Young Opera Voices of the World

The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia in collaboration with The Queen Sonja International Music Competition and the most prestigious Young Artist Programs present a selection of the finest International singers.

Bolshoi Theatre
Young Artists Opera Program
Kristina Mkhitaryan, soprano
Pavel Valuzhin, tenor

Bolshoi Theatre
Yulia Mazurova, mezzo-soprano

Royal Opera House
Jette Parker Young Artists Programme
Ashley Riches, baritone

The Queen Sonja International Music Competition
Elisabeth Teige, soprano

Salzburg Festival Young Singers Project 2015
Daniel Giulianini, bass-baritone

Zürich Opera House
International Opera Studio
Alexei Botnarciuc, bass

Programme

I part

Modest Mussorgsky
Prelude to “Khovanshchina”

Modest Mussorgsky
Marina’s aria “Skuchno Marine” from “Boris Godunov”
Yulia Mazurova (mezzo-soprano)

Sergei Rachmaninov
Aleko’s aria “Ves’ tabor spit” from “Aleko”
Alexei Botnarciuc (bass)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duet of Dorabella and Guglielmo “Il core vi dono” from “Così fan tutte”
Yulia Mazurova (mezzo-soprano)
Ashley Riches (baritone)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Guglielmo’s aria “Donne mie, la fate a tanti” from “Così fan tutte”
Daniel Giulianini (bass-baritone)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duet of Don Giovanni and Zerlina “Là ci darem la mano” from “Don Giovanni”
Kristina Mkhitaryan (soprano)
Daniel Giulianini (bass-baritone)

Giuseppe Verdi
Don Ruy Gomez de Silva’s aria “Che mai vegg’io! ... Infelice!.. e tuo credevi” from “Ernani”
Alexei Botnarciuc (bass)

Giuseppe Verdi
Quartet “Bella figlia dell’amore” from “Rigoletto”
Kristina Mkhitaryan (soprano)
Yulia Mazurova (mezzo-soprano)
Pavel Valuzhin (tenor )
Ashley Riches (baritone)

Gaetano Donizetti
Dulcamara’s aria “Udite, udite, o rustici” from “L’elisir d’amore”
Daniel Giulianini (bass-baritone)

Imre Kálmán
Silva’s aria “Heia, heia, in den Bergen” from “Die Csárdásfürstin”
Elisabeth Teige (soprano)

II part

Camille Saint-Saëns
Bacchanale from “Samson et Dalila”

Jules Massenet
Charlotte’s Letter Scene “Werther, Werther!” from “Werther”
Yulia Mazurova (mezzo-soprano)

Gaetano Donizetti
Lucia’a aria “Regnava nel silenzio” from “Lucia di Lammermoor”
Kristina Mkhitaryan (soprano)

Erich Korngold
Pierrot’s aria “Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen” from “Die Tote Stadt”
Ashley Riches (baritone)

Richard Wagner
Elisabeth’s aria “Dich, teure Halle” from “Tannhäuser”
Elisabeth Teige (soprano)

Léo Delibes
Duet of Lakmé and Mallika “Viens, Mallika” (the Flower Duet) from “Lakmé”
Kristina Mkhitaryan (soprano)
Yulia Mazurova (mezzo-soprano)

Jules Massenet
Hérode’s aria “Vision fugitive” from “Hérodiade”
Ashley Riches (baritone)

Richard Strauss
Final trio “Hab’ mir’s gelobt” from “Der Rosenkavalier”
Kristina Mkhitaryan (soprano)
Elisabeth Teige (soprano)
Yulia Mazurova (mezzo-soprano)

Jacques Offenbach
Ensemble “Hélas! Mon cœur s’égare encore” from “Les contes d’Hoffmann”
All the participants of the concert

Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor — Anton Grishanin