About
Raise the curtain on this year’s City of Derry International Choir Festival with a spectacular evening of drama, beauty and vocal power. A Night at the Opera brings together the majestic forces of our Festival Chorus, the world-class Ulster Orchestra, and acclaimed soloists from Irish National Opera for a rousing performance of operatic favourites, under the baton of Conductor, Ryan McAdams.
Hear the passion and pathos of Verdi’s Nabucco, the fiery spirit of Bizet’s Carmen, the tender tragedy of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, and the glorious sweep of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana.
Ulster’s premier orchestra will team up with around 100 voices from across the North West of Ireland, the Festival Chorus, uniting community and artistry in a breathtaking choral experience.
Featuring
Festival Chorus, Ulster Orchestra, Ryan McAdams (conductor), Rachel Croash (soprano), Aebh Kelly (mezzo) and Trevor Eliot Bowes (bass)
This stirring gala will undoubtedly set the tone for a week of unforgettable music-making in Derry. Don’t miss this powerful Festival opening!
Full Programme
Verdi: Overture, Nabucco
Verdi: Chorus, Gil arredi festivi, Nabucco
Verdi: Chorus, Va, pensiero, Nabucco
Bizet: Aria, L'amour est un oiseau rebelle, Carmen
Donizetti: Aria, D'immenso guibilo, Lucia di Lammermoor
Puccini: Aria, Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio & Humming Chorus, Madam Butterfly
INTERVAL
Smetana: Three Dances, The Bartered Bride
Dvořák: Aria, Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon), Rusalka
Verdi: Chorus, Che faceste? Dite su! Macbeth
Verdi: Aria, Studia il passo, o mio figlio! Macbeth
Verdi: Chorus, Patria oppressa, Macbeth
Mascagni: Aria, Voi lo sapete, Cavaleria Rusticana
Mascagni: Chorus, Regina Coeli, laetare, Cavaleria Rusticana
