Royal Opera House Muscat | Elīna Garanča
Conductor Karel Mark Chichon leads the Orchestra del Teatro Regio alongside Elīna Garanča, one of today’s leading international mezzo-sopranos, making her debut at the Royal Opera House Muscat with a gala program of beloved opera highlights.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
“Adieu, forêts!”, Joan’s aria from The Maid of Orleans (Act I)
Jules Massenet
Méditation, symphonic intermezzo from Thaïs
Camille Saint-Saëns
“Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix”, Delilah’s aria from Samson et Dalila (Act II)
Bacchanale for orchestra from Samson et Dalila (Act III)
Charles Gounod
“Plus grand, dans son obscurité”, Balkis’ aria from La Reine de Saba (Act III)
Georges Bizet
Excerpts from Carmen
Prélude (Act I)
“L’amour est un enfant Bohème”, Habanera (first version, Act I)
Entr’acte (Act III)
“Près des remparts de Séville”, Séguedille (Act I)
Entr’acte (Act IV)
“En vain, pour éviter”, Card Aria (Act III)
Entr’acte (Act II)
“Les tringles des sistres tintaient”, Chanson bohème (Act II)