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Czech Chamber Music Society • Franco Vassallo
Rudolfinum — Dvořák Hall
Price from 250 to 850 CZK
Italian vocal artistry enjoys a reputation like no other—and thanks to Franco Vassallo, audiences at the Rudolfinum will have the chance to experience it first-hand. The celebrated baritone, known for iconic roles such as Figaro and Falstaff, will perform arias from his signature repertoire. But the evening won’t be devoted to opera alone: he will also present songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, inspired by the rugged beauty of the Scottish landscape.
Programme
Giulio Caccini
Amarili, mia bella
Alessandro Scarlatti
“Già il sole dal Gange”, aria from the opera L’honestà negli amori
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Deh vieni alla finestra”, canzonetta from the opera Don Giovanni
Gioacchino Rossini
“Largo al factotum”, cavatina from the opera The Barber of Seville
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Mattinata
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Vagabond
Let Beauty Awake
The Roadside Fire
from the cycle Songs of Travel
Fryderyk Chopin
Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1
Giuseppe Verdi
“Cortigiani, vil razza dannata”, aria from the opera Rigoletto
“Quand’ero paggio”, aria from the opera Falstaff
Fryderyk Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Giacomo Puccini
“Ah! Vittoria! Vittoria!”, aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi
Performers
Franco Vassallo baritone
Giovanni Brollo klavír
Subscription series R
Czech Chamber Music Society
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Performers
Franco Vassallo baritone
Giovanni Brollo piano
Italian pianist Giovanni Brollo, who studied at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan under Piero Rattalino and graduated with the highest distinction in 1986, ranks among the leading figures of the contemporary Italian piano school. Already during his studies, he attracted attention by winning several national competitions, including those in Albenga and Taranto. He also received first prize at the prestigious Rendano Piano Competition in Rome, which that year was dedicated to the works of Fryderyk Chopin.
As a soloist, Brollo made his debut in 1987 with a recital featuring all twenty-four of Chopin’s Études, and shortly thereafter performed Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at the Milan Conservatory’s Sala Verdi with the RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Since then, his career has developed both as a solo performer and in the fields of chamber music and opera.
Giovanni Brollo currently serves as a professor of piano at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Como. Not only as a pianist but also as an assistant conductor, he has taken part in numerous opera productions and festivals, including the summer opera festival held in the historic amphitheatre of Avenches in Switzerland. In 1998 he worked as a répétiteur at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, which gave him the opportunity to collaborate with many distinguished singers of the international opera scene. Among the artists he has worked with are sopranos Ghena Dimitrova, Giovanna Casolla, Francesca Patanè, Maria Agresta, and Anna Pirozzi, as well as tenor Marco Berti and baritones Gianfranco Cecchele and Franco Vassallo.
Brollo is highly regarded for his exceptional musical sensitivity, stylistic refinement, and deep understanding of vocal repertoire, qualities that make him a sought-after partner for both professional singers and students. Alongside his teaching and concert activities, he is also devoted to accompanying masterclasses and to promoting the Italian piano tradition both at home and abroad.