Free arrival in Naples.

Free transfer to your hotel (La Fugue will be happy to book your transfer for you).

8pm, Teatro San Carlo:

ASMIK GRIGORIAN – CONCERT

Asmik Grigorian: Soprano

Lukas Geniušas: Pianist

Program:

– P. I. Tchaïkovski :

Sred shumnovo bala, op. 38 no.3

Snova kak prezhde odin, op.73 no.6

Niet, tolko tot kto znal, op.6

Sleza drozhit, op. 6 no.4

Blagoslavlyayu vas lesa, op. 47

Ni sprashivai, op. 57 no.3

Romance in fa minore, op. 5

Scherzo humoristique, op.19 n.2

– S. Rachmaninov :

V molchan′i nochi taynoy – Lento in Re maggiore, op.4 no.3

Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne – Allegretto in la minore, op.4 no.4

Ditya! kak tsvetok ty prekrasna – Andante in Mi bemolle maggiore, op.8 no. 2

Son – Allegretto in Mi bemolle maggiore, op.8 no.5

Vesenniye vody – Allegro vivace in Mi bemolle maggiore op.14 no.1

o ni grusti – Andante in fa minor, op. 14 no.8

Ya zhdu tebya – Largo in Fa maggiore, op.14 no.11

Preludes op.32 nos.12 & 13

Sumerki – Lento in mi minore, op.21 no.3

Zdes′ khorosho – Moderato in La maggiore, op.21 no.7

My otdokhnem, op 26 no.3

Dissonans – Non Allegro. Agitato in mi bemolle minore, op.34 no.13

Asmik Grigorian is an extraordinary singer: her voice combines clarity and power with extraordinary refinement. She is also what we call a “stage beast”, capable of setting fire to the stages of the world’s greatest opera houses. Asmik Grigorian is also a marvellous recitalist: here, the Lithuanian soprano performs a program of Tchaikovski-Rachmaninov, with its Slavic romanticism. Her accompanist is nothing less than one of the finest soloists of our time. Winner of the Chopin Competition, Lithuanian pianist Lukas Geniušas is an admirable musician, who will weave the most beautiful of settings for his compatriot’s voice, while offering pages for solo piano of implacable poetry.

Breakfast.

Day at leisure (La Fugue will be happy to organize tours and excursions for you).

Night at your hotel.

Breakfast.

Day at leisure (La Fugue will be happy to organize tours and excursions for you).

8pm, Teatro San Carlo:

RUSALKA, by A. Dvořák

New production by Teatro San Carlo

Teatro San Carlo Orchestra and Chorus

Dan Ettinger: Musical Director

Dmitri Tcherniakov: Stage Director

Asmik Grigorian: Rusalka, water nymph

Adam Smith: The Prince

Ekaterina Gubanova: The Foreign Princess

Gabor Bretz Vodník: Spirit of the Lake

Anita Rachvelishvili: Ježibaba, the witch

Peter Hoare: The gamekeeper

Maria Riccarda Wesseling: The kitchen boy

Julietta Aleksanyan: First woodland spirit

Iulia Maria Dan: Second woodland spirit

Valentina Pluzhnikova: Third spirit of the woods

Andrey Zhilikhovsky: The hunter

The eagerly-awaited Rusalka! Dvorak’s opera is always a delight: inspired by a fairy tale by Andersen, the work tells the story of an undine who chooses to live on the surface of the water to fulfill her love for a prince. We remember Robert Carsen’s enchanting production at the Opéra de Paris; here, Naples’ Théâtre San Carlo calls on another giant of today’s staging: Dmitri Tcherniakov. With the Russian artist, Rusalka is sure to take on ever-changing colors, Tcherniakov being as capable of stage magic as he is of plumbing the depths of the libretto’s psychoanalytical issues. The vocal cast is a veritable quartet of aces, as the female characters include four superstars: Ekaterina Gubanova, Maria Riccarda Wesseling, Anita Rachvelishvili and the flamboyant Asmik Grigorian in the title role.

Night at your hotel.

Breakfast.

Day at leisure.

Free transfer to the airport (La Fugue will be happy to book your transfer for you).

Free departure from Naples.