St Barnabas Gala
We are delighted to return to St Barnabas to present this Grand Gala - 6 singers and virtuoso pianist presenting a thrilling program of arias and ensembles.
Saturday 12th August 6 - 9:15 pm
Tickets: £17
Email mike.herbert@collegeofstbarnabas.com to book tickets
First Half
Alla bella Despinetta
Alla bella Despinetta
This is the lovely Despinetta
Don Alfonso bribes Despina to encourage Fiordiligi and Dorabella to seek consolation with two new suitors.
Hai già vinta la causa
Hai già vinta la causa!
You’ve won the case already!
The Count is filled with rage when he realises his servants are plotting against him…
O mio babbino caro
O mio babbino caro
My dear father
Lauretta implores her father to help unite her with her true love.
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.
Samson, recherchant ma présence
Samson, recherchant ma présence
Samson, seeking my presence
Delilah, High Priestess of the Philistines, plans her vengeance on Samson.
Non piangere, Liù
Non piangere, Liù
Do not cry, Liù
Prince Calàf tells Liù, a slave girl who loves him, not to cry for him as he tempts fate in seeking to marry the cruel Princess Turandot, and asks her to care for his father.
Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen
Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen
My longing, my imaginings
Fritz, an actor dressed as Pierrot sings of love, loss and longing.
La ci darem
La ci darem la mano
There I’ll give you my hand
Don Giovanni charms Zerlina with his seductive promises of a shared future.
Va, pensiero
Va, pensiero
Fly, thoughts
The Hebrew slaves in exile send their thoughts to their homeland.
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…
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.
Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein
Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein
You shall be the emperor of my soul
A delightful Viennese operetta song from a little-known work – Der Favorit – paints a delicious landscape of love.
Second Half
Sempre libera
Sempre libera
Forever free
What is the key to life – the freedom to pursue pleasure or a deeper commitment to love?
Sein wir wieder gut
Sein wir wieder gut
Let’s be friends again
The young composer is inspired again about the power of music.
Il core vi dono
Il core vi dono
This heart I give you
Dorabella eventually succumbs to Guglielmo (her sister’s fiancé disguised as an Albanian!) as part of the men’s plan to test their lovers’ fidelity.
Sola, sola in buio loco
Sola, sola in buio loco
All alone in this dark place
Leporello, masquerading as Don Giovanni, is called to account by those the Don has wronged.
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.
Come ti piace imponi
Come ti piace imponi
Command me as you will
Sextus declares he will do anything his beloved Vitellia commands in her quest for vengeance against the Emperor Titus.
Suoni la tromba
Suoni la tromba
Sound the trumpet
Two Puritan soldiers proclaim their willingness to fight for their ideals in the coming battle.
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
Non più mesta
I’ll no longer sit alone
Cinderella reflects on the changes in her life and celebrates with a dance at the ball.
Votre 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…
