Tenor David Lomelí has cancelled his May 23 performance at the Mondavi Center due to health reasons. Tenor Michael Fabiano performs in his place.
PROGRAM
“Questa o quella,” fromRigoletto
Verdi
Four Songs
S’il est un charmant gazon Oh! Quand je dors Comment, disaient-ils Enfant, si j’etais roi
Liszt
Two Songs Zueignung Cäcilie
Liszt
“Tutto parea sorridere...Sì de' corsari il fulmine,”
fromIl Corsaro
Verdi
Intermission
“Ne pouvant réprime les élans de la foi…
Adieu Donc, vains objets,” Hérodiade
Massenet
Three Songs La Vie Anterieur Chanson Triste Phydilé
Duparc
Two Songs L’ultima canzone L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
Tosti
“Ecco la casa…Torna ai felici dì,” fromLe Villi
Puccini
Considered one of the most important young talents in the world today, Michael Fabiano is a “possessor of [a] rich, honeyed tenor with a thrilling squillo that promises a huge amount in the future” (Opera Brittainia). A Grand Prize winner of the 2007 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Fabiano delivers a commanding stage presence and a captivating voice in both recital and opera performances. Fabiano has sung significant roles in major opera houses across the globe, including stand-out performances in Lucrezia Borgia in the role of Gennaro, both for the San Francisco Opera and in the English National Opera’s premiere production, which was broadcast in the first-ever, live 3D simulcast of an opera. Known for both great vocal technique and intense performances, the New York Post hails Fabiano as “a handsome star in the making … a magnetic presence that draws the eye whatever the visual distraction."
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