Estimated duration

1 h, no intermission

Organizer

Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri

What would May Day in the city be without a student cap on the Havis Amanda statue, a picnic in the park or the HPO’s May Day matinee?

Jukka Iisakkila, conductor
Anna Danik, mezzo-soprano
Markus Nieminen, baritone

Programme

Richard Wagner (1813–1883): Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III (1846–1848)
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990): The Great Lover from the musical On the Town (1944)
Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857–1919): Tonio’s Prologue from the opera Pagliacci (1892)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921): “Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse” aria from the opera Samson and Delilah (1877)
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990): Lonely Town from the musical On the Town (1944)
Georges Bizet (1838–1875): Habanera from the opera Carmen (1875)
Georges Bizet (1838–1875): “Si tu m’aimes” duet from the opera Carmen (1875)
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990): Times Square from the musical On the Town (1944)
Franz Lehár (1870–1948): “Lippen schweigen” duet from operetta The Merry Widow (1905)
Christian F. Kress (1767–1812): March of the Pori Regiment (arr. Robert Kajanus)

What would May Day in the city be without a student cap on the Havis Amanda statue, a picnic in the park or the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra’s May Day matinee? This year, May Day revelers will be swaying to the rhythm of dance music from movies and musicals.