Gala Concert Eva Urbanová Ostrava 2021

A concert dedicated to the Czech opera diva

With Eva Urbanová and guests performing, Conductor Robert Jindra

The opera company of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre had the honour to collaborate with Eva Urbanová during years 2011–2016. On the occasion of her 60th birthday, the theatre dedicates the gala concert to the impressive Czech soprano. The opera orchestra of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre will be led by Robert Jindra who occupied the position of Musical Director of Opera at that time (2010–2015).

By means of its programme, the concert brings back the most significant roles that Eva Urbanová portrayed for the Ostrava’s opera and that may not be forgotten. These are La Wally in the opera of the same name (2012–2013), Ortrud in Lohengrin (2013), Emilia Marty in semi-staged The Makropulos Affair (2012/2013), Maddalena di Coigny in Andrea Chénier (2015–2017), and particularly the role of Kostelnička Buryjovka in Jenůfa (2011–2014). The programme consists of two parts from which the first one offers the most important arias from the above-mentioned operas while the second one belongs to the second act of Jenůfa.

PROGRAM:

Alfredo CATALANI: La Wally
intermezzo
aria · Wally: “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana,… “
Richard WAGNER: Lohengrin
prelude
scene · Elsa and Ortrud: “Euch Lüften,…”
prelude
Umberto GIORDANO: Andrea Chénier
finals · Chénier and Maddalena: “Vicino a te…”
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Leoš JANÁČEK: Jenůfa, Kostelnička, Števa and Laca