Featuring:
Gabriela Legun (soprano)
Anna Borucka (mezzo-soprano)
George Oniani (tenor)
Rihards Mačanovskis (baritone)
Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Tadeusz Wojciechowski
Programme:
Georges Bizet, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini
The Liepāja Symphony Orchestra invites you to a summer opera gala concert, where the open-air concert garden “Pūt, vējiņi!” will resonate with operatic masterpieces that have delighted music lovers worldwide for centuries. Love, passion, and dramatic twists of fate will come to life in unforgettable melodies from the legendary operas of Georges Bizet, Giuseppe Verdi, and Giacomo Puccini.
The first part of the concert is dedicated to Georges Bizet’s Carmen—one of the most frequently staged operas in the world. From the very first notes of the overture to its dramatic finale, we will immerse ourselves in Carmen’s fateful story. The charismatic and independent Carmen, the ambitious toreador Escamillo, and the love-torn Don José will unveil their emotions, as well as the destructive force of passion and jealousy.
The evening will continue with the most striking arias and ensembles from the operas of Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini.
From the emotionally charged moments of Don Carlo, La Bohème, Tosca, and Rigoletto, each piece will unfold as a tale of despair, hope, and triumph. This will be a night full of unexpected twists and heart-wrenching beauty.
On stage, under the baton of the legendary Polish conductor Tadeusz Wojciechowski, the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra will be joined by a dazzling ensemble of soloists—Gabriela Leguna, Anna Borucka, George Oniani, and Rihards Mačanovskis.
Opera on the open-air stage will become a living, breathing story that, with its power and emotion, will take the audience on an unforgettable musical journey.
Part I – Georges Bizet, „Carmen”
Uvertīra
Habanera (Anna Borucka)
Toreador Song (Rihards Mačanovskis)
Karmenas un Dona Hosē duets (Anna Borucka, Georgs Onjani)
Je vais danser en votre honneur
Dona Hosē ārija (Georgs Onjani)
La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
Mikaēlas ārija (Gabriela Leguna)
Je dis que rien m'epouvante
Ketvirto veiksmo įžanga
Karmenas un Eskamiljo duets (Anna Borucka, Rihards Mačanovskis)
Si tu m’aimes, Carmen
Fināla duets (Anna Borucka, Georgs Onjani)
C’est toi? C’est moi.
Part II – Italų operos aukso puslapiai
Giuseppe Verdi, „La forza del destino” | Uvertīra
Giuseppe Verdi, „Don Carlo”
Eboli ārija „Nel giardin del bello” (Anna Borucka)
Karaļa Filipa ārija „Ella giammai m’amò” (Rihards Mačanovskis)
Giacomo Puccini, „La bohème”
Rūdolfa ārija „Che gelida manina” (Georgs Onjani)
Mimī ārija „Sì, mi chiamano Mimì” (Gabriela Leguna)
Mimī un Rūdolfa duets „O soave fanciulla” (Gabriela Leguna, Georgs Onjani)
Giacomo Puccini, „Tosca”
Kavaradosi ārija „E lucevan le stelle” (Georgs Onjani)
Toskas ārija „Vissi d’arte” (Gabriela Leguna)
Giuseppe Verdi, „Rigoletto”
Hercoga dziesmiņa „La donna è mobile” (Georgs Onjani)
Džildas, Hercoga, Magdalēnas un Rigoleto kvartets „Bella figlia dell’amore” (Gabriela Leguna, Anna Borucka, Georgs Onjani, Rihards Mačanovskis)
The Concert is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the Liepāja City.
INFORMATION FOR OUR VISITORS:
The seats in the rear amphitheater have no roof
Discounts:
Students, disabled persons, pensioners – 3 eiro
Pupils – 50%
Hon. Family 3+ card holders – 30%
For a companion of a person with a disability of group I or II – 50%
Groups (10 or more people) – 20%
When purchasing group tickets online, please send an e-mail to sales@lso.lv
When attending the concert, the visitor must present a document certifying their eligibility to a discount.
