The Marin Symphony Chorus takes center stage for a thrilling celebration of opera’s most powerful and beloved choral masterpieces. Under the baton of Eric Choate, this dynamic program spans soaring overtures, triumphant marches, and unforgettable ensemble moments from the world’s greatest composers.

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Program Highlights:

Mozart – Marriage of Figaro Overture

 Borodin – Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

 Donizetti – “Per te d’immenso giubilo” from Lucia di Lammermoor

 Verdi – “Va, pensiero” from Nabucco

 Mozart – “Placido è il mar, andiamo” from Idomeneo

 Verdi – “Ernani, involami” from Ernani

 Rimsky-Korsakov – Procession of the Nobles from Mlada

INTERMISSION

Mascagni – Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana

 Verdi – “Gloria all’ Egitto” from Aida

 Leoncavallo – “Andiam! Andiam!” from Pagliacci

 Verdi – “Anvil Chorus” from Il trovatore

 Copland – “The Promise of Living” from The Tender Land

 Bernstein – “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide

 Bizet – “March of the Toreadors” from Carmen

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From the stirring beauty of Verdi’s “Va, pensiero” to the rousing energy of the “Anvil Chorus” and the triumphant “March of the Toreadors,” this is an unforgettable afternoon (or evening) of operatic grandeur.

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Tickets: $53 + $4 fee (Adults); $20 + $4 fee (Youth)