Concert with Rossinian arias from Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Guglielmo Tell, Tancredi and Il Signor Bruschino on the occasion of 3rd annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World
Organizers: NTOB AND ITALIAN EMBASSY
Place: “arTurbina” Grand Hall
2 Premiere Concerts
With the Participation of:
NTOB Orchestra, Choir and Soloists
Conductor: Marco Alibrando
Tenor: Aldo Caputo
Marco Alibrando, Conductor
Born in Messina in 1987, he debuted at the age of 24 conducting the Florentine Chamber Orchestra. In 2012 he made his operatic debut at the Rossini Festival in Wildbad with Adina. In 2016 he debuted at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro in Duetti Amorosi sung by Pretty Yende and Aya Wakizono.
Marco studied orchestral conducting with Gianandrea Noseda, Gianluigi Gelmetti (Accademia Chigiana di Siena), Vittorio Parisi, Lutz Köhler, Antonino Fogliani, Donato Renzetti, Romolo Gessi and Giuseppe Lanzetta. He is fundamentally a pianist, with a Bachelor degree from Messina, and then continued with his Masters in Orchestral Conducting and Composition, graduating with highest honors from the Conservatorio G. Verdi di Milano.
He has recently conducted the operas Suor Angelica and Billy Budd (Ghedini) at the Milan Conservatory’s Verdi Hall and Cinderella for VoceAllOpera directed by Gianmaria Aliverta. In the summer of 2018 he conducted Beatrice di Tenda in Tenda (CRT Foundation).
Program:
23 November
Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
“Overture”
“Piano pianissimo” Fiorello and Choir – Soloist: Genc Vozga
“Ecco ridente in cielo” Conte Almaviva kavatina – Soloist: Aldo Caputo
“Largo al Factotum” Figaro’s Aria – Soloist: Armando Likaj
“Una voce poco fa” Rosina’s Aria – Soloist: Dorina Selimaj
“Dunque io son’?” Figaro and Rosina duet – Soloists: Dorina Selimaj, Armando Likaj
“Il vecchiotto cerca moglie” Berta’s Aria – Soloist: Shpresa Beka
“La calunnia” Don Basilio’s Aria – Soloist: Bledar Domi
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Opera: Guglielmo Tell
“Overture”
“Resta Immobile” Guglielmo’s Aria – Soloist: Armando Likaj
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Opera: Il Signor Bruschino
“Ah, voi condur volete …ah, donate il caro sposo” Sofia’s Aria – Soloist: Simona Karafili
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Opera: Tancredi
“Di tanti Palpiti” Cavatina and Tancredi – Soloist: Ivana Hoxha
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Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Act One Finale– Soloists and Choir
Soloists: Dorina Selimaj, Ramona Tullumani, Shpresa Beka, Aldo Caputo, Armando Likaj, Solen Alla, Antonio Zefi, Xhieldo Hyseni, Bledar Domi
24 November
Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
“Overture”
“Piano pianissimo” Fiorello and Choir – Soloist: Artur Vera
“Ecco ridente in cielo” Conte Almaviva kavatina – Soloist: Aldo Caputo
“Largo al Factotum” Figaro’s Aria – Soloist: Armando Likaj
“Una voce poco fa” Rosina’s Aria – Soloist: Ramona Tullumani
“Dunque io son’?” Figaro and Rosina duet – Soloist: Dorina Selimaj, Armando Likaj
“Il vecchiotto cerca moglie” Berta’s Aria – Soloist: Shpresa Beka
“La calunnia” Don Basilio’s Aria – Soloist: Xhieldo Hyseni
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Opera: Guglielmo Tell
“Overture”
“Resta Immobile” Guglielmo’s Aria – Soloist: Solen Alla
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Opera: Il Signor Bruschino
“Ah, voi condur volete …ah, donate il caro sposo” Sofia’s Aria – Soloist: Simona Karafili
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Opera: Tancredi
“Di tanti Palpiti” Cavatina e Tancredi – Soloist: Ivana Hoxha
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Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Act One Finale – Soloists and Choir
Soloists: Dorina Selimaj, Ramona Tullumani, Shpresa Beka, Aldo Caputo, Armando Likaj, Solen Alla, Antonio Zefi, Xhieldo Hyseni, Bledar Domi