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Toccata and Fugue Christmas Magic

The Comune di Roma in collaboration with the Teatro dell’Opera is inaugurating the Christmas season with the first of five concerts “Toccata e Fuga”, have already enchanted thousands of tourists this summer.

Songs and music will entertain spectators on 5 January at 18:00 in piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina.
Four singers, Olga Adamovich (soprano), Federica Proietti (mezzo soprano), Fabio Andreotti (tenor), Marco Santoro (baritone) will give solo performances as well as group ones. They will alternate with a wind orchestra - Elisa Mandraffin (flute), Fabio Severini (oboe), Piero Canuti (clarinet), Pasquale Marono (bassoon), Leonardo Feroleto (horn) and all accompanied on the keyboards by Sergio La Stella.

PROGRAMME
Wind
J. S. Bach Invention n. 8 (transcription by E. Smordoni)
F. Y. Haydn Divertimento
G. Braccialdi Fantastic Potpourri on the themes of the Barber of Seville by G. Rossini
J. Ibert Three short pieces
E. Grieg Fantasy on Peer Gynt
Vocal
Soprano Olga Adamovich G. Puccini “Un bel di vedremo”from Madame Butterfly - F. Lehar “Tu che m’hai preso il cor” from Il Paese del sorriso
Mezzo Soprano Federica Proietti G. Bizet “Seguidilla”da Carmen - E. De Curtis “Non ti scordar di me”
Tenor Fabio Andreotti G. Verdi “E lucean le stelle”da Tosca - R. Leoncavallo “Mattinata”
Baritone Marco Santoro G. Verdi “Io morrò”da Don Carlo - E. Gastaldon “Musica proibita”
Together
Christmas songs in five languages
I. Berlin - White Christmas
C. Gruber - Stille Nacht
A. Adam – Noel
A. Ramirez - Feliz Navidad
Folk song Tu scendi dalle stelle