Sunday 27 April
Lilia Carpinelli and Matteo Napoli
PROGRAMME
“A TOUCH OF ITALY – FROM BAROQUE TO NEOPOLITAN SONG”
Songs by Vivaldi, Durante, Rossini, Tosti, Bellini and Arditi
Piano Solos by Scarlatti and Galuppi
ARIAS:
Puccini: Sola, perduta, abbandonata (Manon Lescaut)
Puccini: Un bel dì, vedremo (Madama Butterfly)
Verdi: Willow Song and Ave Maria (Otello)
Piano Solo: Liszt: Tarantella from Venezia e Napoli
NEAPOLITAN SONGS:
A bracket of popular Neapolitan Folk Songs by Donizetti, Tosti,
Falvo, De Curtis and more
This Auckland-based Italian duo bring us a delightful programme of Italian songs and arias ranging from baroque to romantic opera and closing with a bracket of Neapolitan songs, all introduced by the performers and interspersed with piano solos.
Educated in Europe and New Zealand, Lilia Carpinelli holds a Master of Music from Auckland University and a B Mus from the
Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Martucci in Italy. Based in Auckland since 2008, Lilia has performed all over the world. She has sung in a wide range of operas and oratorios in New Zealand and is currently a New Zealand Opera Freemasons Resident Artist and member of the NBR Chapman Opera Chorus.
Matteo Napoli, a graduate of the Giordano Conservatoire in Italy, was a prizewinner in significant piano competitions, most notably winning the International Liszt Piano Competition. He has performed worldwide and has recorded six albums with Naxos. He taught in Italian conservatories for many years and is founder and director of two music schools in Italy and director/manager of one in New Zealand. He is also artistic director of PianoSolo Festival in Italy and the Brasov International Piano Competition.