MIROSLAV DVORSKÝ
The name Dvorský become famous in Slovakia as well as on the world opera scenes through one of the world best operatic tenors in the history Peter Dvorský, who sang in his time on the same level as Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and José Carreras. The name Dvorský didn’t disappear from the casts of the great opera houses. His younger brother Miroslav stepped very successfully in his footsteps.
Since his professional opera debut in 1983 in the Slovak National Theatre he appeared in leading roles on the stages of most of the world’s great opera houses and still is a welcomed guest singer as Alfred or Gabriel von Eisenstein in Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus, Cavaradossi in Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca, Jeník in Bedřich Smetana’s The Bartered Bride, Laca Klemeň in Leoš Janáček’s Jenůfa, Albert Gregor in Leoš Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair, the Prince in Antonín Dvořák’s Rusalka and many others. He enriched his repertoire recently by the title role in Wagner’s Lohengrin, Herman in P. I. Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades and Radames in Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida.
Andrea Vizvári, soprano
Miroslav Dvorský will be supported by the young Slovak soprano Andrea Vizvári, awarded by the music critics as The Revelation of the year 2010, which already started her successful international career, and The Lúčnica Chorus, an outstanding amateur chorus, which has been awarded by the most prestigious prizes at many international singing competitions.
GREAT SLOVAK VOICES
CHRISTMAS CONCERT – MIROSLAV DVORSKÝ
Andrea Vizvári, soprano
Lúčnica choir
Chorister: Elena Matušová
The Slovak National Symphonic Orchestra
Conductor: Martin Leginus
3.12.2014 – Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava
9.12.2014 – The House of Art, Piešťany
Program
Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
La Gazza Ladra
overture
Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
La Traviata – Lunge da lei…/ De´ miei bollenti spiriti…
aria of Alfredo, act 2
Rigoletto – Caro nome
aria of Gilda, act 1
Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857–1919)
I Pagliacci – Don, din, don – suona vespero
Bell chorus, act 1
Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)
L´elisir d´amore – Caro elisir! Sei mio…/ Esulti pur la barbara…
duett of Adina amd Nemorino, act 1
Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884)
The Bartered Bride/Prodaná nevěsta
Let Us Rejoice, Let’s Be Merry/Proč bychom se netěšili
Opening chorus, act 1
The Bartered Bride/Prodaná nevěsta
Faithful love/Věrné milování
duett of Jeník and Marenka, act 1
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Rusalka
Polonaise, act 2
Rusalka
Vidino divná, přesladká…/Beatiful vision, delightful…
aria of Prince, act 1
interval
Leroy Anderson (1908–1975)
Christmas Festival
John Francis Wade (1711–1786)
Adeste Fideles
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)/Charles Gounod (1818–1893)
Ave Maria
NESIEM VÁM NOVINY / I bring news to you
Traditional Slovak Christmas Carols
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Alleluia
from Exsultate jubilate, K. 165
Adolph Adam (1803–1856)
O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël)
Christmas carol to the French poem Minuit, Chrétiens
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
The Nutcracker – Scene 8, act 1
We wish you a Merry Christmas
international Christmas Carols
