Flutist Rebecca Hall. Photo: Joe SmithAs part of this season’s BOV Opera Week, the Manoel Theatre is today presenting a concert by flutist Rebecca Hall and pianist Lucia Micallef.
The flute has always held a special place at the opera. From Carmen’s entr’acte to Norma’s Casta Diva and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, solos for the flute are an integral part of the dramatic and musical action.
In this recital, the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra’s principal flutist, Hall, and Micallef will take the audience on a journey through some of opera’s greatest compositions.
The programme includes: Handel’s Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo), Three Arias from Acis and Galatea, Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing?, Love in Her Eyes Sits Playing, Love Sound the Alarm, Gluck’s Minuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orfeo), Mozart’s trilogy Dove sono, Un aura amorosa and Die Zauberflőte, Tchaikovsky’s Lenski’s Aria (from Eugene Onegin), Chopin’s Variations on La Cenerentola and Bizet’s Fantasie Brilliante sur Carmen (arr. F Borne). The opera week, which includes the opera Don Giovanni (being staged again tomorrow and on Sunday), is being dedicated to the memory of maestro Joseph Vella.
Today’s recital is taking place at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta at 7.30pm. Discounted tickets are available for those attending the opera and the other events. Booking is from www.teatrumanoel.com.mt or on tel. 2124 6389.