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Mondavi Center Presents

Barbara K. Jackson
Rising Stars of Opera

UC Davis Symphony Orchestra and singers from the San Francisco Opera Center

Rising stars of opera perform with the UCDSO on the Jackson Hall stage
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Since its inception in 2010, Rising Stars of Opera has featured vocal artistry, stirring arias and a glimpse at the opera stars of tomorrow; and every ticket has been free to the public thanks to Barbara K. Jackson.

Today, Rising Stars of Opera features several singers from the acclaimed San Francisco Opera Center performing a wide range of great arias with full orchestral accompaniment from our own UC Davis Symphony Orchestra.

This is a Free Ticketed Event. Limit of 2 tickets per person.
Please contact the Ticket Office to return your tickets if you will no longer be in attendance.Run time is approximately 105 minutes with an intermission.
Digital Program (PDF)

Program List

  • La bohème (Act I)

    Giacomo Puccini

  • “D’Oreste, d’Ajace” from Idomeneo

    W.A. Mozart

  • “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi

    Puccini

  • “Vôtre toast” from Carmen

    Georges Bizet

  • Core n’grato

    Salvatore Cardillo

  • “Pace, pace mio” dio from La forza del destino

    Giuseppe Verdi

  • “Lippen schweigen” from The Merry Widow

    Franz Lehar

  • “Tanzen möcht’ ich” from Die Csárdásfürstin

    Emmerich Kálmán

Sponsored by

  • Season Sponsor The Nancy and Hank Fisher Family Fund

    The Nancy and Hank Fisher Family Fund

  • Old Sugar Mill Logo

    Old Sugar Mill

Individual support provided by

Karen Broido, John & Lois Crowe

Artist Bios

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