Franco Vassallo | Czech Chamber Music Society

ABOUT THE CONCERT

Italian vocal artistry enjoys a reputation like no other—and thanks to Franco Vassallo, audiences at the Rudolfinum will have the chance to experience it first-hand. The celebrated baritone, known for iconic roles such as Figaro and Falstaff, will perform arias from his signature repertoire. But the evening won’t be devoted to opera alone: he will also present songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, inspired by the rugged beauty of the Scottish landscape.

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Programme

Giulio Caccini
“Amarilli, mia bella” (My lovely Amaryllis)

Alessandro Scarlatti
“Già il sole dal Gange” (The sun already shines on the Ganges), aria from the opera L’honestà negli
amori

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Deh vieni alla finestra” (Oh, come to the window), canzonetta from the opera Don Giovanni

Gioacchino Rossini
“Largo al factotum della città” (Make way for the factotum of the town), cavatina from the opera
Il barbiere di Siviglia

Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata for Piano in D major

Ruggero Leoncavallo
Mattinata (Morning)

Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Vagabond
Let Beauty Awake
The Roadside Fire
from the cycle Songs of Travel

Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1

Giuseppe Verdi
“Cortigiani, vil razza dannata” (Courtiers, vile, damnable rabble), aria from the opera Rigoletto
“Quand’ero paggio” (When I was a page), aria from the opera Falstaff

Frédéric Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

Giacomo Puccini
“Ah! Vittoria! Vittoria!” (Ah! Victory! Victory!), aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi

Performers

Franco Vassallo baritone 
Giovanni Brollo klavír