Matilda Hofman, conductor

Since its inception in 2010, Rising Stars of Opera has featured vocal artistry, stirring melodies, 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 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.

Program

Gioachino Rossini: “Largo al factotum” from The Barber of Seville

W. A. Mozart: “Sull’aria” from Le nozze di Figaro

Camille Saint-Saëns: “Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” from Samson and Delilah

Rossini: “Dunque io son” from The Barber of Seville

Giacomo Puccini: “Vissi d’arte” from Tosca

Georges Bizet: “Votre toast” from Carmen

INTERMISSION

Manuel de Falla: Dance from La vida breve

Alfredo Catalani: “Ebben! Ne andrò lontana” from La Wally

Bizet: “La fleur que tu m’avais jetée” from Carmen

Francesco Cilea: “Io son l’umile ancella” from Adriana Lecouvreur

Leonard Bernstein: “Glitter and be Gay” from Candide

Reserved Seating—
Free, limit 2