CHORA NOVA
A dynamic community of singers in Berkeley, California

Join us for our Sixth Season!

Next Concert:

Saturday, May 26, 2012: 8:00PM

First Congregational Church of Berkeley

With guest conductor Robert Ashens


A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Scenes for chorus and soloists:

  • Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles: “Brahma, divin Brahma!” and “L’Ombre descend des cieux”
  • Gluck: Orphée et Euridice: Opening scene, Act 2 “Quel est l’audacieux”
  • Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: “Regina cœli”
  • Puccini: La Rondine: “Inneggiamo alla vita”

Choruses:

  • Mozart: Die Zauberflöte: “Heil sei euch Geweihten!”
  • Puccini: Madama Butterfly: “Humming chorus”
  • Verdi: Macbeth: “Patria oppressa”
  • Nabucco: “Va, pensiero”
  • Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: “Dazu dir der Heiland kam”

Arias:

  • Puccini: Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
  • Dvorak: Rusalka: “Song to the moon”
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Soloists

Program selections subject to change

Choir in full dress.

See Support page for details on our 2011-12 dollar-for-dollar matching grant!