VietNamNet Bridge - The HCMC Ballet and Symphony Orchestra will presents the Autumn Melodies Gala 2011 on August 17-19 at the HCM City Opera House, No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCM City.
Started from 2005, to date, this is the 7th Autumn Melodies Gala where young talents inside and outside of the country meet and the audience have a chance to enjoy highly appreciated works in an elegant setting.

This year, the Gala will be held in 3 night from 17 to 19 August with a different theme for each night. The first night is “Symphony Concert”, the second is “Classic & Contemporary Dance Performances” and the last is “Choir and the Orchestra”.

Program

17 Aug 2011: Gala I – Orchestral Music

Part I
Nguyen Van Thuong – Return to the Motherland
Nguyen Manh Duy Linh – Concerto for Violin and Chamber Orchestra
Violin: Sergei Sivolgin
Vu Viet Anh – Symphony “Vang Son” (II, III mov.)
Conductor: Tran Nhat Minh
Part II
Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn Concerto for Violin, Piano & String Orchestra in D Minor
Violin: Tran Huu Quoc
Piano: Cho Eun Young
Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No.2
Conductor: Nguyen Anh Son
HBSO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

18 Aug 2011: Gala II – Ballet and Contemporary Dance


Part I: Classic Ballet
Waltz of the Flowers from Ballet Nutcracker
Music: Piotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Claire Coleman
Performing: Corps de Ballet

Blue Bird from Ballet Sleeping Beauty
Music: Piotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Staging: Thai Dat Minh
Performing: Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, Dao Van Thien

Duo  from Ballet Nutcracker
Music: Piotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Staging: Ngo Thuy To Nhu
Performing: Pham Duong Quynh Ly, Dam Duc Nhuan

Part II:  Ballet MAGNETIC FIELD
Francesca Imoda
Samuel Lefeuvre
Bui Ngoc Quan
Quach Phuong Hoang

Arabian Dance from Ballet Nutcracker
Music: Piotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Staging: Phan Thi Hong Chau
Performing: Tran Hoang Yen, Nguyen Luong Hoa, Le Ba Nam, Dao Duc Thinh

Pas de deux from the Dance Diana và Acteon – from Ballet Diana and Acteon
Music: Riccardo Drigo
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Staging: Ho Phi Diep
Performing: Dinh Thi Diem Trang, Ho Phi Diep and the female groups of HBSO.

19 Aug 2011: Gala III – Opera Music

Part I: WORLD VISION KOREA CHILDREN’S CHOIR
John Leavitt Gloria
Ken Berg Cantate Domino
Lee Hyun Chul Let’s Sing a Joyful Song
Musical Medley (I feel pretty, Edelweise, Do Re Mi)
Arrangement: Lee Hyun Chul
Bashfulnesss
Arrangement: Woo Hyo Won
Kyung Bok Palace Taryung
Han River Taryung (with fan dance)
Arrangement: Kim Hee Jo, Arirang
Arrangement: Woo Hyo Won
Conductor: Kwon Young-Il

Part II: Pietro Mascagni – Opera “CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA”
Turiddu (tenor) Pham Trang
Santuzza (soprano) Cho Hae Ryong
Alfio (baritone) Nguyen Phuc Tiep
Alfio – Lola (soprano) Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga
Turridu – Lucia (alto) Vo Thuy Ngoc Tuyen
HBSO CHOIR & SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Tran Nhat Minh

Ticket price: 500 000, 350 000, 200 000, 60 000 VND (for students only)
All tickets are available at:
Ticket Counter, HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC, Tel: 08 38299976
HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera, 3 Phan Van Dat, D.1, HCMC. Tel: 08. 38237419/ 08. 62704450

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