ADMAF in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy to the UAE and the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi is generously offering complimentary tickets to all followers and friends of our Italian community for the upcoming concert on April 20, celebrating the timeless beauty of Italian Bel Canto. To secure your free ticket, please email abudhabiiic.segre@esteri.it by Thursday, April 17. Tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to availability.
The event, organized by Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) is part of the prestigious Abu Dhabi Festival. This exceptional evening features star soprano Jessica Pratt and renowned tenor Javier Camarena, accompanied by the Korean National University of Arts Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Italo-Lebanese conductor Toufic Maatouk.
Praised by The New York Times for her “gleaming sound, free and easy high notes, agile coloratura runs and lyrical grace,” Jessica Pratt is considered one of the greatest interpreters of Bel Canto today. Javier Camarena, awarded Male Singer of the Year by the International Opera Awards, is celebrated worldwide for his roles in operas by Puccini, Bellini, Donizetti, and Mozart.
Date: April 20 | 7:30 pm-9:30 pm
Venue: The Red Theater, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island
PROGRAMME
G. ROSSINI (1792- 1868)
Barbiere di Siviglia
Sinfonia
V. BELLINI (1801- 1835)
Capuletti e Montecchi
Eccomi in lieta vesta… Oh Quante volte
G. DONIZETTI (1797-1848)
Elisir d’amore
Una furtiva lagrima
V. BELLINI (1801- 1835)
I Puritani
Oh rendetemi la speme… qui la voce sua soave… Vien diletto è in ciel la luna
J. Massenet (1842-1912)
Werther
Pourquoi me réveiller
G. VERDI (1813- 1901)
La Traviata
Parigi o cara
P. Mascagni (1863- 1945)
Cavalleria Rusticana
Intermezzo
G. VERDI (1813- 1901)
Rigoletto
La donna è mobile
Vicenzo BELLINI (1801- 1835)
La Sonnanbula
Ah non credea mirarti …. Ah non giunge
F. LEHAR (1870- 1948)
Das Land des lächelns
Dein ist mein ganzes Hertz
G. DONIZETTI (1797-1848)
L’elisir d’amor
Caro elisir, sei mio!
Don’t miss this unforgettable celebration of the operatic art.
More info & full program:
Jessica Pratt, Javier Camarena & Toufic Maatouk – Abu Dhabi Festival