Francesco Lanzillotta is considered one of the most interesting conductors on the Italian music scene. In recent years he has conducted in the most important Italian theaters, including Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Teatro Filarmonico in Verona and Teatro Lirico in Cagliari.
Ekaterina Bakanova is a Russian opera and oratorio singer who grew up in the Urals, where she studied singing, piano and accordion in Moscow at the Musical College and later at the Gnessin Academy. Her love for Italy led her to live in this country where she promotes opera music and culture in general.
The program includes:
- Gioachino Rossini, La gazza ladra – Ouverture
- Johann Strauss Jr, Die Fledermaus – Ouverture / Die Fledermaus “Klange der Heimat” / Eine nacht in Venedig – Ouverture
- Antonín Dvořák, Rusalka – “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém”
- Gioachino Rossini, L’italiana in Algeri – Sinfonia
- Jacques Offenbach, Les Contes d’Hoffmann – Barcarolle / Orphée aux Enfers – Can can
- Franz Lehár, Giuditta – “Ich weis es selber nicht”
- Johann Strauss Jr, An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
- Leonard Bernstein, Candide – Ouverture
- Emmerich Kálmán, Die Csárdásfürstin – “In den Bergen ist mein Heimatland”
Website: www.teatrolafenice.it
Location: La Fenice Opera House, Venice
Schedule: February 27 – March 1, 2022
