PETER IL'YICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)

1

Robert's Aria from Iolanta

2:14

'My only beloved Mathilde I claim'

CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786-1826)

2

Lysiart's Aria (So weih' ich mich den Rach gewalten) from Euryanthe

8:39

'What refuge here?'

JOHN LUTHER ADAMS (b. 1947)

3

Oppenheimer's solo from Doctor Atomic

7:40

'Batter my heart'

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1891)

4

Iago's Aria (Credo in un Dio crudel) from Otello

5:07

'Take it: take the path to your ruin' -

'Yes, I believe in God who has created me'

RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883)

Wolfram's Aria (Blick ich umher) from Tannhäuser

10:46

5

'Turning my gaze upon this proud assembly'

5:21

Wolfram's Aria

6

'With dark foreboding twilight casts her shadow' -

5:25

'Look down, oh gentle evening star'

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

7

Don Giovanni and Zerlina's Duet (Là ci darem la mano) from Don Giovanni

3:46

'Come on, we're wasting time' -

'There will my arms enfold you'

Gerald Finley (Don Giovanni)

with Lucy Crowe soprano • Gareth Hancock harpsichord

MARK ANTHONY TURNAGE (b. 1960)

8

Harry's song from The Silver Tassie

3:37

'Oh bring to me a pint of wine'

GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875)

9

Escamillo's Couplets from Carmen

5:02

'You're most kind, and in return I toast you' -

'Toreador, be ready!'

Gerald Finley (Escamillo)

with Deborah Miles-Johnson mezzo-soprano (Carmen) • Emma Brain-Gabbott soprano (Frasquita) • Kathryn Jenkin soprano (Mercedes) • Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

RICHARD WAGNER

10

Sach's Aria (Verachtet mir die Meister nicht) from The Mastersingers of Nuremberg

6:48

'Do not disdain our Masters thus'

with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797-1848)

11

Antonio's Aria (Ambo nati in questa valle) from Linda of Chamounix

5:05

'In this valley we shared our childhood'

Gerald Finley (Antonio)

with Anne Marie Gibbons mezzo-soprano

GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924)

12

Te Deum from Tosca

4:47

'Three agents, quick as you can now'

Gerald Finley (Scarpia)

with Matthew Long tenor • Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

RICHARD RODGERS (1902-1979)

13

'Some enchanted evening' from South Pacific

3:40

Gerald Finley baritone

Edward Gardner

13-16 April 2009