Programme – Opera at Orua Wharo

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Singers…
Ileana Otto-Johansen – Soprano
Patrick Power – special guest Tenor
Janet Smith – Soprano
Ray Seymour – Bass
Cindy Walshe – Soprano
Jason Parker – Tenor
Janette Hudson – Mezzo-soprano

Orchestra…
Colleen Rae-Gerrard – Piano
Mary Davies – Piano
Paul Carnegie-Jones – Piano
Anneke Gelling-Geurs – Violin
Gine Dingle – Violin
Sarah Tait-Jamieson – Flute
Geert Gelling – Cello
Andrew Gallie – Cello
Cefyn Gauden – Drums

Session One

Ileana   Ella a fui   Tales of Hoffman   Offenbach
Antonia sings of her sorrow over a lost lover. She wishes that he would return to her.

Ileana/Patrick   Notturno   Don Pasquale   Donizetti
Ernesto and Norina, who will soon realise their love dream, at a fooled Don Pasquale’s expense, sing their mutual affection.

Patrick   Una furtiva lagrima   The Elixir of Love   Donizetti
Literally ‘a furtive tear’ – Nemorino is singing to his desired love who is “an old friend” only – in her eyes.

Cindy   No One Like You   Goldsmith & Zippell

Jason   Bring Him Home   Les Miserables   Schonberg

Janette   Mon Coeur s’ouvre a ta voix   Samson & Delilah   Saint-Saens
Delilah, after luring Samson to her room, sings seductively of the powers of love in an endeavour to ensnare Samson.

Ray   Il lacerato spirito   Simone Boccanegra   Verdi
Fiesco sings sorrowfully that his daughter Maria has died. He rages against the absent Simon Boccanegra and then accuses the Virgin Mary of not protecting his daughter. After realizing that he has committed blasphemy, he prays to her, hoping that she will forgive him.

Janet   Un Certo non so che.   Arsilda, Regina di Ponto   Antonio Vivaldi
Miranda wonders if these feelings could be love.

Ileana/Patrick/Ray   Sol ich dich teurer wiederseh    Magic Flute Mozart
Tamino is about to undergo his trials which he may not survive. He and Pamina sing their farewells while Sarastro, the high priest, asks protection for Tamino, but urges him to get on with it.

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Session Two

Ileana/Janet/Ray   Soave sia-il vento   Cosi Fan Tutte   Mozart
Don Alfonso is a schemer and attempting to win a bet with the two young men that their girlfriends will be faithful to them if they are away. – here they say goodbye to the two men.

Patrick   O Sole Mio   di Capua
Famous Neopolian [Neopolitan] song made famous by Caruso and later by the three tenors.

Janet/Patrick   Libiamo   La Traviata   Verdi
A drinking song – Brindisi – from La Traviata – Alfredo and Violetta toast the fleeting joys of love – a wonderful party scene.

Cindy/Jason   Phantom of the Opera   Phantom of the Opera   Lloyd Webber

Ray   If I Were a Rich Man   Fiddler on the Roof   Harnick & Bock

Cindy/Jason   The Prayer   Sager & Foster

Ileana   Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante   Carmen   Bizet
Searching for Don José, who she still loves in spite of the smugglers, Micaëla finds herself alone in the mountains. Frightened, she prays for courage.

Janette   O mio Fernando   La Favorita   Donizetti
Fernando learns the truth of Leonora’s past and spurns her – Leonora despairs over her lost love.

Janet   Addio del passato   La Traviata   Verdi
Alfredo is returning to her, but Violetta knows she is dying – it is too late!

Patrick/Ray   Au fond du Temple Saint   The Pearl Fishers   Bizet
Nadir and Zurga are both in love with the virgin high priestess Leila – but are swearing that nothing will come between them whatever happens.

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Session Three

Janet/Ray   La ci darem la mano   Don Giovanni   Mozart
Don Giovanni wants to have his way with the young bride Zerlina and here he almost makes it!

Cindy   O mio babbino caro   Gianni Schicchi   Puccini
Lauretta is having a tantrum because her Father won’t give in to her and give her the inheritance so she can marry her true love.

Jason   Remember   Troy (Movie)   James Horner

Janet   Signore, ascolta   Turandot   Puccini
Liu pleads with Calaf not to attempt to answer Turandot’s fatal riddles.

Ray   Ah un foco insolito   Don Pasquale   Donizetti
Don Pasquale is delighted with the news of a young bride and fantasises about the half dozen children he will have with her.

Ileana/Janet   The Flower Duet   Lakme   Delibes
Lakme, the daughter of the high priest, and her servant Malikka are about to embark on a boat and float down the river Ganges with their flowers.

Patrick   Nessun Dorma   Turandot   Puccini
Calaf says no one will sleep tonight because they will be trying to find out his name – to allow the Princess to back out of the arrangement to marry him. He is sure he will be victorious.

Ileana   Depuis le Jour   Louise   Charpentier
‘this is the day’ Louise has run away with her artist lover to his Montmartre quarters – because of her parent’s opposition to his proposal. Finds herself blissfully happy.

Cindy/Jason   Time to say goodbye   Sartori, Quarantotto, & Peterson

Ileana/Patrick   O soave fanciulla   La Boheme   Puccini
Rudolpho and Mimi have fallen in love at first sight. They express their new feelings to each other and set off arm in arm to reach Rudolpho’s friends at the Latin Quarter.

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