Concert The Italian Tenors “Α Touch of Christmas”, 29/12/23

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The Italian Tenors 

“Α Touch of Christmas”  

Special Guests: Soprano Francesca Lanza

& the Principal Dancers of Balletto di Siena

 

After their very successful summer concerts at Kourion Ancient Theatre and Skali Aglantzias in Nicosia, The Italian Tenors return with “A Touch of Christmas “– a very special festive program, full of well-known international pop, Italian and favorite Christmas songs.

They will be joined by special guests: The Italian soprano Francesca Lanza, remarkable for her unforgettable interpretation of The Phantom of the Opera song and All I ask of You; and the Principal Dancers of Balletto di Siena, Chiara Gagliardo and Giuseppe Giacalone, introducing us to the Nutcracker fairy world.

This Italian classical crossover vocal trio is consisting of Evans Tonon, Luca Sala and Sabino Gaita who offer a varied program, from the classical sounds of Ennio Morricone to the pop rhythms of L’Italiano and Mamma Maria, from romantic Caruso, by Lucio Dalla, and Time to Say Goodbye, by Andrea Bocelli, reinterpreting them with their classically trained voices, and through their own original arrangements.

Magical moments await the audience, evoked by the opulently arranged fireworks of the sounds of those opera and pop gems, combining great music with witty and exciting entertainment during their performances, winning hearts with their Italian charm after only a few notes.  

Brilliant, notable and exciting are just three adjectives The Italian Tenors can be described by.

Experience a festive journey through the magic and warmth of Christmas time with The Italian Tenors and their guests!

Concert at Strovolos Municipality Theatre 

Friday, December 29 |   20:30

Tickets: SoldOut Tickets (soldoutticketbox.com)

“On Love & Death” Violin and Piano Recital, 22/5/23

On Love & Death
Violin and Piano Recital | Lasma Taimina, George Mannouris
Strovolos Municipal Theatre | Monday, 22 May 2023 | 20:00

Ledra Music Soloists is honoured to present violinist Lasma Taimina and pianist George Mannouris in a unique musical evening. The two exceptional artists will grace us with an exhilarating and varied programme with works for solo violin and solo piano, as well as for violin and piano ranging from the Baroque period to late Romanticism.

The repertoire revolves around works inspired by the inherent artistic urge to portray emotions associated with love, romance, and death. Historians speculate that Bach composed the Chaconne in D minor upon returning from a trip and learning that his wife Maria-Barbara had passed. Similarly, Mozart composed his Sonata in E minor while on tour in reaction, as generally believed, to the fatal illness of his mother. In contradistinction to the aforementioned personal experiences, Liszt’s Ballade No. 2 is based on the Ancient Greek myth of the secret and, ultimately, ill-fated romance between Hero, a priestess of the goddess Aphrodite, and the young Leander. Such an “illicit” love affair also unfolds in Wagner’s sublime opera, Tristan and Isolde, in whose final scene—the famous Liebestod—Isolde gazes ecstatically at Tristan’s lifeless body, determined to reunite with her lover through her transcendence from the mundane to the spiritual world. In a lighter vein, Franck offered his genuinely Wagnerian Sonata in A major to the then young violinist Eugène Ysaÿe as a wedding gift.

Programme

Bach: Sarabande & Chaconne, from Partita, BWV 1004
Mozart: Sonata in E minor, ΚV304
Liszt: Ballade no. 2, S171
Wagner / arr. Liszt: “Liebestod” from the opera Tristan and Isolde, S447
Franck: Sonata in A major

An alumna of the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid and the Royal College of Music in London, Lasma has appeared in concerts and world-famous festivals all across Europe, North America, and the Far East. She performs regularly with leading orchestras such as the London Symphony, the BBC Symphony, the Oxford Philharmonic, the City of Birmingham Symphony, the London Mozart Players, the Camerata Tchaikovsky, and Gidon Kremer’s Kremerata Baltica. She works officially as a Sub-Principal First Violin at the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

George studied at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid and the New England Conservatory in Boston. He has performed in some of the most prestigious venues of Europe and North America such as the Laeiszhalle, the Grand Kremlin Palace, and Jordan Hall. In addition to being a concert pianist, George is also an award-winning poet and a historical musicologist. He has given lectures on the Romantic era, Liszt, Wagner, nineteenth-century opera, and music and philosophy. He is currently completing his PhD in musicology at Brandeis University.

TICKETS Full-price €15 | Concessions* €10 (LMS members, pensioners, full-time students, soldiers)

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Important notice:  We encourage patrons to purchase tickets in advance as seating is limited and assigned numerically. Alternatively, patrons may purchase available tickets at the box office only on the evening of the performance.

INFO | 99744227 | info@ledramusic.org | www.ledramusic.org

SPONSORS:  Deputy Ministry of Culture