Catania Chamber Orchestra – Bellini e L Opera

The Catania Chamber Orchestra specialises in the revival of the Italian classical and lyrical tradition. Formed by orchestral professors who graduated from the most prestigious Sicilian conservatories and by the most promising young people from Catania who have distinguished themselves in the main national and international opera and symphonic prizes, the Catania Chamber Orchestra proposes an interesting cycle of concerts for orchestral ensemble and voices in this 2025 Musical Season.

The concerts take their inspiration from the works of Catania's leading composer, Vincenzo Bellini, and then transport the audience into the context of the opera production of the late 19th and early 20th century in which the Catania composer operated. From Vivaldi to Verdi, from Rossini to Puccini via Donizetti, Bizet, etc., in an unforgettable journey into great classical music and Italian opera.

The concerts will be hosted in the prestigious and monumental Church of La Badia of Sant'Agata, erected next to the Cathedral where Maestro Bellini rests. The Church of La Badia of Sant'Agata, in addition to its perfectly preserved precious interiors, is distinguished by a panoramic terrace that can be visited and which is accessed by an internal lift and from which one can enjoy a unique panorama of the marvellous city of Catania.

program

Programm

Akt I
V. Bellini – Norma Ouvertüre
V. Bellini – Ma rendi pur contento
G. Rossini – Der Barbier von Sevilla "Una voce poco fa"
G. Verdi – Nabucco "Va, pensiero"
J. Offenbach – Die Erzählungen von Hoffmann "Barcarolle"
V. Bellini – Norma "Casta Diva"
G. Rossini – Der Barbier von Sevilla "Se il mio nome"
G. Verdi – La Traviata "Libiamo nei lieti calici"

Akt II
G. Bizet – Carmen Entr'acte
R. Leoncavallo – Romanze "Mattinata"
V. Bellini – "Vaga luna che inargenti"
G. Donizetti – Der Liebestrank "Una furtiva lagrima"
P. Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo
G. Puccini – La Bohème "Musettas Walzer"
V. Bellini – La Sonnambula "Prendi, l’anel ti dono"