Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

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Preludio Sinfonico

O mio babbino caro, from Gianni Schicchi

Ch’ella mi creda, from La Fanciulla del West

Intermezzo, from Suor Angelica

Un bel di vedremo, from Madama Butterfly

Addio fiorito Asil, from Madama Butterlfy

La Tregenda, from Le Villi

Intermezzo, from Manon Lescaut

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INTERMISSION

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Si, mi chiamano Mimi, from La Bohème

O soave fanciulla, from La Bohème

Intermezzo, from Manon Lescaut

E lucevan le stelle, from Tosca

Vissi d'arte, from Tosca

Capriccio Sinfonico

Mario, Mario…Son qui, from Tosca

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The Orchestra of the Puccini Festival at Torre del Lago were formed for the festival performances of operas by Puccini, in Italy and abroad.

They have undertaken important tours throughout Europe, Asia and the United States with a repertoire ranging from the baroque to the twentieth century. Particularly notable have been stagings of Madama Butterfly in Tokyo, Kobe and Nagasaki, and of Turandot in Beijing, with a new finale by the Chinese composer Hao Weiya. The connection with Japan has continued with a Puccini Marathon in 2007 and 2008, bringing collaboration between Italian and Japanese artists. The Orchestra and Chorus have been directed at Torre del Lago by a distinguished list of musicians, including Placido Domingo, Yoel Levi, Alberto Veronesi, Claudio Scimone, Keri Lynn Wilson, Julian Kovatchev, Laurence Gilgore, and Stewart Robertson.

Puccini Festival Orchestra

JACOPO SIPARI DI PESCASSEROLI, CONDUCTOR

Valeria Sepe, Soprano

Francesco Meli, Tenor