Radvanovsky and Beczała in a memorable Puccini festival
To celebrate the genius of the composer, the Liceu brings together two of the voices most beloved by its audience: Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczała.
Giacomo Puccini, whom we will commemorate in 2024 on the centenary of his death, is one of the last gems of traditional Italian opera. His works are a source of fascination worldwide and have moved every generation of music lovers. His seemingly simple yet deeply moving language makes Manon, Turandot, La bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly unforgettable.
In two extraordinary evenings, the most charismatic arias and scenes from Puccini's operatic repertoire will be performed. It’s the perfect occasion to pay tribute to the composer who best translated the emotions of his characters, while also revisiting the gallery of strong women who suffer great tragedies on stage, alongside the men who act as catalysts for the very drama itself. A compendium of human emotional states, carrying the seeds of despair.
Puccini, as a sonic paradise, could not find better ambassadors to evoke the tragic dimension that transcends the literal, becoming a proposal that carries universal themes—speaking to elements inherent to the human condition such as life, love, desire, and death itself. Returning to Puccini is to understand that he represents a modern ideal of opera, one that opened up a new universe of expressions.
Radvanovsky and Beczała, with their unforgettable voices, will bring attitudes, emotions, and feelings to life on the stage of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in this memorable Puccini festival.
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- First part 45min
- Interval 30min
- Second part 40min
Artistic profile
- Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
- Conductor
- Keri-Lynn Wilson
Programa de mà
Programme
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Symphonic Prelude
“Donna non vidi mai” (Manon Lescaut) – Piotr Beczała
"Sola, perduta, abbandonata" (Manon Lescaut) – Sondra Radvanovsky
Intermezzo (Manon Lescaut)
"Recondita armonia" (Tosca) – Piotr Beczała
"Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" (Tosca) – Sondra Radvanovsky
"E lucevan le stelle" (Tosca) – Piotr Beczała
"Mario! Mario!... son qui!" (Tosca) – Sondra Radvanovsky, Piotr Beczała
INTERMISSION
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
“Che gelida manina” (La bohème) - Piotr Beczała
“Sì, mi chiamano Mimì” (La bohème) - Sondra Radvanovsky
“O soave fanciulla” (La bohème) - Sondra Radvanovsky, Piotr Beczała
La tregenda (Le villi)
“In questa reggia” (Turandot) - Sondra Radvanovsky
“Nessun dorma” (Turandot) - Piotr Beczała
“Un bel dì” (Madama Butterfly) - Sondra Radvanovsky
"Vogliatemi bene..." Final duet Act I (Madama Butterfly) Sondra Radvanovsky, Piotr Beczała