CONCERT PAR L’ENSEMBLE SERIOSO….MA NON TROPPO

Saturday 25 July at 6.30pm > Excerpts from operas by Verdi, Mozart, Bellini and Donizetti, performed by the ensemble Serioso….ma non troppo: Charline Benhamou, flute, Françoise Bouttier, piano, Jean Hugues, baritone. Programme: Overture to Don Giovanni (Mozart) – Flute and piano Fin ch’han dal vino (Don Giovanni / Mozart) – baritone, flute and piano An invitation to celebrate. The lively, brilliant music reflects his bold, libertine and libertine temperament. Spanish Dances (Sarasate) – Flute and Piano Vi ravviso (La sonnambula / Bellini) – Baritone, flute and piano Alfonso is shocked when he recognises someone he thought had disappeared. He expresses his surprise and deep emotion. Lascia chio pianga (Rinaldo / Handel) – Baritone, flute and piano This aria expresses a woman’s pain at the loss of her freedom and the injustice of love. in slow, emotional music. Variations (La Traviata / Verdi) – flute and piano Di provenza il mar, il suol (La Traviata / Verdi) – Baritone, flute and piano Germont sings to his son Alfredo to remind him of the beauty and sweetness of his native Provence and encourages him to return to his family, leaving Violetta behind. behind. Ave Maria (Gounod) – baritone, flute and piano Les yeux noirs (anonymous) – flute and piano Vieni Leonora (La favorite / Donizetti) – baritone, flute and piano A passionate aria in which the character expresses his intense love and desire for a reunion with Leonora. Variation (Carmen) Flute and piano L’air du toréador (Carmen / Bizet ) – baritone flute and piano An energetic, proud song in which Escamillo celebrates his courage and bravery in the in the arena, seducing the audience with his charisma and confidence. encore – Les yeux noirs – baritone flute and piano Free participation by hat Venue: Eglise Saint-Cyprien de Carthage, rue Paul Eluard, village