Last opera/concert in 2017 was in Verona in July.

What a wonderful holiday I had in Verona, Italy. Wonderful weather and wonderful food. The sun was so hot that I had to eat my favorite pizzas inside the restaurant.

The event was a Zarzuela concert in Arena di Verona 2017-07-21 with Placido Domingo, Ana Maria Martinez and Arturo Chacun-Cruz with Antalogia de la Zarzuela.

2017-07-21 Anatalogia de la Zarzuela - Placido Domingo, Arena di Verona

Placido Domingo
Ana Maria Martinez, soprano
Arturo Chacun-Cruz

Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona
Jordi Bernacer, conductor

Regia - Stefano Trespiti
Lights - Paolo Mazzon

Con la partecipazione straordinaro della Compania Antionio Gades. Direzione artistica Stella Arauzo

Geronimo Gimenez - Intermedio da La Boda de Luis Alonso
Compania Antonio Gades. Coreografia: Mayte Chico e Stella Arauzo

Reveriano Soutully & Juan Vert - Quiero destarrar da La del soto del parral
Placido Domingo

Pablo Sorozobal - Ne corte mas que un rosa da La del manojo de rosas
Ana Maria Martinez

Jose Serrano - Te quiero, morena da El trust de los tenorios
Arturo Chacun-Cruz

Manuel Fernandez Caballero - No cantes mas La Africana da El duo de la Africana
Placido Domingo & Ana Maria Martinez

Enrique Granados - Intermedio da Goyescas
Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona

Jacinto Guerrero - Mi aldea da Los Gavilanes
Placido Domingo

Reveriano Soutully & Juan Vert - Amor, mi raza conquistar da La leyenda del Beso
Ana Maria Martinez & Arturo Chacun-Cruz

Manuel de Falla - Danza ritual del fuego da El amor brujo
Compania Antonio Gades. Coreografia: Antonio Gades

Pablo Sorozobal - No puede ser da La tabernera del puerto
Placido Domingo

PAUSE

Manuel de Falla - Farruca da El sombrero de tres picos
Compania Antonio Gades. Coreografia: Jose Huertas

Federico Moreno-Torroba - En mi tierra extramena da Luisa Fernanda
Placido Domingo & Ana Maria Martinez

Federico Moreno-Torroba - De este apacible rincon de Madrid da Luisa Fernanda
Arturo Chacun-Cruz

Federico Moreno-Torroba - Tres horas antes del dia da La marchenera
Ana Maria Martinez

Federico Moreno-Torroba - Luche la fe por el triumfo da Luisa Fernanda
Placido Domingo

Georges Bizet - Entr'acte da Carmen & flamenco
Compania Antonio Gades. Coreografia: Antonio Gadez & Carlos Saura

Pablo Sorozobal - Hace tiempo que vengo al taller da La del monojo de rosas
Ana Maria Martinez & Placido Domingo

Manuel Penella Morena - Me yamaba, Rafaliyo da El Gato montes
Placido Domingo, Ana Maria Martinez & Arturo Chacun-Cruz

Extra

Zarzuela aria with Placido Domingo & dance (+ a white horse)

Emilio Arrieta - Pensar en el da Marina
Ana Maria Martinez

Jose Serrano - La roca fría del calvario da La Dolorosa
Arturo Chacun-Cruz

Federico Moreno Torroba - Adios, dijiste da Maravilla
Placido Domingo

Great singing in Arena di Verona. Zarzuela music with some real flamenco.

Placido Domingo as baryton, Arturo was the tenor and Ana Maria Martinez was the soprano of the evening. Of course was fun to see them all three in the famous duet of El Gato Montes, the opera by Manuel Penella. The zarzuela was semi-staged. I had a good seat but it did not give me close-up to the singers. Only in my photos does it look like I had a good view, but in real life I felt a bit cheated from the ticket prize I thought I would get more. Still, I had a wonderful Summer Holiday with the best pizzas of my life and the singing was good. In all, it was a warming experience!

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