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A night at the Opera: Rossini, Verdi and more

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Concertgebouw: Main HallConcertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam, North Holland, 1071 LN, Netherlands

Dates/times in Amsterdam time zone

Programme

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Idomeneo, re di Creta, K366: Fuor del mar
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)	Zelmira: Terra amica, ove respira
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)	Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra: Deh! scusa i trasporti
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)	Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Overture
Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835)	Il pirata: Per te di vane lagrime
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)	I due Foscari: Dal più remoto esilio ... si lo sento iddio mi chiama
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)	Ricciardo e Zoraide: Donala questo core
Adam, Adolphe (1803-1856)	Le Postillon de Lonjumeau: Mes amis écoutez l'histoire
Auber, Daniel François Esprit (1782-1871)	La Muette de Portici: Du pauvre seul ami fidèle
Bizet, Georges (1838-1875)	Les Pêcheurs de perles: Je crois entendre encore
Cherubini, Luigi (1760-1842)	Ali Baba ou Les quarante voleurs: Ce n'est donc fait
Thomas, Ambroise (1811-1896)	Raymond: ouverture
Halévy, Fromental (1799-1862)	La Juive: Rachel, quand du seigneur
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)	Guillame Tell: Asile héréditaire
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)	Otello: Ah! Vieni nel tuo sangue
Bizet, Georges (1838-1875)	Les Pêcheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saint

Performers

Residentie Orkest The Hague
Michael Balke	Conductor
Lawrence Brownlee	Tenor
Michael Spyres	Tenor

Brownlee and Spyres: so much more than vocal jousting

Jenny Camilleri, 1st November

Top tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres dared to duel at the Concertgebouw. Both emerged victorious, and not just because of the volley of sensational top notes.

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