SINFONÍA POR EL PERÚ YOUTH ORCHESTRA / JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ
We adore Juan Diego Flórez for his luminous voice, his sense of nuance and his irresistible stage presence. The Peruvian tenor promises an extraordinary atmosphere in the Salle des Combins, with this superb programme combining his love of bel canto and his passion for zarzuela. At his side, his wonderful ensemble: the Sinfonía por el Perú Youth Orchestra. Viva Perú!
Programme
VINCENZO BELLINI (1801-1835)
Norma – Sinfonia
I Capuleti e i Montecchi – Aria of Tebaldo: “O di Capellio generosi amici… È serbato a questo acciaro… L’amo tanto, e m’è sì cara”
GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797-1848)
L’elisir d’amore – Aria of Nemorino: “Quanto è bella, quanto è cara”
L’elisir d’amore – Aria of Nemorino: “Una furtiva lagrima”
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)
La forza del destino – Sinfonia
La traviata – Aria of Alfredo: “Lunge da lei… De’ miei bollenti spiriti… O mio rimorso”
GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924)
La bohème – Aria of Rodolfo: “Che gelida manina”
Interval
GERÓNIMO GIMÉNEZ (1854-1923)
La boda de Luis Alonso – Intermedio
REVERIANO SOUTULLO (1880-1932) / JUAN VERT (1890-1931)
El último romántico – Aria of Enrique: “Bella enamorada”
JOSÉ SERRANO (1873-1941)
La alegría del batallón – Aria of Rafael: “Al mismito rey del moro”
PABLO SOROZÁBAL (1897-1988)
La tabernera del puerto – Aria of Leandro: “No puede ser”
DANIEL ALOMÍA ROBLES (1871-1942)
“El cóndor pasa” (arr. César Vega)
GILBERTO ROJAS ENRÍQUEZ (1916-1983) / MIGUEL ÁNGEL HURTADO DELGADO (1922-1951)
Medley: “Ojos azules” / “Valicha” (arr. Luis Vargas)
CHABUCA GRANDA (1920-1983)
“La flor de la canela”
CÉSAR ISELLA (1938-2021)
“Canción con todos” (arr. César Vega)
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In the first half of the concert, we find Juan Diego Flórez as a great interpreter of Italian opera. While the Latin American singer is often associated with the music of Rossini, here the tenor offers transalpine gems such as ‘Una furtiva lagrima’ by Donizetti and ‘Che gelida manina’ by Puccini. To perform the breathtaking overture to Verdi’s La forza del destino, Flórez invites the young musicians of Sinfonía por el Perú. Founded by the tenor himself in 2011 on the model of Venezuela’s El Sistema, the orchestra brings together musicians from disadvantaged backgrounds who receive the finest musical education. Good things never coming singly, the tenor returns in the second half to the loves of his youth with a bouquet of zarzuelas in which the warmth of his timbre slips naturally into this delightful repertoire. A few South American songs from his childhood crown an exhilarating recital.
