Czech Chamber Music Society Franco Vassallo

Czech Chamber Music Society ⬩ Franco Vassallo

Italian vocal artistry enjoys a reputation like no other—and thanks to Franco Vassallo, audiences at the Rudolfinum will have the chance to experience it first-hand. The celebrated baritone, known for iconic roles such as Figaro and Falstaff, will perform arias from his signature repertoire. But the evening won’t be devoted to opera alone: he will also present songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, inspired by the rugged beauty of the Scottish landscape.

Programme

Giulio Caccini “Amarilli, mia bella” (My lovely Amaryllis)

Alessandro Scarlatti “Già il sole dal Gange” (The sun already shines on the Ganges), aria from the opera L’honestà negli

Alessandro Scarlatti
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Deh vieni alla finestra” (Oh, come to the window), canzonetta from the opera Don Giovanni

Gioacchino Rossini “Largo al factotum della città” (Make way for the factotum of the town), cavatina from the opera

Gioacchino Rossini
Il barbiere di Siviglia

Domenico Scarlatti Sonata for Piano in D major

Ruggero Leoncavallo Mattinata (Morning)

Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Vagabond

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Let Beauty Awake

Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Roadside Fire

Ralph Vaughan Williams from the cycle Songs of Travel

Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1

Giuseppe Verdi
“Cortigiani, vil razza dannata” (Courtiers, vile, damnable rabble), aria from the opera Rigoletto

Giuseppe Verdi
“Quand’ero paggio” (When I was a page), aria from the opera Falstaff

Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

Giacomo Puccini “Ah! Vittoria! Vittoria!” (Ah! Victory! Victory!), aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi

Performers

Franco Vassallo baritone

Giovanni Brollo klavír

Aftertalk

After the concert, you are warmly invited to an aftertalk with Franco Vassallo, which will take place in Dvořák Hall approximately 10 minutes after the end of the concert. The discussion will be moderated by Petr Kadlec. The aftertalk will be held in Italian with interpretation into Czech.

Rudolfinum — Dvořák Hall

4/12/2026 Sunday 5:30 PM

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