Barbara K. Jackson Rising Stars of Opera
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra
Christian Baldini, music director and conductor
San Francisco Opera Center
Carrie-Ann Matheson, artistic director
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.
Rising Stars of Opera features several singers from the highly regarded San Francisco Opera Center performing a wide range of great arias with full orchestral accompaniment from our own UC Davis Symphony Orchestra.
Program
Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (Act I)
W.A. Mozart: “D’Oreste, d’Ajace” from Idomeneo
Puccini: “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi
Georges Bizet: “Vôtre toast” from Carmen
Salvatore Cardillo: Core n’grato
Giuseppe Verdi: “Pace, pace mio dio” from La forza del destino
Franz Lehár: “Lippen schweigen” from The Merry Widow
Emmerich Kálmán: “Tanzen möcht’ ich” from Die Csárdásfürstin
