A selection of arias from beloved Italian operas presented by Comites San Francisco in collaboration with Il Punto and the Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco.
With Mauro Bonfanti, baritone, and Lorenzo Marasso, pianist.
Broadway Concert Hall, 625 Broadway Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
PROGRAM
Cavatina di Figaro – Gioacchino Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia
Casta diva – Vincenzo Bellini, Norma
Cortigiani vil razza dannata – Giuseppe Verdi, Rigoletto
Sogno di Doretta – Giacomo Puccini, La rondine
Mattinata – Ruggero Leoncavallo
Tu can nun chiagne – Libero Bovio
Sogno – Francesco Paolo Tosti
My Way – Paul Anka
Là ci darem la mano – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Don Giovanni
Libiamo – Giuseppe Verdi, La traviata
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
Mauro Bonfanti will join us from Milan and sing for one night only, accompanied by pianist Lorenzo Marasso, to perform an operatic Spring Recital. Mauro is a renowned baritone and singing teacher that has debuted over 40 operatic roles in 12 countries around the world. He studied under Luciano Pavarotti and has performed with Andrea Bocelli, Renato Bruson, and many others.
Born in Torino, Lorenzo Marasso is a well known and accomplished conductor, concert pianist, chamber musician, educator, and radio host.