Roberto Alagna

Roberto Alagna

CONCERT ZURICH - ALEKSANDRE KURZAK ET ROBERTO ALAGNA - 15 MAI 2023

 
 

Programm

 

TOSCA - Giacomo Pucci 
 
«Mario, Mario» - Duo
«Recondita armonia» - Air 1er acte - Roberto Alagna
«Vissi d’arte» - Air 1er acte - Aleksandra Kurzak
Piano solo – Fryderyk Chopin: Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27, Nr.2
 
CARMEN - Georges Bizet
 
«La fleur que tu m’avais jetée» - Air Acte 2 - Roberto Alagna
«C’est des contrebandiers… Je dis, que rien ne m’épouvante» - Air acte 3 - Aleksandra Kurzak
«Parle-moi de ma mère» - Duo 1er acte
Intermezzp
 
 
OTELLO - Giuseppe Verdi
«Già nella notte densa» - Duo
«Ave Maria» - Air acte 3 - Aleksandra Kurzak
«Niun mi tema» - Air Acte 1 - Roberto Alagna
Piano solo – Fryderyk Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55, Nr. 2
 
ADRIANA LECOUVREUR - Francesco Cilea
«Ecco respiro appena» - Aleksandra Kurzak
«L’anima ho stanca» - Roberto Alagna
«Mi basta il tuo perdono» - Duo
 
 
BIS EN DUO
 
L’heure exquise/ Usta milczą, dusza śpiewa (Die lustige Witwe) - Franz Lehar
Lolita (Serenata spagnola) - Inconnu 
La Spagnola - Vincenzo di Chiara
Musica proibita - Stansilao Gastaldon
A vucchella - Paolo Tosti
Funiculì, Funiculà - Luigi Denza
 
 
 

Performance

Opernhaus Zûrich

Lundi 15 mai 2023

 

 

Cast

 

Aleksandra Kurzak - Soprano

Roberto Alagna - Ténor 

 

Marek Ruszczyński - Pianiste

 

 

 

Press Review

 
 

MerkerOnline - Jan Krobot - 18 of May 2023

 
 
❝The evening delivered what it promised, ultimately even more and shows what experience and passion can achieve. Gladly again! ❞ 
 
« The married couple Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna stopped at the Opernhaus Zürich with duets and arias from "Tosca", "Carmen", "Otello", "Adriana Lecouvreur". […] The evening (with the sovereign accompaniment of pianist  Marek Ruszczynski) delivered what it promised, ultimately even more. […]
 
Both soloists immediately enter the first duet with full commitment. In "Recondita armonia" […] with a lot of will and the experience of almost forty years on stage, he succeeds in an interpretation that remains unattainable for many of his professional colleagues throughout their careers. Kurzak interprets "Vissi d'arte" impeccably […] Alagna shows with "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" how much the French repertoire suits him. In "Je dis, que rien ne m'épouvante" Kurzak succeeds exemplarily and with charming pianissimos. In "Parle-moi de ma mère" they both go all out. […]
 
After the intermission, the duet "Già nella notte densa" from Verdi's "Otello" becomes the best joint contribution of the evening. […] The wonderfully soulful, intimately performed "Ave Maria" audibly thrills the audience. In Otello's "Niun mi tema" Alagna wins a resounding success.
Carried along by the enthusiasm of the audience, the arias "Ecco respiro appena" and "L'anima ho stanca" and the duet "Mi basta il tuo perdono" from Cilea's "Adriana Lecouvreur" succeed with radiant passion.
And then Kurzak and Alagna (delight) the audience with six (!) encores (including "Lippen schweigen", "La Spagnola", "'A vucchella" and "Funiculì, Funiculà"). The audience can no longer stay in their seats: People sing along to "Funiculì, Funiculà" and while one or the other foot stomps to the beat, the artistic director has a little more space in front of the stalls doors.
The evening shows what experience and passion can achieve. Gladly again! »
 
 

Gallery

 



18/05/2023