Puccini, the Bard

The great Italian composer’s art was about melody – he would have been a born song-composer had his dramaturgic talent not predestined him to compose music for stage. Although his oeuvre was not as rich in works as Verdi’s, he did compose songs in addition to his ten operas and a few symphonic pieces and church music. These were composed for special occasions, some were the fruits of his student years, while others were drafts for his later operas: in this case all the two dozen songs will be sung on the stage of the Eiffel Art Studios.

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Programme:

Ad una morta » Beáta Máthé
Morire? » Gergely Boncsér
Storiella d’amore » Orsolya Hajnalka Rőser
E l’uccellino » Ildikó Megyimórecz
Inno a Diana » Gergely Boncsér
Mentia l’avviso » Beáta Máthé
A te » Ildikó Megyimórecz
Sogno d’or » Orsolya Hajnalka Rőser
Terra e mare » Ildikó Megyimórecz
Avanti Urania » Ildikó Megyimórecz
Inno a Roma » Beáta Máthé
Sole e amore » Orsolya Hajnalka Rőser
Canto d’anime » Gergely Boncsér
Salve Regina » Orsolya Hajnalka Rőser

The extracts of Puccini's letters are presented by Richard Hoffman

Hostess of the evening: Szilvia Becze
Piano accompanist: Bálint Zsoldos
Staged by: Mária Harangi