Czech Chamber Music Society • Franco Vassallo

Italian vocal artistry enjoys a reputation like no other—and thanks to Franco Vassallo, audiences at the Rudolfinum will have the chance to experience it first-hand. The celebrated baritone, known for iconic roles such as Figaro and Falstaff, will perform arias from his signature repertoire. But the evening won’t be devoted to opera alone: he will also present songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, inspired by the rugged beauty of the Scottish landscape.

Programme

Giulio Caccini
Amarili, mia bella

Alessandro Scarlatti
“Già il sole dal Gange”, aria from the opera L’honestà negli amori

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Deh vieni alla finestra”, canzonetta from the opera Don Giovanni

Gioacchino Rossini
“Largo al factotum”, cavatina from the opera The Barber of Seville

Ruggero Leoncavallo
Mattinata

Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Vagabond
Let Beauty Awake
The Roadside Fire
from the cycle Songs of Travel

Fryderyk Chopin
Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1

Giuseppe Verdi 
“Cortigiani, vil razza dannata”, aria from the opera Rigoletto
“Quand’ero paggio”, aria from the opera Falstaff

Fryderyk Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

Giacomo Puccini 
“Ah! Vittoria! Vittoria!”, aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi

Performers

Franco Vassallo baritone 
Giovanni Brollo klavír