A Night at the Opera

Tonight, the Residentie Orkest will soar with mezzo-soprano Maria Warenberg. This Dutch opera star will bring her radiant voice to delightful arias by eighteenth-century masters: Haydn's Scena di Berenice and Rossini's Una voce poco fa from 'Il barbiere di Siviglia'. Get ready for an evening filled with musical fireworks!

Accompanied by regular guest conductor Richard Egarr, Warenberg's voice shines in all its brilliance. Drama and delirium resound in Scena di Berenice, in which the grief-stricken Berenice laments her lost love. Haydn's Se non piange un'infelice from 'L'isola disabitata' is just as moving - full of sorrow, but also full of exquisite technical refinement. Rounding out tonight's programme are two symphonies: Haydn's experimental La Passione and Mozart's Symphony No. 39. The evening ends on a high note with Rossini: first, a sparkling overture from La scala di seta, brimming with lively crescendos and playful melodies; and finally, the grand finale of the evening, the brilliant Una voce poco fa - tender, charming, and then suddenly bursting with bravura.