O2 with photos

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Concert program

Part I:
Berlioz - Hungarian March - Damnation of Faust
Massenet - El Cid O - Souverain - Placido Domingo
Dvorak - Rusalka - Song of the Moon - Angela Gheorghiu
Wagner - Die Walküre - Winterstürme - Placido Domingo
Bizet - Carmen - Habanera - Angela Gheorghiu
Giordano - Andrea Chénier - Nemico della patria - Placido Domingo
Catalani - La Wally - Ebben, ne andrò lontana - Angela Gheorghiu
Donizetti - Don Pasquale overture
Verdi - Otello Già nella notte densa - Angela Gheorghiu/Placido Domingo

Part II :
Verdi - Simon Boccanegra - Favella il doge...Figlia, a tal nome - Angela Gheorghiu/Placido Domingo
Loewe - My Fair Lady - I Could Have Danced All Night - Angela Gheorghiu
Leigh - Man of La Mancha - The Impossible Dream - Placido Domingo
Bernstein - Candide overture
Bernstein - West Side Story - Tonight - Anegela Gheorghiu/Placido Domingo
Brediceanu - La Seceris - Angela Gheorghiu
Sorozabal - Maravilla - Amor, vida de mi vida - Placido Domingo
Gimenez - La boda de Luis Alonso intermedio
Penella - El gato Montés - Me llamabas, Rafaeliyo - Angela Gheorghiu/Placido Domingo

Encores:
Sorozabal - Tabernera del puerto - No puede ser! - Placido Domingo
Kerestely - Copacul - Angela Gheorghiu
Puccini - Gianni Schicchi - O, mio babbino caro - Angela Gheorghiu
Velasquez - Besame mucho - Placido Domingo
Lecuona - Siboney - Angela Gheorghiu
Lara - Granada - Placido Domingo
Lehar - The Merry Widow - Lippen Schweigen - Angela Gheorghiu/Placido Domingo
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What did I like most about this concert? Many things

***Song of the Moon, the duet from the first act of Simone Boccanegra, Copacul (sung here for the first time ever, beautifully orchestrated and dedicated to Roberto who was in the audience. It’s a Romanian song from the 80’s, originally performed by Aurelian Andreescu. It was soooo touching. Loved it and hope to listen to it again soon) and O, mio babbino caro (there’s something about this song.. it seems different each time she sings it.. the color of the voice, that amazing last sound, the look in her eyes, the gestures…

***the sound in the venue and the enthusiasm of the people. Even if O2 Arena is huge (something like 20.000 seats), you could hear the instruments and voices perfectly. The sound of the videos posted on YouTube is misleading in most of the cases. The cameras only captured the echo of the venue, not the real sound.

***didn’t quite understand the lighting on the stage. Blue, pink and purple during the concert, blinding white cast on the audience during applauses. But the colored light made the photos… special

***Placido’s Wintersturme. I stick to this one as solo piece and not the encores that everybody went crazy for. It’s just me.

***Angela’s second dress and her irresistible smile

***And I could go on and on.... lucky you this was not written in the airport. Otherwise it would have been pages long :))

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Simply happy to be there. It was another great evening that I'm so thankful for.

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I guess the photos speak for themselves. There are also some videos scattered on YT, but I keep them for the next post.

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O2 Arena, London

Angela Gheorghiu

Angela Gheorghiu, Placido Domingo and Eugene Kohn

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