Australian tenor Paul O'Neill Photo: NZSO
New Zealand soprano Eliza Boom Photo: Gabriel Rollinson
New Zealand soprano Eliza Boom and Australian tenor Paul O’Neill perform some of the most iconic and irresistible music ever written for the stage with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by José Luis Gómez.
A selection of arias and scenes from Puccini’s much-loved operas - La bohème, Madame Butterfly, Tosca, Gianni Schicchi and Turandot.
Introduced by Music Alive host Clarissa Dunn.
Programme
VERDI: Force of Destiny, Overture
PUCCINI: Recondita armonia, from Tosca
PUCCINI: Vissi d'arte, from Tosca
PUCCINI: E lucevan le stelle, from Tosca
PUCCINI: O dolci mani, from Tosca
PUCCINI: Intermezzo, from Manon Lescaut
PUCCINI: Dolce notte! Quante stelle, from Madame Butterfly
PUCCINI: Un bel di vedremo, from Madame Butterfly
VERDI: Nabucco, Overture
PUCCINI: Che gelida manina, from La bohème
PUCCINI: Mi chiamano Mimi, from La bohème
PUCCINI: O soave fanciulla, from La bohème
MASCAGNI: Intermezzo, from Cavalleria Rusticana
PUCCINI: Donna non vidi mai, from Manon Lescaut
PUCCINI: O mio babbino caro, from Gianni Schicchi
LEONCAVALLO: Intermezzo, from I Pagliacci
PUCCINI: Donde lieta usci, from La bohème
PUCCINI: Nessun Dorma, from Turandot
Presenter: Clarissa Dunn
Producer: David McCaw
Sound Engineer: Darryl Stack
Recorded 24 October 2024, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert
