Celebration Concert Act III
Universality and diversity will be at the heart of the third act of our special concert filmed across six continents to celebrate World Opera Day on 25 October.
Presented by South African Golda Schultz and Italian Daniele Rustioni, Act III adds Mozart sung by Elsa Dreisig and Beethoven by Luca Pisaroni, alongside Massenet, Verdi and Puccini’s Nessun dorma. Bernard Foccroulle’s dream of global culture is realised with Indian raag, Russian soulfulness, Irish traditional song and a duet from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.
Cast
Principal / Soloists | Filmed at: |
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Golda Schultz (soprano) | Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich |
Etienne Dupuis (baritone) | Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich |
Elsa Dreisig (soprano) | Opéra Comique, Paris |
William Guanbo Su (bass-baritone) | Wortham Theater Center, Houston |
Victoria Karkacheva (mezzo-soprano) | Kolomenskoe Park, Moscow |
Rakesh Chaurasia (flautist) | Madras NCPA |
Ustad Zakir Hussain (percussionist) | Madras NCPA |
Vuvu Mpofu (soprano) | Cape Town Opera |
Chuma Sijeqa (baritone) | Cape Town Opera |
Luca Pisaroni (bass-baritone) | Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona |
Celine Byrne (soprano) | Wexford Festival Opera |
Alan Pingarrón (tenor) | Moscow National Philharmonic Orchestra |
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Video
The story
The Programme
Golda Schultz | Bizet Carmen Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante
Etienne Dupuis | Massenet Thaïs Air de Nathanaël
Elsa Dreisig | Mozart Così fan tutte Come scoglio
William Guanbo Su | Verdi I Vespri siciliani O tu Palermo
Victoria Karkacheva | Chesnokov The Eternal Council
Bernard Foccroulle | World Opera Day Ambassador message
Rakesh Chaurasia/Ustad Zakir Hussain | Raag Kirwani
Vuvu Mpofu/Chuma Sijeqa | Gershwin Porgy & Bess Bess, you is my woman now
Luca Pisaroni | Beethoven Fidelio Ha, welch’ein Augenblick
Celine Byrne | MacCathmhaoil My Lagan Love
Alan Pingarrón | Puccini Turandot Nessun dorma
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