Sicilian Chants
Coro Lirico Siciliano
2/10｜Monday｜20:00
Admission with free ticket ｜St. Dominic's Church
The widely acclaimed choir Coro Lirico Siciliano returns to this year’s Macao International Music Festival after its triumphant performance in 2015!
With its beautiful and crystalline voices, the globe-trotting Italian chorus transports the audience into the joyous world of religious music. A specially selected repertoire includes the Macao premiere of Bellini’s Mass No. 2 in G Minor, as well as Tantum Ergo and Panis Angelicus composed by Father Áureo Castro, the notable Portuguese priest-composer in Macao. The concert will also bring you Giordano’s Mensa Regalis to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of this irreplaceable Italian composer.
Conductor: Francesco Costa
Programme:
A. Castro: Tantum Ergo
A. Castro: Panis Angelicus
U. Giordano: Mensa Regalis
V. Bellini: Mass No. 2 in G Minor
Duration: approximately 50 minutes, no interval