Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
86th Anniversary Opening Concert
Featured Artists
Louis Scaglione
Meryl Dominguez
Alice Chung
Luke Norvell
Louis Scaglione and the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra open their 86th season with an all-Italian program, joined by world-class soloists in arias and ensembles by Verdi, Puccini, and Bellini, alongside Respighi’s radiant Pines of Rome. This special all-Italian concert program celebrates the 50th anniversary of the National Italian American Foundation.
Program
Verdi
Overture to La Forza del Destino
Puccini
“Addio fiorito asil” from Madama Butterfly
Puccini
“Quando me’n vo soletta” from La bohème
Verdi
“Re dell’abisso” from Un ballo in maschera
Ponchielli
“Cielo e mar” from La Gioconda
Bellini
“Deh! Con te, Mira O Norma” from Norma
Verdi
Triumphal March and Ballet Music from Aïda
Verdi
Overture to Nabucco
Verdi
“Ah fors e lui, sempre libera” from La traviata
Intermission
Puccini
Puccini – “E lucevan le stelle” from Tosca
Cilea
“Acerba voluttá” from Adriana Lecouvreur
Puccini
“O Soave fanciulla” from La Bohème
Respighi
Pines of Rome
Verdi
Brindisi: “Libiamo, ne’lieti” from La Traviata
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