Rolando Villazón
Rolando Villazón – tenor
Emily Pogorelc – soprano
PKF – Prague Philharmonia
Guerassim Voronkov – conductor
JULES MASSENET (1842–1912)
Ah! Tout est bien fini… O souverain, ô juge, ô père (Rodrigue)
Le Cid, Act III
Rolando Villazón
CHARLES GOUNOD (1818–1893)
Je veux vivre (Juliette)
Roméo et Juliette, Act I
Emily Pogorelc
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813–1901)
I vespri siciliani, overture
Tutto parea sorridere (Corrado)
Il corsaro, Act I
Rolando Villazón
GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797–1848)
Quel guardo, il cavaliere... So anch’io la virtù magica (Norina)
Don Pasquale, Act I
Emily Pogorelc
Caro elisir sei mio (Nemorino & Adina)
L’elisir d’amore, Act I
Rolando Villazón & Emily Pogorelc
Intermission
MANUEL PENELLA (1880–1939)
Vaya una tarde bonita… Torero quiero sé (Rafael & Soleá)
El gato montés, Act II
Rolando Villazón & Emily Pogorelc
REVERIANO SOUTULLO OTERO (1880–1932) & JUAN VERT CARBONELL (1890–1931)
Y mis horas felices (Germán)
La del Soto del Parral, Act I
Rolando Villazón
LÉO DELIBES (1836–1891)
Les filles de Cadix
Emily Pogorelc
FRANZ LEHÁR (1870–1948)
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz! (Sou-Chong)
Das Land des Lächelns, Act II
Rolando Villazón
Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß (Giuditta)
Giuditta, Act III
Emily Pogorelc
ERNESTO DE CURTIS (1875–1937)
Non ti scordar di me
Emily Pogorelc & Rolando Villazón
The world-famous tenor Rolando Villazón sang for the last time in Prague on 29 June 2021 at the Rudolfinum accompanied by the French pianist Morgane Fauchois-Prado. It was a fantastic evening! After a break due to the covid-19 pandemic, Rolando was not hiding his emotion and excitement to be singing for a live audience again. He was in great singing form and mesmerized the audience not only with his singing but also with his infectious joy. He confirmed that he is a phenomenon, an unbridled element, "the most charming star on the contemporary opera scene" (The Times).
Since 2012 Rolando Villazón has performed in Prague repeatedly at the invitation of Nachtigall Artists, each time with an original programme. This time, together with the PKF - Prague Philharmonia, he will offer, under the baton of Guerassim Voronkov, arias from operas by J. Massenet, P. I. Tchaikovsky, G. Donizetti and G. Verdi.
Rolando loves the Prague audience! And we all wish him all the best for his 50th birthday.
