A Night with Francesco Meli

The first concert of this year's festival presents a selection of famous compositions from the opera and traditional song repertoire. The program includes some of the most famous Italian arias by Donizetti, Puccini and Leoncavallo along with popular songs from Italy, Mexico and Eastern Europe, with a special emphasis on pieces with a strong melodic and lyrical character. The second part of the program continues with one of the most beautiful works composed by Nino Rota for Fellini's Amarcord, an absolute masterpiece of Italian cinema. The concert ends with the famous Brindisi from Verdi's Traviata, as a suitable and festive finale. The concert aims to offer a cross-section of famous and representative classical music and folk tradition, performed by singers and musicians.

G. Bizet: Carmen, overture
G. Donizetti: Una furtiva lagrima, Nemorino's Romance from the opera Elisir d'amore
G. Puccini: O mio babbino caro, aria Laurette from the opera Gianni Schicchi
W. A. Mozart: Non più andrai farfallone, Figaro's aria from the opera The Marriage of Figaro
G. Puccini: Quando me'n vo’, Musetta's aria from the opera La Bohème
G. Puccini: Recondita armonia, Cavaradossi romance from the opera Tosca
G. Donizetti: Pronta io son, Norina and Malatesta's duet from the opera Don Pasquale
R. Leoncavallo: Mattinata
G. Puccini: Donde lieta, Mimi's aria from the opera La Bohème
G. Puccini: Quartet from the opera La Bohème

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N. Rota: Amarcord
G. D'anzi: Voglio vivere cosi
S. Cardillo: Core n'grato
L. Arditi: Il baccio
A. Lara: Granada
E. De Curtis: Non ti scordar di me
F. Lehar: Meine lippen, Giuditta's aria from the operetta Giuditta
S. Gastaldon: Musica proibita
F. Lehar: Tace il labbro, Hanna and Danilo duet from the operetta The Merry Widow
G. Verdi: Drinking Song from the opera La Traviata

Note:
In case of unfavorable weather conditions, the event will take place the following day.