A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Drama
Intrigue
Hope
Love
Betrayal …
Rogue Opera’s four professional opera singers and Music Director, Guy Murgatroyd, delighted the audience with an entertaining show of arias and ensembles from opera’s big hits and hidden gems, including pieces by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi and more.
Presented in an engaging cabaret style format, with introductions by the singers setting in context the characters and stories of each piece, this was a fantastic evening for opera connoisseurs and the opera-curious alike.
All the music is sung in the original language, but translations and more information about the music and the operas we are showcasing is available below.
First Half
Champagne Chorus
Champagne Chorus
At Prince Orlofsky’s New Year’s Eve ball, all everyone wants is champagne!
Habanera
L’amour est un oiseau rebelle
Love is a rebellious bird
Carmen teases, warns and beguiles with her statement of what love is… a rebellious, untameable bird.
Questa o quella
Questa o quella
This one or that one
The ultimate cad, the Duke of Mantua, finds all beautiful women to his liking…
Madamina
Madamina
Catalogue Aria
Leporello reveals to Donna Elvira the catalogue of Don Giovanni’s numerous conquests.
Je suis encore tout étourdie
Je suis encore tout étourdie
I’m still so dizzy
Manon is overwhelmed by the new sights she sees around her on leaving home for the first time.
Le Minaccie, I Fieri Accenti
Le Minaccie, I Fieri Accenti
May your threats and fierce words…
Don Carlos is seeking vengeance on Don Alvaro, who eloped with his sister after (accidentally) killing his father. He finds Don Alvaro – now living as monk – and goads him into a deadly duel…
O du mein holder Abendstern
O! du mein holder Abendstern
O you, my lovely evening star
Wolfram, in love with Elisabeth, asks the evening star to guide her soul to paradise.
Che farò senza Euridice
Che farò senza Euridice
What shall I do without Eurydice?
Orpheus’ beautiful lament to his lost wife, Eurydice, whom he seeks to bring back from the Underworld.
Second Half
Toreador’s Toast
Votre Toast
To your health!
Escamillo, revelling in his celebrity and the thrill of the bullfight, toasts the soldiers in the tavern as fellow fighters…
Parigi o cara
Parigi o cara
We shall leave Paris
Alfredo and Violetta dream of a life together away from Paris, to restore Violetta to health.
Non più mesta
Nacqui all’affanno… Non più mesta
Born to sorrow… sad no longer
Angelina’s (Cinderella) triumphant finale celebrating her change in fortunes after a life of hardship.
Tiara
Tiara
In this modern operatic fairy tale, the enchanted pig/ handsome king is lucky to escape Bridezilla, Adelaide, who is not happy her wedding plans are going awry.
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
My whole heart is yours
Chinese prince, Sou-Chong, declares his love for his Austrian wife, Lisa.
Soave sia il vento
Soave sia il vento
Gentle be the breeze
Two sisters, Fiordiligi and Dorabella, are led to believe by Don Alfonso that their fiancés have been called up to fight. The trio pray that the wind will be gentle on their journey to battle.
E lucevan le stelle
E lucevan le stelle
And the stars were shining
Cavaradossi, a painter, remembers his love for Tosca, as he faces execution for aiding his revolutionary friends.
Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss
Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß
My lips kiss with such passion
Giuditta has inherited spirit and passion from her mother – a wild gypsy dancer – and she is well aware of her irresistible charms…
Flower Duet
Sous le dôme épais
Under the wide canopy
This instantly recognisable duet, sung by Lakmé and her maidservant Mallika, evokes the beauty and serenity of nature.
