The Mikhailovsky Theatre and the Savonlinna Opera Festival present
Masterpieces of the World Opera

Part I

Richard Wagner. Lohengrin. Overture
Performed by the Mikhailovsky Orchestra
Conductor: Jari Hämäläinen

Camille Saint-Saëns. Arias from Samson and Delilah
Conductor: Jari Hämäläinen

Delilah’s aria „Samson, recherchant“
Performed by Jordanka Milkova

Scene 2, Act 2 J’ai gravi
Performed by Jordanka Milkova and Thomas Hall

Duet of Samson and Dalilah Qu’importe à mon Coeur
Performed by Jordanka Milkova and Franco Farina

Delilah’s aria „Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix“
Performed by Jordanka Milkova

Finale Guidez ses pas
Performed by Jordanka Milkova, Franco Farina, Thomas Hall, and the Mikhailovsky Chorus

Richard Wagner. Arias from Lohengrin
Conductor: Jari Hämäläinen

Elsa’s aria Einsam in trüben Tagen
Performed by Kirsten Chambers

Telramund’s aria from Act 2 Erhebe dich
Performed by Thomas Hall

Scene 2, Act 2 Euch Lüften
Performed by Kirsten Chambers, Jordanka Milkova, and Thomas Hall

Lohengrin’s aria In fernem Land
Performed by Franco Farina

Finale of Act 1 Durch Gottes Sieg
Performed by Kirsten Chambers, Jordanka Milkova, Franco Farina, Thomas Hall, Alexander Matveyev, and the Mikhailovsky Chorus

Part II

Giuseppe Verdi. Arias from Un ballo in maschera
Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

Finale of Act 1 Stretta dell’Introduzione
Performed by Svetlana Moskalenko, Fyodor Ataskevich, and the Mikhailovsky Chorus

Renato’s aria Alzati, là tuo figlio
Performed by Dmitry Darov

Giuseppe Verdi. Fragments of La traviata
Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

Prelude
Performed by the Mikhailovsky Orchestra

Violetta’s aria È strano! È strano!
Performed by Natalia Mironova

Duet of Violetta and Alfredo Un di felice, eteria
Performed by Natalia Mironova and Dmitry Karpov

Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Arias from Eugene Onegin
Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

Scene 2, Act 2. Scene and Lensky’s aria Kuda, kuda vy udalilis’...
Performed by Evgeny Akhmedov

Finale of Act 3
Performed by Maria Litke and Boris Pinkhasovich

Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Arias from Iolanta
Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

Robert’s arioso
Performed by Boris Pinkhasovich

Duet of Iolanta and Vaudémont
Performed by Tatiana Ryaguzova and Fyodor Ataskevich

Grand Finale
Performed by the Mikhailovsky Opera soloists and the Mikhailovsky Chorus