Written by Mary Dan Eades on January 13, 2014

In January, the Choral Society will join the SB Symphony, under the baton of Maestro Nir Kabaretti, for a celebration of Verdi’s greatest opera hits. During this 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth, what musical season would be complete without a performance of favorites! Maestro Kabaretti has carefully selected talented soloists– Angel Joy BlueSoprano and John Pickle, Tenor–to complement the full symphony orchestra and chorus for some of Verdi’s greatest overtures, choruses, and arias from Rigoletto to Traviata to Aida. And the Santa Barbara Symphony and Opera Santa Barbara will join in providing educational experience for members of the community. It’s a program filled with emotion, passion and excitement! Whether you are an opera fan or not, you will love Verdi.  The evening’s repertoire includes:

  • Nabucco: Sinfonia “Va pensiero”
  • Macbeth: Preludio, “Patria Oppressa”
  • Traviata: Sinfonia, ” È strano, è strano,” “Zingarelle,” “Mattadori”
  • Rigoletto: “Caro Nome”, “La donna è mobile”
  • Trovatore: Aria con Coro “Di Quella Pira”
  • Vespri siciliani: Overture
  • Otello: Duetto, “Già nella notte densa”
  • Aida: Triumphal March and Chorus

Principal Concert Sponsors Chris and David Chernof
Concert Sponsors Dick and Marilyn Mazess

Performances at the Granada Theater:

Saturday, January 25 at 8 pm

Sunday, January 26 at 3 pm

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