Concert For Ukraine: Opera Gala With Celine Byrne
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
As we watch the tragic events unfold in Ukraine, we are appalled by the human suffering being endured by those affected by this conflict. To support the humanitarian effort underway, all ticket sales from this concert will be donated to the Ireland for Ukraine Fund in collaboration with the Community Foundation for Ireland.
Fresh from her success as Micaëla in Irish National Opera’s Carmen, Celine Byrne’s star shines just as brightly on the concert platform. Expect an evening of thrilling emotional highs and lows as we run the gamut from pain to pleasure and despair to ecstasy with some of opera’s most ravishing arias.
Celebrating 60 years almost to the day since his debut on the podium with the National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Proinnsías Ó Duinn brings a lifetime’s experience to a memorable gala evening including memorable orchestral moments from the operatic stage.
Vocal gems include Dvořák’s ethereally beautiful ‘Song to the Moon’, the glistening Jewel Song from Gounod’s Faust, Leoncavallo’s imploring ‘Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!’ (Pagliacci), and Puccini’s aching leave-taking of a father’s love, ‘O mio babbino caro’ (Gianni Schicchi), and haunting ‘In quelle trine morbide’ (Manon Lescaut).
There is drama aplenty in the harrowing ‘Suicidio!’ from Ponchielli’s La Gioconda and the ardent, touching sincerity of ‘Io son l’umile ancella’ from Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur.
And to finish, one of the glories of operetta, the stand-out aria from Lehár’s Giuditta, the sultry and seductive showpiece ‘Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss’ (‘My lips, they kiss so hot’).
Presented by National Symphony Orchestra
The impact of the violence and destruction in Ukraine is being felt right across Europe. *Ireland for Ukraine* is a collective effort by media organisations to raise funds and deliver them where they can have the biggest impact.
Donations to Ireland for Ukraine are being allocated by The Community Foundation for Ireland (Charities Regulator Number: 20044886, Charity No: CHY 13967) to both meet needs on the ground and support refugees seeking shelter and safety in our communities.
50% of funds will be allocated to charity partners working on the ground in Ukraine. The remaining 50% will be allocated to charities and community groups working to support refugees from this crisis here in Ireland.
For more information or to make a donation to Ireland for Ukraine please visit www.irelandforukraine.ie
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