Renée Fleming & Dmitri Hvorostovsky in St. Petersburg
Constantine Orbelian & State Hermitage Orchestra

Renée Fleming, America's Queen of Opera performs in the Palaces of the Czars with internationally acclaimed Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities on earth.

In this program Renée Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky explore the most spectacular corners of the city that was born in the remarkable mind of Peter the Great.

Renée Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky have performed often in St. Petersburg. On this occasion they will be singing operatic duets and arias by Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Ambroise Thomas and Bellini. They are accompanied by Constantine Orbelian and the State Hermitage Orchestra, and the pianists Olga Kern and Ivary Ilya.

Yusupov White Columns Room
Duet from Act I “Simon Boccanegra” (G. Verdi)
Aria Casta Diva from “Norma” (V. Bellini)
“Hamlet”, Brindisi - Hamlet’s Drinking Song (A. Thomas)
Act II “Travatore” (G. Verdi)

Yusupov Theatre
“Spring Waters”, “In the Silence of the night”,
“Don’t Sing to Me Fair Maiden” (S. Rachmaninov)
“The Winter Evening” (N. Medtner)
“At the Ball” and “Don Juan's Serenade” (P.I. Tchaikovsky)

Peterhof, Golden Hall – Ballroom
Lisa’s Area from “Pique Dame” (P.I. Tchaikovsky)
Yeletzky’s Area from “Pique Dame” (P.I. Tchaikovsky)
Epitalama from “Nero” (N. Rubenstein)
Natasha’s aria from “Opritchnik”, “Mne pokasalasj …” (P.I. Tchaikovsky)
Duet, last scene from last Act III “Evgeni Onegin” (P.I. Tchaikovsky)

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