DATE AND VENUE
22 July 2011, Hagia Eirene Museum
CONCERT INFO
BORUSAN ISTANBUL PHILARMONIC ORCHESTRA
SASCHA GOETZEL conductor
RENEE FLEMING soprano
CONCERT PRORGAMME
- 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.
