What a great concert! Not only Angela's amazing voice, but also the atmosphere, the care of the organizers for each and every detail, the conductor, Ramon Tebar, paying attention to every sound of the soloists and orchestra and the talented and good looking tenor, the Romanian Teodor Ilincai. It was a concert under the star, on sea shore. Perfect combination.
My favs? I have three: L'altra note in fondo al mare, Song to the Moon and Copacul. Perfect, simply perfect. I thought my third choice would be subjective, but I was wrong. You should have seen and heard the audience applauding at the end! As if it was in their own language, not a foreign one. And I know why, because Angela is telling a story when singing. No matter if you understand or not the lyrics, her voice catches your thoughts and carries them throughout the song. No moment of break, no space for breathing. It was a spell. The wind blowing in the beautiful, silky, white dress (see the last photos below) counted a lot too. Great choice!
This was the program
Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro - Overture Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro - Giunse al fin il momento...Deh, vieni, non tardar - Angela Gheorghiu Verdi - La Traviata - Parigi, o cara - Angela Gheorghiu, Teodor Ilincai Verdi - Rigoletto - Questa o quella - Teodor Ilincai Puccini - Manon Lescaut - Intermezzo Boito - Mefistofele - L'altra notte in fondo al mare - Angela Gheorghiu Gounod - Romeo et Juliette - Va! Je t'ai pardonne - Angela Gheorghiu, Teodor Ilincai
Verdi - Vespri Siciliani - Overture Verdi - Otello - Gia nella notte densa - Angela Gheorghiu, Teodor Ilincai Massenet - Cherubin - Aubade: Vive amour - Angela Gheorghiu Puccini - Turandot - Nessun dorma - Teodor Ilincai Bizet - Farandole - L'Arlesienne Suite #2 Dvorak - Rusalka - Song to the Moon - Angela Gheorghiu Puccini La Boheme - O soave fanciulla - Angela Gheorghiu, Teodor Ilincai
Encores A Vouchella - Angela Gheorghiu Copacul - Angela Gheorghiu Be my love - Teodor Ilincai O mio babbino caro - Angela Gheorghiu Non ti scordar di me - Angela Gheorghiu, Teodor Ilincai Granada - Angela Gheorghiu, Tedor Ilincai
Got to listen to an amazing concert, got involved with huge pleasure in its development, got a sun tan envied by all my colleagues at work. Me happy! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
PS: Hint! Click on the first photo to open the slideshow and see the photos in a higher resolution!
Angela Gheorghiu and conductor Ramon Tebar
Angela Gheorghiu, Teodor Ilincai (left), Ramon Tebar (right)
