DATE AND VENUE

4 June 2007, Hagia Eirene Museum

CONCERT INFO

BORUSAN ISTANBUL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
ION MARİN conductor
ANGELA GHEORGHİU soprano

CONCERT PRORGAMME

• G. Verdi
  Overture from Nabucco
• G. Giordani
  “Caro mio ben”
• G.F. Händel
  Lascia ch’io pianga in Rinaldo
• P. Mascagni
  Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
• R. Leoncavallo
  Stridono lassu from I Pagliacci
• G. Puccini
  Ch’il bel sogno di doretta... from La Rondine
• G. Puccini
  In quelle trine morbide from Manon Lescaut
• G. Bizet
  Habanera from Carmen
• P.I. Tchaikovsky
  Romeo & Juliet
• G. Puccini
  O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
  Un bel di vedremo from Madame Butterfly

Lasts 80’ inc. interval.

Acclaimed as the “last diva of the opera stage” by critics, Angela Gheorghiu is among the greatest stars of the music world since the launch of her international career at Covent Garden in 1992... Distinguished with her mesmerizing voice and aptitude, the artist has been cherished by all the prestigious opera houses and festivals of our day with her relentless perfectionism and memorable performances in Verdi’s and Puccini’s operas. Beloved by the the audiences with her film performances and CD albums, Gheorghiu will be accompanied by Borusan İstanbul Phillarmonic Orchestra under the direction of Ion Marin renowned for his unique interpretation of orchestra and opera repertoire of romantic era and 20th century.

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