Sounds Classical
Marie-Louise Muir
Sundays
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Sounds Classical captured the fantastic Ulster Orchestra in action at Mad, Bad and Dangerous: An Italian Opera Gala Concert.
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Running Order
MAD, BAD AND DANGEROUS: An Italian Opera Gala
(Recorded at Waterfront Hall,
David Parry conductor
Gwyn Hughes Jones tenor
Carmen Giannattasio soprano
Part 1
00:00 - 07:36
Verdi
Overture (Nabucco)
Ulster Orchestra; David Parry conductor
07:36 - 10:24
Noel Thompson
10:24 - 18:04
Donizetti
Fra poco a me ricovero + recitative
(from Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III, sc.vii)
Gwyn Hughes Jones tenor; Ulster Orchestra; David Parry conductor
18:04 - 19:18
Noel Thompson
19:18 - 27: 24
Bellini
Mad scene -
(Il Pirata, Act II, scene and final aria)
Carmen Giannattasio soprano; Belfast Philharmonic Choir; Ulster Orchestra; David Parry conductor
27: 24 - 32:45
Rossini
Pas de soldats (William Tell)
Ulster Orchestra; David Parry conductor
Noel Thompson
34:33 - 40:11
Verdi
Signor né principe to Addio (Rigoletto, Act I, sc.v)
Carmen Giannattasio soprano; Gwyn Hughes Jones tenor; Ulster Orchestra; David Parry conductor
40:11 - 45: 02
Verdi
Va', pensiero (Nabucco)
Part 2
45:02 - 46: 57
Noel Thompson
46: 57- 55:54
Verdi
Overture: The Sicilian Vespers
Ulster Orchestra; David Parry conductor
55:54 - 1:03:07
Bellini
Casta Diva (Norma)
Carmen Giannattasio soprano;
1:03:07 - 1:04:25
Noel Thompson
1:04:25 - 1:12:06
Verdi
Mercé, dilette amici to O tu, che l'alma adora (Ernani, Act I, no.2)
Gwyn Hughes Jones tenor; Male voices of the Belfast Philharmonic Choir; Ulster Orchestra; David Parry conductor
1:12:06 - 1:22:24
Verdi
Ballo (Macbeth, Act III)
Carmen Giannattasio soprano; Gwyn Hughes Jones tenor; Ulster Orchestra; David Parry conductor
1:22:24 - 1:24:10
Noel Thompson
1:24:10 - 1:36:49
Verdi
Gia nella notte densa (Otello, Act I, closing duet to end of act)
Ulster Orchestra; David Parry conductor
1:36:49 - 1:44:45
Verdi
Gloria all'Egitto (Aida)
