Program
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
"Bella figlia dell'amore" ("Beautiful daughter of love") is a vocal quartet from the last act of Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera Rigoletto. It has been described as a "masterful quartet that is an intricate musical depiction of four personalities and their overlapping agendas",[1] and has been performed and recorded by many notable artists.
Rigoletto Paraphrase (1859, S. 434) is a virtuoso piano arrangement of the quartet by Franz Liszt.
"Bella figlia dell'amore" ("Beautiful daughter of love") is a vocal quartet from the last act of Giuseppe Verdi's 1851 opera Rigoletto. It has been described as a "masterful quartet that is an intricate musical depiction of four personalities and their overlapping agendas",[1] and has been performed and recorded by many notable artists.
Rigoletto Paraphrase (1859, S. 434) is a virtuoso piano arrangement of the quartet by Franz Liszt.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710–1736)
La serva padrona (The Maid Turned Mistress) is a 1733 intermezzo by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi to a libretto by Gennaro Federico, after the play by Jacopo Angello Nelli. It is some 40 minutes long, in two parts without overture, and was written as light-hearted staged entertainment between the acts of Pergolesi's serious opera Il prigionier superbo. More specifically each of the two parts, set in the same dressing room, played during an intermission of the three-act opera to amuse people who remained in their seats.
La serva padrona was an immediate hit and became its own stand-alone work. Audiences found it appealing for its relatable characters: wily maid versus aging master. More significantly it became a model for the opera buffa genre and a quintessential piece bridging the Baroque and the Classical periods.
La serva padrona (The Maid Turned Mistress) is a 1733 intermezzo by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi to a libretto by Gennaro Federico, after the play by Jacopo Angello Nelli. It is some 40 minutes long, in two parts without overture, and was written as light-hearted staged entertainment between the acts of Pergolesi's serious opera Il prigionier superbo. More specifically each of the two parts, set in the same dressing room, played during an intermission of the three-act opera to amuse people who remained in their seats.
La serva padrona was an immediate hit and became its own stand-alone work. Audiences found it appealing for its relatable characters: wily maid versus aging master. More significantly it became a model for the opera buffa genre and a quintessential piece bridging the Baroque and the Classical periods.
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
La traviata (Italian: The Fallen Woman) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La Dame aux camélias (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas fils, which he adapted from his own 1848 novel. The opera was originally titled Violetta, after the main character.
It was first performed on 6 March 1853 at La Fenice opera house in Venice. La traviata has become immensely popular and is among the most frequently performed of all operas. Fantasia is Genin's wonderful transcription for Flute and Piano on the most beloved themes from La Traviata.
La traviata (Italian: The Fallen Woman) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La Dame aux camélias (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas fils, which he adapted from his own 1848 novel. The opera was originally titled Violetta, after the main character.
It was first performed on 6 March 1853 at La Fenice opera house in Venice. La traviata has become immensely popular and is among the most frequently performed of all operas. Fantasia is Genin's wonderful transcription for Flute and Piano on the most beloved themes from La Traviata.
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
La bohème is an opera in four acts, composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème (1851) by Henri Murger. The story is set in Paris around 1830 and shows the Bohemian lifestyle (known in French as "la bohème") of a poor seamstress and her artist friends.
"O mio babbino caro" ("Oh my dear Papa”) is a soprano aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi (1918) by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is sung by Lauretta after tensions between her father Schicchi and the family of Rinuccio, the boy she loves, have reached a breaking point that threatens to separate her from Rinuccio. It provides an interlude expressing lyrical simplicity and love in contrast with the atmosphere of hypocrisy, jealousy, double-dealing, and feuding in medieval Florence. It provides the only set-piece in the through-composed opera.
La bohème is an opera in four acts, composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème (1851) by Henri Murger. The story is set in Paris around 1830 and shows the Bohemian lifestyle (known in French as "la bohème") of a poor seamstress and her artist friends.
"O mio babbino caro" ("Oh my dear Papa”) is a soprano aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi (1918) by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is sung by Lauretta after tensions between her father Schicchi and the family of Rinuccio, the boy she loves, have reached a breaking point that threatens to separate her from Rinuccio. It provides an interlude expressing lyrical simplicity and love in contrast with the atmosphere of hypocrisy, jealousy, double-dealing, and feuding in medieval Florence. It provides the only set-piece in the through-composed opera.
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Verdi's "Attila", his ninth opera, had its premiere at Venice's Teatro La Fenice in March 1846. This title discusses the opera's origins, sources, and performance questions, and details editorial problems and their solutions. Angela will perform a piano transcription of Preludio, which serves as an overture to this opera.
Verdi's "Attila", his ninth opera, had its premiere at Venice's Teatro La Fenice in March 1846. This title discusses the opera's origins, sources, and performance questions, and details editorial problems and their solutions. Angela will perform a piano transcription of Preludio, which serves as an overture to this opera.
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Casta Diva is an iconic aria from the opera Norma. The work is a lyrical tragedy or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after the play Norma, ou L'infanticide (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet. It was first produced at La Scala in Milan on 26 December 1831. The opera is regarded as a leading example of the bel canto genre, and the soprano prayer "Casta diva" in Act 1 is a famous piece.
Casta Diva is an iconic aria from the opera Norma. The work is a lyrical tragedy or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after the play Norma, ou L'infanticide (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet. It was first produced at La Scala in Milan on 26 December 1831. The opera is regarded as a leading example of the bel canto genre, and the soprano prayer "Casta diva" in Act 1 is a famous piece.
Franz Liszt's (1811-1886)
"La campanella" (Italian for "The little bell") is the subtitle given to the third of Franz Liszt's virtuoso six Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 (1851). It is in the key of G-sharp minor.
"La campanella" (Italian for "The little bell") is the subtitle given to the third of Franz Liszt's virtuoso six Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 (1851). It is in the key of G-sharp minor.
Franz Lehár (1870-1948)
Romanza della Vilja
Romanza della Vilja” or "Vilja Romance" is an aria sung by the character of Anna in Act II of Franz Lehär's operetta "The Merry Widow".
Romanza della Vilja
Romanza della Vilja” or "Vilja Romance" is an aria sung by the character of Anna in Act II of Franz Lehär's operetta "The Merry Widow".
Lamberto Bard (1878-1937)
'Frou frou del Tabarin' is an Aria from the operetta "The Duchess of Bel tabarin" from Leo Bard. Between the past and the present century, Tabarin was a place of sin, of lightness. The film is set in these places so "misunderstandings".
'Frou frou del Tabarin' is an Aria from the operetta "The Duchess of Bel tabarin" from Leo Bard. Between the past and the present century, Tabarin was a place of sin, of lightness. The film is set in these places so "misunderstandings".
G. Bizet - F. Borne: “Habanera” from “Carmen” – for Flute and Piano
François Borne (1840–1920), sometimes spelled Bourne, was a French flutist playing with the orchestra of Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, composer and professor at "Conservatoire de Musique de Toulouse" (High School for Music in Toulouse). He is recognized for technical improvements to the flute. Furthermore, he is remembered today for his composition Fantasie Brillante on Themes from Bizet's Carmen which is a staple of the Romantic flute repertoire.
François Borne (1840–1920), sometimes spelled Bourne, was a French flutist playing with the orchestra of Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, composer and professor at "Conservatoire de Musique de Toulouse" (High School for Music in Toulouse). He is recognized for technical improvements to the flute. Furthermore, he is remembered today for his composition Fantasie Brillante on Themes from Bizet's Carmen which is a staple of the Romantic flute repertoire.
Luigi Arditi (1822-1903)
Il bacio ("The Kiss")
Luigi Arditi (1822-1903) was an Italian violinist, composer and conductor. He began his musical career as a violinist and studied music at the Conservatory of Milan. Arditi's best-known works are the opera's: I Briganti, II Corsaro, and La Spia. In addition he wrote numerous songs and vocal waltzes like Le Tortorelle (The Dove), Se Saran Rose (Rosebuds) and Parla (Speak!). But the most popular song Arditi composed is Il Bacio (The Kiss) which was dedicated to Marietta Piccolomini, to a text specially written by baritone Gottardo Aldighieri. Il Bacio is nowadays sung by all great singers and is even played often in an instrumental version as well.
Il bacio ("The Kiss")
Luigi Arditi (1822-1903) was an Italian violinist, composer and conductor. He began his musical career as a violinist and studied music at the Conservatory of Milan. Arditi's best-known works are the opera's: I Briganti, II Corsaro, and La Spia. In addition he wrote numerous songs and vocal waltzes like Le Tortorelle (The Dove), Se Saran Rose (Rosebuds) and Parla (Speak!). But the most popular song Arditi composed is Il Bacio (The Kiss) which was dedicated to Marietta Piccolomini, to a text specially written by baritone Gottardo Aldighieri. Il Bacio is nowadays sung by all great singers and is even played often in an instrumental version as well.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Silvia Di Falco - Soprano
Italy
Italy
Silvia Di Falco, "star" soprano from Sicily, has sung in numerous international theaters, receiving awards such as “Woman of the Year” in 2016-2017. In her native Italy, Silvia has fascinated audiences from Milan's Teatro La Scala to Catania. Internationally, she performed all over the globe, including Spain, Germany, France, Cairo (Egypt) and in Warsaw (Poland). She sang on a Tour in various theaters of America and more precisely in New Jersey, Florida, as well as in Mexico & Panama (Teatro Nacional).
She is the Artistic Director of several events in Tuscany, Sicily and Emilia Romagna including two famous Festivals in Taormina ‘’Italian Opera Taormina‘’ and “Taormina International Music Festival”. She won the Inner Well Awards in 2016 and the Lions Music Awards 2017. He sang for Republic Day 2023 as Italy's representative at the government party of the Italian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
She is the Artistic Director of several events in Tuscany, Sicily and Emilia Romagna including two famous Festivals in Taormina ‘’Italian Opera Taormina‘’ and “Taormina International Music Festival”. She won the Inner Well Awards in 2016 and the Lions Music Awards 2017. He sang for Republic Day 2023 as Italy's representative at the government party of the Italian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
Palma di Gaetano - Flute
Italy
Italy
She graduated in Flute with full marks under the guidance of M ° Luigi Bisanti at the Musical Institute of Ceglie Messapica (BR), now a detached seat of the “T. Schipa ”of Lecce. She specialized with the masters M. Larrieu, M. Mercelli, A. Persichilli, D. Divittorio, B. Cavallo, A. Amenduni, P.I. Artaud, M. Gatti (for baroque flute).
She has won numerous national and international competitions as a soloist and in chamber ensembles. She has collaborated with the Orchestra of the Province of Lecce, Orchestra of Magna Grecia, International Youth Symphony Orchestra of Lanciano (CH), Orchestra of the Paisiello Institute of Taranto, Paisiello Taranto Festival Orchestra.
Frequent jury member of multiple National and International Competitions. She took part in the recording of the opera "Studies on the intonation of the sea" by S. Sciarrino, which was premiered at the XXXIII Festival delle Nazioni 2000 Città di Castello (PG). She obtained the II Level Degree Diplomas in Musical Disciplines, flute and chamber music interpretative course at the "Giovanni Paisiello" Higher Institute of Musical Studies in Taranto, with a grade of 110 cum laude and 110, preparing two theses with execution of pieces by living contemporary composers.
She carries out intense concert activity as a soloist and in chamber ensembles and intense teaching activity. She holds the professorship of flute at the Comprehensive Institute "F.G. Pignatelli" in Grottaglie (TA) – ITALY.
She has won numerous national and international competitions as a soloist and in chamber ensembles. She has collaborated with the Orchestra of the Province of Lecce, Orchestra of Magna Grecia, International Youth Symphony Orchestra of Lanciano (CH), Orchestra of the Paisiello Institute of Taranto, Paisiello Taranto Festival Orchestra.
Frequent jury member of multiple National and International Competitions. She took part in the recording of the opera "Studies on the intonation of the sea" by S. Sciarrino, which was premiered at the XXXIII Festival delle Nazioni 2000 Città di Castello (PG). She obtained the II Level Degree Diplomas in Musical Disciplines, flute and chamber music interpretative course at the "Giovanni Paisiello" Higher Institute of Musical Studies in Taranto, with a grade of 110 cum laude and 110, preparing two theses with execution of pieces by living contemporary composers.
She carries out intense concert activity as a soloist and in chamber ensembles and intense teaching activity. She holds the professorship of flute at the Comprehensive Institute "F.G. Pignatelli" in Grottaglie (TA) – ITALY.
Angela Ignacchiti - Pianist
Graduated in Piano with P.Spagnolo and Harpsichord with M.Mauriello at the G.Verdi Conservatory in Milan. She studied with with Bruno Canino,
A. Delle Vigne, D. Rivera. She attended master classes in Austria, Belgium and Spain.
She has played as a soloist, as chamber musician, and as soloist with many orchestras in Italy and abroad.
She has given concerts in Italy, Austria, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain and Mexico.
She is artistic director of the MUSICA IN VILLA SCHEIBLER Season and of the NOTE D'ARCADIA Season in Milan. Angela combines her concert activity with teaching at the IC Arcadia in Milan where she teaches piano.
A. Delle Vigne, D. Rivera. She attended master classes in Austria, Belgium and Spain.
She has played as a soloist, as chamber musician, and as soloist with many orchestras in Italy and abroad.
She has given concerts in Italy, Austria, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain and Mexico.
She is artistic director of the MUSICA IN VILLA SCHEIBLER Season and of the NOTE D'ARCADIA Season in Milan. Angela combines her concert activity with teaching at the IC Arcadia in Milan where she teaches piano.
Michael Bulychev-Okser
Piano, USA
Hailed as "...the New Liszt...", "...highly Musical..."(Fanfare Magazine), and "...enticing and brilliant..." (New York Times) 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), Estonia Concert Hall (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.
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), Estonia Concert Hall (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.
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