Gulbenkian Choir and Orchestra

The Vale do Silêncio is the ideal setting for a concert by the Gulbenkian Choir and Orchestra. Around 150 musicians, conducted by Alena Hron, take to the stage to perform iconic works from the 19th- and 20th-century classical repertoire, including operas by Bizet, Puccini and Verdi, as well as compositions by George Gershwin and Florence Price.

Programme:

George Gershwin
Cuban Overture

Giacomo Puccini
Le Villi: Prelúdio e “Evviva!”

Florence Price
Andante moderato

Georges Bizet
Les pêcheurs de perles: “Sur la grève en feu”

Carl Maria von Weber
Abertura da ópera Oberon

Antonín Dvořák
Dança Eslava em Sol menor, op. 46 n.º 8

Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata: “Noi siamo zingarelle… Di Madride noi siam mattadori”

Augusta Holmès
La Nuit et l’Amour

Manuel de Falla
El sombrero de tres picos, Suite n.º 2

Georges Bizet
Carmen: “Les voici! Voici la quadrille”

With the support of Turismo de Lisboa.