Giuseppe Verdi – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA

Verdi’s epic account of King Nebuchadnezzar comes to Seattle Opera for the very first time with an inventive new production that puts the orchestra at the heart of the action and brings you closer to the singers than ever before.

Verdi – Stabat Mater
Bernstein – Chichester Psalms
Prokofiev – Alexander Nevsky Cantata, Op. 78, shown with film

Program will include masterworks of the classical cannon such as Verdi's Grand March from Aida, Debussy's Clair de Lune, and Bernstein's Overture to Candide.

Ladies Musical Club presents selections from operas adapted from literature.

Verdi – Scenes from La Traviata
Puccini – Scenes from La Bohème
Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde (Songs of the Earth)

Sousa – The Stars and Stripes Forever
R. Strauss – Philharmonic Fanfare
Verdi – Overture to La forza del destino
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
Selected arias and duets by Rossini, Mozart and Verdi

Verdi – La Traviata: Prelude to Act III
Weber – Clarinet Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky – Marche Slave (Slavonic March)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"

Purcell – “Fear no danger” (Dido and Aeneas)
Cavalli – “Piante Ombrose” (La Calisto)
Verdi – “Non so le tetre imagini” (Il Corsaro)
Puccini – “O mio babbino caro” (Gianni Schicchi)
W. Schuman – “Kiss me not goodbye” (The Mighty Casey)
Blitzstein – “What will it be for me?” (Regina)
Mechem – “No more pale moon” (Tartuffe)
Harbison – “Where is that warm old world?” (The Great Gatsby)
Donizetti – “Prendi” (L’elisir d’amore)
Donizetti – “Saria possibile?” (L’elisir d’amore)
Gershwin – “Summertime” (Porgy and Bess)
Delibes – Flower duet (Lakmé)

Works by Rossini, Bellini and more.

Rossini – "Una Voce Poco Fa" (from Il Baribiere di Siviglia)
Bellini – "Sorgi, o padre a la figlia rimira" (Bianca e Fernando)
Bellini – "O quante volte" (I Capuletti ed i Montecchi)
Bellini – "Mira O Norma" (Norma)
Donizetti – "Ah Tardi quest’anima... oh luce quest’anima" (Linda di Chamounix)
Donizetti – "Norina’s aria" (Don Pasquale)
Verdi – "Pace, Pace" (il Forza del Destino)
Verdi – "Saper Vorreste" (Un Ballo in Maschera)
Puccini – "Vissi, d'Arte" (Tosca)

Rossini – "Una Voce Poco Fa" (Il Baribiere di Siviglia)
Bellini – "Sorgi, o padre a la figlia rimira" (Bianca e Fernando)
Bellini – "O quante volte" (I Capuletti ed i Montecchi)
Bellini – "Mira O Norma" (Norma)
Donizetti – "Ah Tardi quest’anima... oh luce quest’anima" (Linda di Chamounix)
Donizetti – "Norina’s aria" (Don Pasquale)
Verdi – "Pace, Pace" (il Forza del Destino)
Verdi – "Saper Vorreste" (Un Ballo in Maschera)
Puccini – "Vissi, d'Arte" (Tosca)

The Puget Sound Concert Opera will be joined by the Seattle Philharmonic conducted by Adam Stern.

BERLIOZ – Ah! Je vais l’aimer from Béatrice et Bénédict
BERLIOZ – Je vais d’un cœur aimant from Béatrice et Bénédict
ROSSINI – "Largo al factotum" from The Barber of Seville
MOZART – "Soave sia il vento" from Così fan tutte
VERDI – Rigoletto quartet ("Bella figlia dell'amore")
GIORDANO – "Come un bel dì di maggio" from Andrea Chénier
BELLINI – Trio from Norma Act I finale part II
MOZART – "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
MOZART – "Quintetto" (No. 5) from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
OFFENBACH – "Tu ne chanteras plus" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann
OFFENBACH – "Barcarolle" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann
DONIZETTI – Sextet from Lucia di Lammermoor ("Chi mi frena in tal momento")
VERDI – Anvil Chorus from Il trovatore
VERDI – Brindisi/Libiamo from La traviata

Concert of opera arias and duets from the Northwest's own internationally acclaimed tenor Robert McPherson.