24 June 2010

Bolshoi to host La Scala Academy

The Bolshoi’s cooperation project with La Scala continues, one of the key points of which is cultural exchange between the two Companies.

On 24 June 2010 the Academy will give a concert at the Bolshoi New Stage, on 26 June — at the Big Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonia.

Program

Part I
G. Verdi’s operas excerpt
I vespri siciliani
Il Trovatore
Luisa Miller
I lombardi

Part II
F. Mendelson-Bartoldi
Symphony No. 4 in A (Italian)

Cast
La Scala Academy soloists:
Anna Victorova (mezzo-soprano),
Marika Gulordava (soprano),
Jaeheui Kwon(tenor),
John Min Park (bass)

La Scala Academy Orchestra
Conductor — Marco Guidarini