Gala Maria Callas

H 58th artistic period.The.Th. starts with a tribute to Maria Callas, the unsurpassed Greek prima donna of the…
excellent vocals and interpretive skills, that the presence of the formed incision in the history of opera. The unforgettable diva, admittedly, raised the song lyric and brought it close to the broad masses, defining in this way a decisive role in the subsequent evolution. The program includes some of the arias that performed unique, with the integrity of the technique and unsurpassed dramatic ability. It is characteristic that even today, 39 years after her death, the audiophiles all over the world continue to be enchanted by the special connotation of the dramatic, dark and penetrating voice of rare vocal range, with sales of the disc to exceed 750.000 per year. Leonard Bernstein described as the ‘Bible of Opera’. Callas combined the divine talent with a personal story like a fairy tale, magnetizing so the interest of the public. The ugly duckling who became a swan conquer the whole world and then hit him with the dramatic fall and the stormy personal life, creating an indelible myth. Not bad for the daughter of a poor pharmacist from Neochori, Messinia, greece.
Program:
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Introduction from the opera “Nabucco”
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Aria “Ritorna Vincitor” from the opera “Aida”
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Prelude from the 3rd act of the opera “la Traviata”
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Aria “Mi motu ome…Piangea cantando…Ave Maria” from the opera “Othello”
Georges Bizet (1838-1875): Prelude from the 3rd act of the opera “Carmen”
Umberto Giordano (1867-1948): Aria “La mamma morta” from the opera “Andrea Seigner”
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): Intermezzo from the 3rd act of the opera “Manon Λεσκώ”
Francesco Τσιλέα (1866-1950): Aria “Ecco : respiro appena… Io son l’umile ancella,” from the opera “Adriana Λεκουβρέρ”
Umberto Giordano (1867-1948): Intermezzo from opera “Fedora”
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924): Aria “Con onor muore… Tu! Tu! Tu!” from the opera “Madame Butterfly”
Pietro Conductor (1863-1945): Intermezzo from the opera “Cavalleria Rusticana”
Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893): Aria “Ebben?… ne andrò lontana” from the opera “La Vally”
#In cooperation with the thessalonica concert hall
“…maria Callas was the first -and last so far – soprano who transcended the limits of art, and was established as the prima donna star who brought opera closer to the perception of the masses…”.
Franco Zeffirelli for Maria Callas
Attention: Due to a health problem the mr Βουλγαρίδου will not participate in the concert. At the concert we will enjoy the award-winning and very popular to the Greek audience, a Romanian soprano Cellia Costea.