SKYCITY Auckland




SKYCITY Starlight Symphony 2008

The Programme





Hosts: MARK SAINSBURY & WENDY PETRIE

Headline Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
OrchestraAuckland Philharmonia
ConductorMarc Taddei
ChoirSKYCITY Massed Choir recruited by NZ Choral Federation
Special GuestWill Martin
Choral ConductorJohn Rosser
NZ Opera InternsEmerging Artists & Resident Artists
Michael Gray, Julia Hill, Matthew Landreth, Wendy Doyle, Derek Hill, Susie Ewart, Kate Lineham, Morag McDowell, Emma Roxburgh, Jared Holt
ViolinistAmalia Hall
PianistsHao Chen, John-Paul Muir
SaxophonistMark Dennison
Boy sopranoFrazer MacDiarmid
ChoreographerNerida Jantti
DancersMathew Nicholson & Samantha Malloch
 David Rhodes & Tyler Reynolds
 Graham Candy & Rhiannon Walters
 Blair Petterd & Kirsten Spyve
 Ronald Pienaar & Ellie Vanderzwan
 Stephen Stevenson & Ekaterina Volkova

7:30PM - 10.30PM (approx) Concert

  • Rodeo – Hoe Down by Copland - Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Gloria In Excelsis Deo by Vivaldi - SKYCITY Massed Choir 
  • Rondo – allegro from Symphonie Espagnole by Edouard Lalo - Amalia Hall
  • Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin - John-Paul Muir
  • Take Five by Paul Desmond (arranger Gareth Farr) - Mark Dennison
  • Pie Jesu from Faure’s Requiem –Frazer MacDiarmid
  • Bolero by Ravel (excerpt) - Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, dancers choreographed by Nerida Lister
  • The Blue Danube by Strauss (excerpt) - Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, dancers representing DanceSport Studios of Auckland
  • Going Home by Dvorak - Will Martin
  • Triumphal Scene from Aida by Verdi - SKYCITY Massed Choir
  • Quartet – Bella figlia dell’amore from Rigoletto by Verdi - Jared Holt, Kate Lineham, Derek Hill, Wendy Doyle
  • Anvil Chorus - Vedi! Le fosche notturne from Il Trovatore by Verdi - SKYCITY Massed Choir
  • Trio – Soave sia il vento from Così Fan Tutte by Mozart - Emma Roxburgh, Matthew Landreth, Julia Hill
  • ‘Double Quintet’ – Nous avons en tête une affaire from Carmen by Bizet - Matthew Landreth, Jared Holt, Derek Hill, Michael Gray, Wendy Doyle, Emma Roxburgh, Susie Ewart, Julia Hill, Morag McDowell, Kate Lineham
  • Les voici! From Carmen by Bizet - SKYCITY Massed Choir
  • INTERVAL – 20 MINUTES (approx 8.45pm – 9.10pm)
  • Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila by Glinka - Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
  •  Grieg Piano concerto in A Minor, first movement – allegro molto moderato - Hao Chen
  • Un bel Di from Madame Butterfly by Puccini - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
  • Mariettas Lied from Die Tote Stadt by Korngold - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
  • Oh mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi by Puccini - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
  • Hine E Hine (Te Rangi Pai) (arranger Carl Doy) - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa with SKYCITY Massed Choir
  • Highlights from Lord Of The Rings Suite by Howard Shore - Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra with Amalia Hall and Frazer MacDiarmid, The Mercury Energy Laser Light Show
  • Pomp & Circumstance March #1 In D (Land of Hope & Glory) by Elgar – SKYCITY Massed Choir
  • 1812 Overture by Tchaikowsky - Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, SKYCITY Massed Choir, Guns of the Royal NZ Artillery, SKYCITY fireworks, Mercury Energy Lasers
  • The National Anthem of New Zealand – God of Nations -SKYCITY Massed Choir
  • Now Is the Hour - SKYCITY Massed Choir

 

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

Will Martin