Oper on Fire
Oper on fire is the annual gala concert of the Opernstudio NRW, a collaboration between four leading opera houses in North Rhine-Westphalia: Oper Dortmund, Aalto-Musiktheater Essen, Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen and Oper Wuppertal. The concert brings together the studio’s emerging artists in a festive evening of celebrated opera highlights.
Recorded on 2 March 2025 at the Großes Haus of Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen, the concert features arias and ensembles by Mozart and major Italian composers. Neue Philharmonie Westfalen and the Opera Chorus of the MiR accompany some of the best rising talents working in Germany under the musical direction of Giuliano Betta.
CAST
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Soprano
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Natalia Labourdette
Elia Cohen Weissert
Subin Park
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Mezzo-soprano
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Cassandra Doyle
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Tenor
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Jongyoung Kim
Ju Hyeok Lee
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Baritone
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Yancheng Chen
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Orchestra
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Neue Philharmonie Westfalen
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Chorus
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Opera Chorus of Musiktheater im Revier
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Conductor
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Giuliano Betta
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Chorus master
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Alexander Eberle
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VIDEOS
PROGRAMME
Cavatina ‘Largo al factotum’ from Il barbiere di Siviglia – Gioachino Rossini
Yancheng Chen, baritone
Duet ‘Caro elisir, sei mio … Esulti pur la barbara’ from L’elisir d’amore – Gaetano Donizetti
Ju Hyeok Lee, tenor
Natalia Labourdette, soprano
Aria ‘Qui la voce soave ... Vien diletto’ from I Puritani – Vincenzo Bellini
Elia Cohen Weissert, soprano
Aria ‘Avete torto ... Firenze è come un albero fiorito’ from Gianni Schicchi – Giacomo Puccini
Ju Hyeok Lee, tenor
Aria ‘Der Hölle Rache’ from Die Zauberflöte – W. A. Mozart
Subin Park, soprano
Duet ‘Welch ein Geschick ... Meinetwegen sollst du sterben’ from Die Entführung aus de
Serail – W. A. Mozart
Jongyoung Kim, tenor
Elia Cohen Weissert, soprano
Finale ‘Nacqui all’affanno ... Non più mesta’ from La Cenerentola – Gioachino Rossini
Cassandra Doyle, mezzo-soprano
Natalia Labourdette, soprano
Elia Cohen Weissert, soprano
Yancheng Chen, baritone
Opera Chorus of Musiktheater im Revier
Duet ‘Son geloso del zeffiro errante’ from La Sonnambula – Vincenzo Bellini
Jongyoung Kim, tenor
Subin Park, soprano
Aria ‘Non si dà follia maggiore’ from Il turco in Italia – Gioachino Rossini
Natalia Labourdette, soprano
Aria ‘La speranza più soave’ from Semiramide – Gioachino Rossini
Jongyoung Kim, tenor
Opera Chorus of Musiktheater im Revier
Trio ‘Ah quel colpo … Zitti, zitti, piano, piano’ from Il barbiere di Siviglia – Gioachino Rossini
Ju Hyeok Lee, tenor
Cassandra Doyle, mezzo-soprano
Yancheng Chen, baritone
Brindisi ‘Libiamo ne’ lieti calici’ from La traviata – Giuseppe Verdi
Cassandra Doyle, mezzo-soprano
Natalia Labourdette, soprano
Subin Park, soprano
Elia Cohen Weissert, soprano
Yancheng Chen, baritone
Jongyoung Kim, tenor
Ju Hyeok Lee, tenor
Opera Chorus of Musiktheater im Revier
