Sicilian Musical Evening in the Studio Dubai Opera

Sicilian Musical Evening in the Studio Dubai Opera

Date & Time: 23rd April 2023 8:00 Pm

Venue: Dubai Opera Studio

Seating: First, come and first served to the seat.

Age policy: 6+

On Sunday 23rd April, Dubai Opera shall host the renowned Italian pianist and conductor Epifanio Comis, winner of more than 30 international and national music competitions, professor at Vincenzo Bellini State Conservatory in Catania, creator of the Accademia Pianistica Siciliana, Founder of the International Chamber Music Festival in Catania "Le Grandi Serate Musicali", and Artistic Director of the ConcertFest Accademia Pianistica Siciliana festival. Presenting Sicilian Musical Evening as part of the VIP Classical initiative, which is being organised by SAMIT Event Group, Comis opens the concert with Muzio Clementi’s idiosyncratic Sonata in G minor, followed by Frédéric Chopin’s Polonaise-fantaisie in A-flat major, an 1846 piece that is noted as one of Chopin’s most intricate and detailed works. Two works from Franz Liszt come next, both taken from his seminal ‘Années de pèlerinage’ (Years of Pilgrimage), starting with the ‘Deuxième année: Italie’ and followed by the famous Tarantella in G minor. After the interval, the concert will come to a close with another piece from Liszt, namely his Sonata in B minor, a work that has become universally accepted as one of the highest pinnacles of Liszt's oeuvre.

PART 1
Muzio Clementi
Sonata in G minor, op. 7 No 3
Allegro espressivo
Adagio: Cantabile
Allegro agitato
Frédéric Chopin
Polonaise-fantaisie in A-flat major, op. 61
Franz Liszt
from "Années de pèlerinage", Deuxième année: Italie
Tarantella in G minor

INTERMISSION

PART 2
Franz Liszt
Sonata in B minor, S. 178
Lento assai - Allegro energico - Agitato- Grandioso, dolce con grazia - Cantando espressivo - Andante

House & Event Policies
6+ years would require a ticket to enter the Studio.
Below 6 years are not permitted into the Studio.
Latecomers may only be admitted at a suitable pause
First, come and first served to the seat.
The use of mobile phones, cameras, and other electronic devices inside the STUDIO is relaxed
The Opera Cafe opens two hours before the performance