| Classical music
'A trip to Italy'

Classical instrumental and vocal music is an icon of Italian identity. This fourth concert of the 2018-2019 Season of the Fundació Studium Aureum is dedicated to three Italian composers who exemplify the strength of the Alpine country.

Directed by Carles Ponseti, they perform works by Tosti, Leoncavallo, Puccini, Bellini, Rossini, Guercia, Denza, Bixio, Capua, Roberti and Cardillo.

Half an hour before the concert, the composer Mercè Pons will offer an introductory talk about the author and the works.

Tenors: Antonio Aragón and Pere Pou
Violin: Ramon Andreu
Piano: Andreu Riera

Chorus
Guillem Nicolau, Detlef Reshoft, Joan Serra, Joan J. Fiol, Jaume Llull, Pere Mateu, Llorenç Melià, José Gabriel Serrano, Joan Carles Simó

Program

1-L’amore
Vanne o rosa fortunata, by Vicenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Malinconia, by Vicenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Sole e amore, by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Ideale, by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)

2-Le stagioni
Serenata, by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919)
Primavera, by Giulio Roberti (1823-1891)
Mattinata, by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919)
Allegria, by Giulio Roberti (1823-1891)

3-Venèzia
La danza, by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Nina, by Alfonso Guercia (1831-1890)
Barcarola Veneziana, by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919)

4-L’addio
Core ingrato, by Salvatore Cardillo (1874-1947)
L’aspecttativa, by Alfonso Guercia (1831-1890)
L’ultima canzone, by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)

5-La morte
Notturno, by Luigi Denza (1846-1922)
Visione, by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)
Morire?, by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

6-Napoli
Marechiare, by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)
A vucchella, by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)
O sole mio, by Eduardi di Capua (1865-1917)
Funiculí funicula, by Luigi Denza (1846-1922)