Festival visitors are reminded that a temporary limit on the size of public gatherings is currently in force because of the coronavirus pandemic. We inform all ticket buyers that in accordance with Article 3(1) of the Ordinance on the temporary limitation or prohibition of public gatherings in the Republic of Slovenia, the number of attendees at organised events is limited to 500. In order to ensure the safety of audiences and performers, we will be limiting access to all events to a maximum of 500 people until further notice, as per the Ordinance. Once this number is reached, it will unfortunately not be possible to allow anyone else into the venue.
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Programme:
G. Verdi: Overture from the opera Nabucco
G. Verdi: Aria of Elizabeth “Tu che le vanità conoscesti del mondo” from the opera Don Carlo
G. Verdi: Aria of  Alvaro “La vita è inferno all’infelice… O tu che in seno agli angeli” from the opera La forza del destino
A. Dvořak: Aria of Rusalka “Mesicku na nebi hlubokem” from the opera Rusalka
P. Mascagni: Aria of Turiddu “Mamma, quell vino e generoso” from the opera Cavalleria Rusticana
G. Bizet: Overture from the opera Carmen
E. Curtis: Non ti scordar di me
G. Puccini: Aria of Floria Tosca “Vissi d’arte” from the opera Tosca
G. Puccini: Aria of Mario Cavaradossi “E lucevan le stelle” from the opera Tosca
P. Mascagni: Intermezzo from the opera Cavalleria Rusticana
G. Puccini: Duet of B. F. Pinkerton and Cio-Cio San “Vogliatemi bene” from the opera Madame Butterfly

Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov have been an inseparable couple both in life and on stage ever since their first performance together in Puccini’s opera Manon Lescaut in Rome in 2014. The enchanting and charismatic Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, with her astonishing vocal abilities, thrilling tone and first-rate acting talent, is today an operatic idol. In recent years her varied repertoire has tended to focus on works from the late Romantic period, and her vocal maturity enables her to take on the central roles in the operas of Verdi. The Azerbaijani tenor Yusif Eyvazov began his international career with a sensational performance as Turiddu in Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana in Arena di Verona and Otello at Ravenna Festival. This was followed by success after success around the world and he has become one of the most sought-after tenors of his generation. The iconic duo will be accompanied by the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Michelangelo Mazza. The Italian conductor made his operatic debut with Verdi’s Falstaff at the Theatro Municipal de São Paulo in Brazil and quickly built an international reputation, further enhanced by regular collaborations with the international opera stars Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov at gala concerts in the world’s most prestigious concert halls.