOTE D'ARCADIA Season in Milan. Alongside her concert activity, she also teaches piano at the IC Arcadia in Milan.
Michael Bulychev-Okser
Piano, USA
Michael Bulychev-Okser is an internationally
acclaimed American pianist, composer, and producer. A recipient of "Who's Who in Music", Mr. Bulychev-Okser performed at the world's most prestigious stages: Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Kennedy Center, La Salle Pleyel (France), Wigmore Hall (London), Rachmaninov Hall (Russia), Suur Saal (Estonia), and Centermex Theater (Mexico).

Bulychev- Okser organizes international music events: Gershwin International Music competition in New York and Classical Hugs Music Festival in Estonia. Michael is a guest performer at numerous music festivals, competitions, and concert series in England, France, Germany, Mexico, Israel, Estonia, Georgia, Ukraine, Austria, Finland, South Korea, China, Serbia, Singapore, and the United States.

In 2022, Michael Bulychev-Okser performed
Mendelssohn's Double Concerto with a renowned virtuoso violinist, Shlomo Mintz. Michael Bulychev-Okser is a Professor of Piano and Chamber Ensembles at Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Music Center.
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