Angela Gheorghiu
Angela Gheorghiu
Strauss II Overture Die Fledermaus
Mascagni Prelude & Intermezzo Cavalleria Rusticana
Puccini Preludio sinfonico
Lehár Overture The Merry Widow
Verdi La Traviata Prelude Act I
Puccini ‘In quelle trine morbide’ from Manon Lescaut, Act II
Puccini ‘Donde lieta usci’ from La bohème, Act III
Puccini Manon Lescaut Intermezzo Act III
Puccini ‘Un bel di vedremo’ from Madama Butterfly, Act III
Puccini ‘O mio babbino caro’ from Gianni Schicchi
Angela Gheorghiu soprano
Marios Papadopoulos conductor
Angela Gheorghiu, one of the most glamorous and gifted opera singers of our time, returns to perform with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra to close the season at the Sheldonian Theatre. Together, they will celebrate a composer to whom she has dedicated a lifetime: Puccini. After landmark appearances as his heroines Tosca and Madama Butterfly on the world’s greatest opera stages, Gheorghiu performs the most beloved arias from Puccini’s operas, while the orchestra brings its storytelling talents to bear in enchanting overtures and tragic intermezzos from favourite operas and operettas.
19 Jun 2025
Tickets: £20, £32, £42, £60
(Students from £5)
Duration: 120 min
Venue: Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street
(Students from £5)
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Feb 08 2025 – 18:30
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