Opera on 3: BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Gala Concert

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BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Gala Concert

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Petroc Trelawny presents a 40th anniversary gala from BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.

Petroc Trelawny presents the 40th anniversary gala concert from BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - starring recent finalists and champions with the Welsh National Opera Orchestra.

A World Gala concert from BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.

Former BBC Cardiff Singer finalists and champions including Louise Alder, Claire Barnett-Jones, Luis Gomes and Roland Wood present a feast of operatic hits including beautiful solos such as La donna è mobile from Rigoletto, Seguidilla from Carmen, heart-warming duets such as La ci darem la mano from Don Giovanni, the stunning trio Soave sia Il vento from Così fan tutte and all the singers combine forces in Bella figlia del’amore - also from Rigoletto. They are accompanied by Cardiff’s very own Welsh National Opera Orchestra and one of the world’s finest operatic conductors, Pietro Rizzo.

Petroc Trelawny hosts last night's 40th anniversary gala concert at St David’s Hall, the National Concert Hall of Wales.

Verdi: La forza del destino, overture
Verdi: In questa bruna and duet - Simon Boccanegra
Mascagni: Oh! Il Signore vi manda – Cavalleria rusticana
Mascagni: Intermezzo - Cavalleria rusticana
Gounod: Salut, demeure chaste et pure - Faust
Bizet: Seguidilla - Carmen
Bizet: Toreador's Aria - Carmen

c. 7.15pm
Interval music: Llŷr Williams plays Elsa’s Bridal Procession from Wagner's Lohengrin in the transcription by Franz Liszt.

c. 7.30pm
Weber: Der Freischütz, overture
Mozart: Soave sia il vento - Così fan tutte
Mozart: Là ci darem la mano - Don Giovanni
Rossini: La gazza ladra overture
Verdi: Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima - Un Ballo in Maschera
Roland Wood (baritone)
Puccini: Ch’il bel sogno di Doretta - La Rondine
Verdi: La donna è mobile - Rigoletto
Verdi: Quartet, Bella figlia dell’amore - Rigoletto

Louise Alder (soprano)
Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo-soprano)
Luis Gomes (tenor)
Roland Wood (baritone)

Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Pietro Rizzo (conductor

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