Event Details
- Saturday, 21 May 2022
- Field of Light Concert Site
- Coaches depart Desert Gardens Hotel and Sails in the Desert at 5:00pm. Please check your welcome letter for specific timings.
- Performance to start at 6:15pm
- Performance to conclude at 8:05pm with coaches departing to hotels shortly after
- There will be a short intermission of 25 mins
Event Description
This stylish gala concert showcases opera’s best loved hits, performed in the stunning red centre of Australia. On this very special evening some of Opera Australia’s finest singers perform under the stars, accompanied by a chamber orchestra, marrying sublime music with a uniquely Australian setting. As the sun sets over the desert backdrop, the performers will be illuminated by the spellbinding colours of Field of Light’s 50,000 glass spheres.
During the concert, some of Opera Australia’s finest singers will perform famous arias from Bizet, Puccini, Rossini, Verdi and more, accompanied by a chamber orchestra and conducted by Vladimir Fanshil.
Repertoire:
| ROSSINI | Largo al factotum | The Barber of Seville |
| BIZET | Habanera | Carmen |
| BIZET | Flower Song | Carmen |
| VERDI | La donna è mobile | Rigoletto |
| BIZET | Toreador Song | Carmen |
| BIZET | Au fond du temple saint | The Pearlfishers |
| VERDI | È strano … Sempre Libera | La Traviata |
INTERVAL
| ROSSINI | Overture (Allegro vivace) | William Tell |
| GOUNOD | Jewel Song | Faust |
| GOUNOD | Avant de quitter ces lieux | Faust |
| PUCCINI | E lucevan le stelle | Tosca |
| DELIBES | Flower Duet | Lakmé |
| PUCCINI | Nessun Dorma | Turandot |
Performed by Luke Gabbedy, Simon Kim, Sophie Salvesani and Agnes Sarkis
Accompanied by the Opera Australia Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Fanshil
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