Best of Beloved Italian Opera

Former Met conductor and pianist Stephen Crawford leads the fine young artists of the Festival Vocal Program in your favorite music by Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, and more! Celine Mogielnicki, soprano, Kelly Hill, mezzo-soprano, Omar Najmi, tenor, and Isaac Bray, baritone. Buy reserved tickets here or pay with cash or check at the door. For ticket assistance, call or text the Festival office at 207-288-5744. Pre-concert "wine and cheese" reception tickets available for $30 per person. 

Zitto, zitto, piano, piano, from Cenerentola

Largo al Factotum from La Barbiere di Siviglia  Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)

O mio Fernando from La Favorita Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

Dal labbro il Canto from Falstaff Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Stridono lassù from Pagliacci

E fra quest’ ansie from Pagliacci Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919)

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Cherry duet from l'Amico Fritz Pierre Mascagni (1863-1945)

Stride la Vampa from il Trovatore Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Io so che alle sue pene…Addio, fiorito asil

Un bel di vedremo from Madama Butterfly Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Libiamo! from la Traviata Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)