About The Event
Symphony Orchestra of India
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Roberta Mantegna, soprano
Olesya Petrova, mezzo-soprano
Luciano Ganci, tenor
George Petean, baritone
Living Voices Mumbai, choir
The Singing Tree Choir of the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation
OPERA GALA
Bizet: Excerpts from Carmen
Verdi: Excerpts from La Traviata
The third and fourth concerts of the Spring 2025 Season will see over 200 musicians onstage coming together for two Opera Gala concerts featuring excerpts from Carmen by Bizet and La Traviata by Verdi. Considered one of the greatest tragic operas of the nineteenth century, Carmen conveys the story of the irresistibly fascinating gypsy girl who deserts her soldier lover for a strutting bullfighter through risqué themes and violence in a Spanish setting. Verdi’s La Traviata is a romantic tragedy about Parisian courtesan, Violetta, who attempts to leave the life she knows behind, to try and finally find true love.
This grand spectacle brings together four internationally renowned soloists: Roberta Mantegna, graduate from the Teatro dell’Opera’s “Fabbrica” project and highly acclaimed soprano; Olesya Petrova, winner of the Paris Opera Competition renowned for her rich velvet mezzo-soprano voice; Luciano Ganci, considered to be Italy’s finest Verdi tenor; and Roman baritone, George Petean, one of the most sought-after singers in the operatic world. The concert will also feature the Mumbai-based choir Living Voices and children’s choir The Singing Tree Choir of the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation.
An NCPA and Mehli Mehta Music Foundation Presentation
