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The big evening at the Arena

The Great Italian Work, a World Heritage Site

Vita gazette – Verona’s ancient Roman Arena hosted a star-studded classical concert on Friday to celebrate the addition of Italian opera singing to UNESCO’s list of intangible world heritage.

Italy celebrated the inclusion of Italian opera in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list with a gala concert at the Verona Arena, one of the largest ancient theatres in the world. On June 7 (Last night), the biggest stars of opera and dance gathered in the world’s largest open-air theatre to celebrate Italian opera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  The evening, hosted by Alberto Angela, Cristiana Capotondi and Luca Zingaretti, was accompanied by the extraordinary participation of Maestro Riccardo Muti.

Present were the high officials of the State, Prime Minister Meloni, President Mattarella, UNESCO ambassadors and delegates, entrepreneurs, actors, influencers. Dalle 20.30, trasmesso da Rai Uno in mondovisione, il Galà della Lirica,  “La Grande Opera italiana Patrimonio dell’Umanità” che segna anche l’inizio della stagione lirica in Arena. Presenti i migliori cantanti al mondo, 160 professori d’orchestra e oltre 300 artisti del coro.  It was an unforgettable evening with the participation of the biggest names of world opera.

Among the previously announced artists, some of the most prestigious voices of the international opera scene performed:

  • Anna Netrebko
  • Jonas Kaufman
  • Juan Diego Florez
  • Ludovic Tézier
  • Vittorio Grigolo
  • Luca Salsi
  • Eleonora Buratto
  • Francesco Meli

These are just some of the great heroes who took to the stage at the Verona Arena. Roberto Bolle and Nicoletta Manni’s extraordinary dance shows made the night even more magical. The soloists were accompanied by 160 orchestra professors and 300 choristers selected by Italy’s leading opera-symphonic organisations. A true triumph of music and art, directed by the extraordinary master Riccardo Muti.

Three leading figures of the Italian culture and entertainment world, Alberto Angela, Cristiana Capotondi and Luca Zingaretti, guided the audience on this fascinating journey, which included works that wrote the history of Italian music. The presenters accompanied the audience in discovering the secrets and curiosities of the opera world through intriguing stories and anecdotes.

  • The most beautiful arias of Italian Opera performed by international stars

With (in alphabetical order):

Georges Bizet Carmen Les tringles des sistres tintaient · Aigul Akhmetshina Sofia Koberidze, Daniela Cappiello

Gioachino Rossini The Barber of Seville Make way for the city’s factotum · Nicola Alaimo

Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana Intermezzo · Roberto Bolle

Giacomo Puccini Madama Butterfly Chorus with mouth closed · Roberto Bolle, Nicoletta Manni

Giacomo Puccini Madama Butterfly One fine day we will see · Eleonora Buratto

Giacomo Puccini La Bohème Old lady, listen · Gianluca Buratto

Giacomo Puccini Turandot You who are surrounded by gel · Rosa Feola

Giacomo Puccini La Bohème What a cold little hand, Giuseppe Verdi Rigoletto Woman is mobile · Juan Diego Flórez

Giacomo Puccini TurandotNessun dorma · Vittorio Grigolo

Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata Let us drink in happy glasses · Vittorio Grigolo, Rosa Feola

Giacomo Puccini La Bohème Quando me’n vo · Juliana Grigoryan

Ruggero Leoncavallo Pagliacci Recitar!… Put on the jacket · Brian Jagde

Giacomo Puccini Tosca And the stars shone · Jonas Kaufmann

Gaetano Donizetti The Elixir of Love A furtive tear · Francesco Meli

Giacomo Puccini Tosca I lived by art, Gianni Schicchi O my dear father · Anna Netrebko

Vincenzo Bellini Norma Casta Diva · Jessica Pratt

Giuseppe Verdi The Troubadour Of that pyre · Galeano Salas

Giuseppe Verdi Rigoletto Cortigiani, a vile damned race · Luca Salsi

Giacomo Puccini Tosca Va’ Tosca… Te Deum · Luca Salsi Matteo Macchioni

Vincenzo Bellini The Capulets and the Montagues Oh! how many times, oh how many · Mariangela Sicilia

Umberto Giordano Andrea Chénier Enemy of the country · Ludovic Tézier

Choruses and scenes from Aida, Requiem Mass

Director Francesco Ivan Ciampa

Information: https://www.arena.it/

 

 

 

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