Jovem Orquestra Portuguesa

“Saudade is the bittersweet echo of longing, a persistent yearning for what is missing—an unattainable dream, a moment, a lost soul, or, most powerfully, love itself,” explains conductor Pedro Carneiro.

Program

“SAUDADE”

HECTOR BERLIOZ · Overture to “Le Corsaire,” Op. 21 (1844, rev. 1852)

HECTOR BERLIOZ · Aria “Ah, je vais mourir … Adieu fière cite” from the opera “Les Troyens” H 133 (1890)

HECTOR BERLIOZ · “Sur les lagunes” from “Les nuits d’été,” Op. 7 (1856)

CÉSAR RAFAEL · “Saudades, só portugueses” (world premiere)

PIOTR I. TCHAIKOVSKY · Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” (1893)

Performers

• Jovem Orquestra Portuguesa Portugal
• Pedro Carneiro, Conductor
• Cláudia Ribas, mezzo-soprano
• César Rafael Composer
• Frederik Hanssen Concert Introduction