FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE CONCERT: RENÉE FLEMING

BORUSAN ISTANBUL
PHILARMONIC ORCHESTRA
SASCHA GOETZEL conductor
RENEE FLEMING soprano

22 July Friday, 20:00, Hagia Eirene Museum

Programme
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Overture to Rosamunde, D.644

Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Ständchen, No. 2, Op. 17
Morgen, No. 4, Op. 27
Zueignung, No. 1, Op. 10

Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945) 
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana

Jules Massenet (1842–1912)
“J’ai versé le poison dans cette coupe d’or” from Cléopâtre 
“Dis-moi, que je suis Belle” from Thaïs

Intermission

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia from Spartacus Suite No.2

Antonin Dvorak (1841–1904)
“Song to the Moon” (Pisen Rusalky O Mesiku) from Rusalka, Op.114

Charles Gounod (1818–1893)
Waltz from Faust

Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857–1919)
“Musette svaria sulla bocca viva” from La Bohème 
“Mimì Pinson, la biondinetta” from La Bohème

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
“Donde lieta uscì” from La Bohème

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut

Francesco Cilea (1866–1950)
“Io son l’umile ancella” from Adriana Lecouvreur

Giusseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
“Mercè, dilette amiche” (Elena’s Bolero) from I Vespri Siciliani

Lasts 90' including intermission.

Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra is the resident orchestra of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts.

Istanbul Music Festival welcomes the world famous soprano Renée Fleming for the first time in Turkey! She is described as “one of the truly magnificent voices of our time”. Fleming’s career is full of innumerable successes, including a third Grammy Award for her latest Decca CD Verismo. Her astonishing interpretive talent, commanding performances, and outstanding career successes have won the hearts of critics, while her striking stage presence has won the hearts of her fans. In this special concert Fleming will be accompanied by the Borusan Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Sascha Goetzel, resident ensemble of the İKSV.