Top Italian soprano performs at Bellapais Festival

Top Italian soprano Bellapais Festival

Classical music concerts at the 21st International Bellapais Music Festival continue at the historic abbey tomorrow with a violin and piano recital by Michael Süssman and Mai Goto.

The Norway-based artists promise a programme of Schubert, Debussy, Kreisler, Svendsen and Greig. Wednesday offers a concert by Italian soprano Silvia di Falco, who will be accompanied by pianist Laura Diana Nocchiero in a performance of works by L’Arditi, Puccini, Debussy, Lehar, D’Annibale, da Curtis and Rossini.

A Friday recital from France comes next in the season, showcasing violinist Frederic Pelassy and pianist Jean Bernard Human in a programme of works by Beethoven, Wieniawski, Bartok, Saint-Saens, Masenet, Sarasate and Ravel.

Next Sunday, June 4, Turkish soprano Sayra Sayhan Geçim and Turkish Cypriot pianist Esra Poyrazoğlu offer a selection of works by Puccini, Dvorak, Rachmanninov, Mozart, Chopin, Erdener, Gershwin and Bizet.

The season promises four more concerts next month and closes with a Thursday, June 15 chamber music concert by a Turkish quartet.

Tickets, at 25TL, may be obtained from the Bellapais ticket office and Kybele Restaurant, or by calling Şifa Taner on 0533 854 6417 or Rezan Nevzat on 0533 863 0711.

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