RUSSIAN VERSION

Anne Sofie Von Otter

Mezzo soprano

Performances with the RNO

July 2006

16 Sun

Lincoln Theater

Yountville

CA

Location

Program

Mozart: "Overture" from Le Nozze di Figaro; "Voi che sapete" from Le Nozze di Figaro; "E Amore un ladroncello" from Cosi fan tutte
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Bizet: "Overture" from Carmen; "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Habanera) from Carmen; "Pres des remparts de Seville" (Seguidilla) from Carmen
Tchaikovsky: "Fantasy Overture" from Romeo and Juliet

Conductor:

Guest Artists:

Anne Sofie Von Otter, Mezzo soprano

Joshua Bell, Violin

Festival del Sole 2006

What They’re Saying

"To present American and Russian musicians performing and teaching together at Festival Napa Valley...is precisely the kind of effort that sustains vital cultural links...at a critical time for both societies. [This] resonates with the public [and] is meaningful for the musician participants...Cultural diplomacy and music offer alternatives to contention and sustain important linkages between our societies for the long run...Now more than ever we need viable citizen-to-citizen points of contact and dialogue."

James F. Collins (Ambassador Ret.)

Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace