Program Highlights:
Gioacchino Rossini
Overture to Italian Girl in Algiers

George Frideric Handel
“Lascia ch’io pianga” from Rinaldo

Pietro Mascagni
Intermezzo from L’amico Fritz

Pietro Mascagni
“Voi lo sapete ‘o mama” from Cavalleria Rusticana

Camille Saint-Saëns
Dance Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila

Giuseppe Verdi
Overture to La forza del destino

Giuseppe Verdi
“Salce, salce!” and “Ave Maria” from Otello

Giacomo Puccini
Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut

Johann Strauss
Overture to Die Fledermaus