Spanish and Italian pop opera night opens New Year 2024

ABO/NDO- A concert themed ‘Spanish and Italian pop opera night’ will be staged at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on January 6, as an event to kick start the New Year 2024 for the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet and Orchestra (HBSO).

Spanish and Italian Pop Opera refers to music that blends elements of classical opera with contemporary pop music, highlighting some of the most beloved elements of each. The genre is thus characterised by soaring vocal performances, lush orchestration, and melodies that draw from the rich traditions of Spanish and Italian opera while incorporating modern pop sensibilities and songwriting.

Spanish and Italian pop opera night opens New Year 2024.

At the concert, the HBSO will perform 18 songs representing or related to Spanish and Italian Pop operas, performed by an array of accomplished Vietnamese artists.

Audiences will be entertained with popular hits such as “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” from the 1996 film ‘Evita’, “Nella Fantasia” from the 1986 film ‘The Mission’ and “Oblivion” from the 1984 Italian film ‘Enrico IV.’

In addition to songs that typify the genre, some selections will look back at the styles and genres which influenced Spanish and Italian Pop operas, such as Tchaikovsky’s Spanish Dance (Act III, no. 21), Tango in D, Op. 165, No. 2, by Isaac Albéniz, Arturo Márquez’s Daz’s Danzón No. 2 and the classic La Vie en Rose.

Conducted under the baton of Le Phi Phi, the evening event will feature the performances of solo soprano Pham Khanh Ngoc, baritone Dao Mac, and tenors Pham Trang, Tran Thanh Nam and Tran Duy Linh.

(Source: NDO)