Aleksandra Kurzak & Roberto Alagna in Concert – Premieres Friday, June 4 on PBS (check local listings)
Recorded in August, the married tenor and soprano duo perform arias and duets from the Château de la Chèvre d’Or perched on a cliff in the South of France. selections performed include the love duet from “Madama Butterfly,” the hilarious “Caro elisir” from “L’Elisir d’Amore,” and the Mexican favorite “Cielito Lindo.”
Musical Selections
“Vogliatemi bene” from Madama Butterfly
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
“Ah! lève-toi soleil!” from Roméo et Juliette
Music by Charles Gounod
Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
“Una voce poco fa” from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini
“Caro elisir” from L’Elisir d’Amore
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Felice Romani
“Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” from La Fanciulla del West
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini
By arrangement with Hendon Music, Inc., a
Boosey & Hawkes company, Sole Agent in the U.S.,
Canada and Mexico for Casa Ricordi/Universal Music Publishing
Ricordi S.R.L., publisher and copyright owner.
“Ave Maria” from Otello
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Arrigo Boito
“Già nella notte densa” from Otello
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Arrigo Boito
“Lippen schweigen” from Die Lustige Wittwe
Music by Franz Lehár
Libretto by Viktor Léon
“Cielito lindo”
By Quirino Mendoza y Cortés
Courtesy of the Theodore Presser Company
Arrangements by Tomasz Wabnic / Lukas Medlam / Wladigeroff Brothers
