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© Gianluigi Toccafondo - Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Francesco Meli, Luca Salsi and Nelson Calzi
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Verdi & Liszt | Concerts
Francesco Meli, tenor
Luca Salsi, baritone
Total duration: approximately 2 hours
Program and cast
Tenor: Francesco Meli
Baritone: Luca Salsi
Piano: Nelson Calzi
Program
Giuseppe Verdi
From Don Carlo: I saw her and at her smile, It is he!… yes… the Infante!, It is I, my Carlo… For me the supreme day has come… I shall die, but happy at heart
Franz Liszt
Widmung S 566
Giuseppe Verdi
From La forza del destino: Life is hell for the unhappy… O you who dwell with the angels, To die!… terrible fate!… Fatal urn of my destiny, In vain, Alvaro, you hid yourself from the world
From I vespri siciliani: Am I dreaming, or awake?
Franz Liszt
Rigoletto. Concert Paraphrase S 434
Giuseppe Verdi
From Otello: Think no more of it… Now and forever farewell… It was night… Yes, by the sky…
Teatro del Maggio Florence State Opera Italy
Teatro del Maggio is in the centre, close to the old city walls, next to the historic Stazione Leopolda. The garden that welcomes visitors is Piazzale Vittorio Gui, named after the founder of the Stabile Orchestrale Fiorentina and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
By train
Santa Maria Novella is Florence's main train station.
From there you can reach the theatre with a short walk (about 10-15 minutes) or by taking the tram (a stop) or a taxi.
By car
The Opera di Firenze is just outside the ZTL area.
It is possible to park near the Parco delle Cascine or for a fee in the Porta al Prato car park (Via Elio Gabbuggiani, 7) and in the Piazza Vittorio Veneto car park.
By bus
Lines C1, C2 and D (Leopolda stop);
Lines 17 and 23A-B (stop Via delle Carra);
Lines 17B-C, 22, 23N, 23 and 57 (Pierluigi da Palestrina stop);
Lines 29, 29B, 29BA, 29BC, 29D, 30A, 30B, 30AC, 35 and 35° (stop Leopolda - Porta al Prato; Capolinea).
By tram
Line T1 (stop Porta al Prato - Parco della musica).
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