Opera Magnifico
Opera Magnifico Fall 2022 Gala
-- Opera Magnifico's Fall 2022 Gala in Gladstone, NJ featuring singers Cassidy Dixon, Noah Donahue, Jessie Downs, Claire Tendl, and artistic Director Stephen Walley.
Opera Magnifico provides emerging operatic artists with opportunities to perform full operatic roles, while enriching the cultural offerings of central NJ by providing professional quality productions for the local community. Our goal is to give talented young professional singers a chance to expand their resume and experience, without burdening their finances. Opera Magnifico highlights some of the outstanding young operatic artists from the central NJ area and presents professional operatic productions at an affordable price in an intimate setting. We are passionate about keeping the bel canto tradition alive and providing elegant productions that invoke the glory of golden age era of opera.
Videography and editing by Alex Huddleston
- 00:00 "Qui'l bel sogno" from La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini (Cassidy Dixon, soprano)
- 02:46 Introduction to the Program (Stephen Walley, Artistic Director)
- 03:15 Toreador Song from Carmen by Georges Bizet (Stephen Walley, baritone)
- 09:40 Introduction to the Artists (Stephen Walley, Artistic Director)
- 10:50 "O soave fanciulla" from La Boheme Giacomo Puccini (Noah Donahue, tenor; Jessie Downs, soprano)
- 14:44 "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore by Giacomo Donizetti (Noah Donahue, tenor)
- 19:35 "Will You Remember" from Maytime by Sigmund Romberg (Claire Tendl, soprano; Stephen Walley, baritone)
- 22:39 "Senza Mamma" from Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini (Jessie Downs, soprano)
- 28:05 "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini (Claire Tendl, soprano)
- 30:40 Words from the Opera Magnifico Advisory Board (Ralph Jones)
- 32:45 "La ci darem la mano" from Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart (Stephen Walley, baritone; Cassidy Dixon, soprano)
- 36:37 "Spargi d'amaro pianto" from Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti (Jessie Downs, soprano)
- 40:36 "Tacea la notte placida" from Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (Claire Tendl, soprano)
- 47:07 "Libiamo" from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi (Noah Donahue, tenor; Cassidy Dixon, soprano)