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Oakland Lyric Opera Past Performance:

A Night at La Scala

The program showcased four very exciting vocalists:

Douglas Bryson, tenor
Leland Shanley Morine, baritone
Svetlana Nikitenko, soprano
Darla Wigginton, mezzo-soprano

plus Kristin Pankonin, piano accompanist. They performed Saturday, July 26, 2003 at The Lake Merritt Church - United Methodist, 1330 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland, California.

Program

“Largo al factotum” - Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Gioacchino Rossini
Mr. Morine

“Lamento di Federico - L’Arlesiana - Francesco Cilea
Mr. Bryson

“O pallida, che un giorno mi guardasti” L’Amico Fritz -PietroMascagni
Ms. Wigginton

“Sempre libera” La Traviata Giuseppe Verdi
Ms. Nikitenko

“Scintille, diamant” - Les Contes d’Hoffman - Jacques Offenbach-
Mr. Morine

“Barcarolle” - Les Contes d’Hoffmann - Jacques Offenbach
Ms. Nikitenko and Ms. Wigginton

“Amor, ti vieta” - Fedora - Umberto Giordano
Mr. Bryson

“Tutte le feste al tempio” - Rigoletto - Giuseppe Verdi
Ms. Kikitenko and Mr. Morine

****10 MINUTE INTERVAL****

“Solenne a quest’ora” - La Forza del Destino - Giuseppe Verdi
Mr. Bryson and Mr. Morine

“The Nightengale” -Alexander Alabieff
Ms. Nikitenko

“Onegin’s Aria” - Eugene Onegin - Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Mr. Morine

“Pres des ramparts de Seville” - Carmen -Georges Bizet
Ms. Wigginton and Mr. Bryson

“L’alba separa dalla luce l’ombra” -Francesco Paulo Tosti
Mr. Morine

“O soave fanciulla” - La Boheme - Giacomo Puccini
Ms. Nikitenko and Mr. Bryson

“E lucevan le stelle” - Tosca -Giacomo Puccini-
Mr. Bryson

“Duetto buffo di due gatti” -Gioacchino Rossini
Ms. Nikitenko and Ms. Wigginton

“Libiamo” - La Traviata -Giuseppe Verdi
Ensemble