ProgrammeMezzo-soprano: Elīna GarančaConductor: Karel Mark ChichonMacao OrchestraTicketingPre-concert Talk
Glinka
Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila
Tchaikovsky
Aria of Johanna (from The Maid of Orleans)
Massenet
Meditation (from Thaïs)
Saint-Saëns
Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix (from Samson et Dalila)
Bacchanale (from Samson et Dalila)
Gounod
Plus grand, dans son obscurité (from La Reine de Saba)
Three pasodobles from Spain
Marquina
i. España Cañi
Lope
ii. Gerona
Penella
iii. El Gato Montes
Bizet
Excerpts from Carmen
i. L’amour est un enfant de Bohème (Act I-First version)
ii. Prélude (Act I)
iii. Habanera
iv. Entr’acte (Act III)
v. Seguidilla
vi. Entr’acte (Act IV)
vii. En vain pour éviter (Act III)
viii. Entr’acte (Act II)
ix. Chanson bohème (Act II)
The performance will run for about 2 hours including a 20-minute intermission.
Members of the audience are strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers and those who leave their seats during the performance will only be admitted and allowed to return to their seats respectively during the intermission or at a suitable break. The presenter reserves the right to refuse admission of latecomers, or determine the time and manner of admission of latecomers.
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Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča has established herself as a major star through her highly acclaimed performances for the world’s leading opera houses, symphony orchestras and recital halls.
During the 2023/24 season, Garanča’s opera performances include Amneris Aida at the German State Opera, Princess Eboli Don Carlo and Santuzza Cavalleria Rusticana at the Teatro alla Scala, Kundry Parsifal at the Vienna State Opera and Judith Bluebeard's Castle for the Teatro di San Carlo. Her many concert performances are to include Bluebeard's Castle at Carnegie Hall and on tour to Japan and South Korea with the Metropolitan Opera, Verdi Requiem in Rome with Sir Antonio Pappano and a recital at Teatro alla Scala in Milan with pianist Malcolm Martineau.
Garanča is particularly famed for her portrayal of Bizet’s Carmen and was described by the New York Times as “the finest Carmen in 25 years...” following her appearance at the Metropolitan Opera in a production that was one of the most viewed and successful “The Met: Live in HD”. She also performed Carmen at the Royal Opera House, Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Teatro alla Scala and Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, all to critical acclaim.
As an exclusive artist with Deutsche Grammophon, Garanča has released many albums for the label and received numerous ECHO Klassik Awards, including ‘Singer of the Year’ for her first non-core-classical album Sol y Vida. She is also recipient of Musical America’s ‘Vocalist of the Year’, MIDEM Classical Awards’ ‘Singer of the Year’ and a Grammy nomination.
Garanča was honoured with the title of ‘Kammersängerin’ by the Vienna State Opera in 2013 for her devotion to the House.
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Karel Mark Chichon OBE is the Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of Philharmonic Orchestra of Gran Canaria, a post he has held since the 2017/18 season. He has guest conducted widely across Europe both in the concert halls and opera houses. He is a regular Deutsche Grammophon recording artist, having recorded numerous CDs and DVDs for the renowned record label.
During his tenure as Chief Conductor of the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, he received praise for his profound interpretation of a wide repertoire and transformative music-making. He also received unanimous critical success for his cycle of the orchestral works of Dvořák with Hänssler Classic, with critics saying “Chichon scores significantly over several esteemed rivals” and praising the first release as “the finest version available”. His disc of music by Prokofiev, Stravinsky and de Falla inspired Fanfare Magazine to describe Chichon as “commanding, electrifying, utterly individual, with his German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra playing as those possessed”.
Chichon has conducted the Royal Concertgebouworkest, London Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra and more. In 2016, Chichon made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conducting Madama Butterfly, which included a live broadcast in 2 000 cinemas across 66 countries throughout the world. Chichon was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in recognition of his achievements within the profession.
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The Macao Orchestra is Macao’s professional orchestra with a repertoire of Chinese and Western classics throughout the times.
It is a medium-sized orchestra of outstanding musicians from more than ten countries and regions. Starting from 2023-24 concert season, Lio Kuokman serves as Music Director and Principal Conductor of the orchestra.
The Macao Orchestra collaborates with numerous internationally renowned musicians, conductors and ensembles including Krystian Zimerman, Leonidas Kavakos, Lang Lang, Tan Dun, the Teatro Regio Torino, the English National Ballet, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and more. The orchestra has regularly been invited to perform in Mainland China and overseas, participating in the International Bruckner Festival in Austria, the music festival “La Folle Journée” in Japan and “Belt and Road” International Music Festival in Shenzhen, leaving its footprints in at least 30 cities across Mainland China as well as Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Portugal, Spain, the U.S.A., Japan and Korea, etc.
The Macao Orchestra is the city’s cultural ambassador, it shoulders the important mission of regularly touring in the Greater Bay Area and promoting Macao both in the home country and abroad. In addition, the Orchestra will promote music at community level, bringing music to campuses, communities, and disadvantaged groups, trying to greatly expand the audience for classical music, and help younger talents to realise their musical dreams.
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For each purchase of standard tickets for ‘Duo Recital by Gautier Capuçon (Cello) & Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)’,‘Elīna Garanča Gala Concert’, ‘Piano Recital by Krystian Zimerman’ and ‘Piano Recital by Evgeny Kissin’, the following concession applies:
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The Operatic Mezzo-soprano
Date: 29 Oct 2024 (Tue)
Time: 6:45pm
Venue: Level 4 Foyer, Auditoria Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Speaker: Chan Siu-kwan (Voice pedagogue)
Conducted in Cantonese. The talk will run for about 1 hour.
Admission free on a first come, first served basis.
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