Friday 02 May

Birr Festival of Music | Opera & Orchestral Favourites with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Time 7:30pm
St. Brendan's Church, Birr Birr

Tickets: €25 + booking fee

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EVENT INFO

RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Niall Kinsella, conductor
Ava Dodd, soprano
Presented by Liz Nolan, RTÉ lyric fm

Join the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for an unforgettable evening of music.

Conducted by Niall Kinsella, with internationally-acclaimed Irish soprano Ava Dodd and presenter Liz Nolan of RTÉ lyric fm, the concert features beloved classics by Mozart, Donizetti, Ravel, Puccini, Bernstein, and many more.

Duration: approx 75 mins without interval

Programme

Mozart: Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart: Giunse alfin il momento…Deh vieni, non tardar (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Donizetti: Quel guardo il Cavaliere (Don Pasquale)
Verdi: Prelude from La Traviata
Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Gounod: Ah! Je ris de me voir si belle (Jewel Song) (Faust)
Puccini: O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schichhi)
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Larchet: By the Waters of Moyle – Niall has newly edited score & parts
Strauss II: Overture to Die Fledermaus
Lehàr: Vilja (The Merry Widow)
Bernstein: Somewhere (West Side Story)
Loewe: I could have danced all night (My Fair Lady)