TRIBUTE TO LUCIANO PAVAROTTI
In the framework of Italian Music Week, celebrating Perth as the Capital of Italian Creativity in the World 2025, the Consulate of Italy and the Conservatorio Vecchi–Tonelli of Modena and Carpi invite you to celebrate the timeless legacy of bel canto with an unforgettable evening of great music.
This special tribute concert features acclaimed tenor Giuseppe Infantino, awarded “Best Tenor” at the Marcello Giordani International Competition by the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation. He will be joined on stage by extraordinary Italian and Australian musicians from the Conservatorio Vecchi–Tonelli and the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Paolo Andreoli. The evening also features a special appearance by Maestro Giuseppe Fausto Modugno.
Conductor: Paolo Andreoli
Tenor: Giuseppe Infantino
CONCERT PROGRAM
First Part
- F. Chopin – Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60 – solo piano
- C. Debussy – L’isle joyeuse – solo piano
- L. Bassi - Fantasia da concerto on themes from Verdi’s Rigoletto (Transcription for small orchestra by M. Mangani) - clarinet and orchestra
Intermission
Second Part
• G. Donizetti – Una furtiva lagrima (L’elisir d’amore) – tenor and orchestra
• G. Puccini – Che gelida manina (La bohème) – tenor and orchestra
• G. Verdi – La donna è mobile (Rigoletto) – tenor and orchestra
• E. di Capua – ’O sole mio – tenor and orchestra
FREMANTLE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
• Concertmaster: Iana Iukhmanova
• First Violin: Ryan Lee
• Second Violin: Jason Chong
• Second Violin: Sophie Lenz
• Viola: Grace Ah-Quee
• Viola: Mirjana Kojic
• Cello: Finlay Labuschagne
• Double Bass: Giovanni Vinci
• Harp: Sophie Vo
MUSICIANS FROM THE CONSERVATORIO VECCHI–TONELLI
• Conservatory Director: Giuseppe Fausto Modugno
• Tenor: Giuseppe Infantino
• Clarinet: Corrado Giuffredi
• Conductor: Paolo Andreoli
• Flute: Edoardo Occhiuto
• Clarinet: Alice Prato
• Oboe: Dalila Melluso
• Bassoon: Luna Grasselli
• Trumpet: Andrea Laezza
• Horn: Simone Ricchi
• Horn: Alessandro Montanari
Celebrate the timeless legacy of “bel canto” with an unforgettable evening of great music, performed by an ensemble of extraordinary Italian and Australian musicians. This special tribute concert features acclaimed tenor Giuseppe Infantino, awarded “Best Tenor” at the Marcello Giordani International Competition by the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation.