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SUMMARY:Opera Choruses
DESCRIPTION:An evening of popular choruses\, arias and a duet\, from well k
 nown romantic and dramatic operas\, in the beautiful surroundings of St Ni
 cholas Church\, Harpenden.\nJordan Wilson - Tenor\nEdward Walters - Barito
 ne\nJennifer Carter - Piano\n\nMichael Veazey - Conductor\n\nEnjoy the hi
 ghlights listed below.\n \nUna furtiva lagrima (A furtive tear)\, a tenor
  aria from Donizetti's comic opera\, L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love)
 \, is sung by Nemorino when it appears that the love potion he bought to w
 in the heart of his dream lady\, Adina\, is working. \n\nCome Paride Vezz
 oso (Just as the charming Paris) is a baritone aria in the first act of Do
 nizetti's opera\, L'elisir d'amore.  This famous aria is sung by the self
 -important Sergeant Belcore who appears with his regiment and immediately 
 sets about courting Adina in front of everyone\; he pulls out all the stop
 s\, \n\nLes pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) is a three-act opera
  by Georges Bizet\, The opera tells the story of how two men's vow of eter
 nal friendship is threatened by their love for the same woman\, whose own 
 dilemma is the conflict between secular love and her sacred oath as a prie
 stess. The friendship duet\, "Au fond du temple saint"\, generally known a
 s The Pearl Fishers Duet\, is one of the best-known in Western opera.\n\nC
 horus of the Hebrew Slaves\, also known as "Va\, pensiero"\, is a chorus f
 rom Giuseppe Verdi's opera Nabucco. It recollects the period of Babylonian
  captivity after the destruction of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem in 586 B
 C. Some critics believe that Verdi deliberately makes parallels in this op
 era between the Hebrews and the Italians\, who in Verdi's time were living
 \, some say suffering\, under Austrian rule.\n\nNessun dorma (Let no one 
 sleep) is an aria from the final act of Puccini's opera Turandot\, and on
 e of the best-known tenor arias in all opera\, sung by Calaf\, il princip
 e ignoto (the unknown prince)\, who falls in love at first sight with the 
 beautiful but cold Princess Turandot. Any man who wishes to wed Turandot m
 ust first answer her three riddles\; if he fails\, he will be beheaded. In
  the aria\, Calaf expresses his triumphant assurance that he will win the 
 princess. Hardynge choir will sing an arrangement for four-part choir. \
 n\nGuillaume Tell\, Rossini's last opera\, drew on the William Tell legend
 . The opera opens with the Villagers’ Chorus\; they sing happily as they
  prepare the village for three weddings.\n\nIdomeneo was written and premi
 ered in 1781 when Mozart was 25 years old.  On his way home from the Troj
 an wars\, in a boat lashed by terrible storms\, Idomeneo vows to sacrifice
  the first person he meets upon returning home. To his horror this turns o
 ut to be his son\, Idamante. Idomeneo decides to send Idamante away on a s
 hip\, hoping to avoid the issue: at this point in the "Voyagers’ Choru
 s" the voyagers sing of the placid\, calm waters.\n\n\nFor full event det
 ails\, visit: https://www.hardyngechoir.org/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=event
 s&id=197644
LOCATION:St Nicholas Church\, Harpenden\, Church Green\, Harpenden\, AL5 2S
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URL:https://www.hardyngechoir.org/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=197644
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