Operatic Passions

James Lowe, conductor Madison Leonard, soprano Alex Richardson, tenor Spokane Symphony Chorale Dr. Meg Stohlmann, chorale director Opera’s most beloved moments take center stage as Verdi’s soaring choruses, Puccini’s unforgettable arias, and Strauss’s effervescent sparkle bring the drama and emotion of the operatic stage to life. Passion, heartbreak, laughter, and triumph unfold through the extraordinary power of the human voice in an evening rich with melody and theatrical flair. Richard Wagner   Three Excerpts from Act III of Die Meistersinger Giuseppe Verdi   “Coro di zingari” (Anvil Chorus) from Il trovatore Charles Gounod   “Ah! Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette Giacomo Puccini   “Che gelida manina” from La bohème Giuseppe Verdi   “Va, pensiero” from Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi   “É strano!… Ah, fors’è lui… Sempre libera” from La Traviata Richard Wagner   “Siegfried’s Rhine Journey” from Götterdämmerung Giuseppe Verdi   “Caro nome” from Rigoletto Giacomo Puccini   “E lucevan le stelle” from Tosca Giacomo Puccini   “The Humming Chorus” from Madama Butterfly Johann Strauss II   Overture to Die Fledermaus Giacomo Puccini   “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi Giacomo Puccini   Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut Giacomo Puccini   “Nessun dorma” from Turandot SATURDAY DOORS 6PM | PRECONCERT TALK 6:30PM | SHOW 7:30PM SUNDAY DOORS 1:30PM | PRECONCERT TALK 2PM | SHOW 3PM Subscription Packages On Sale: Friday, May 8 Single Tickets On Sale: Friday, June 19 SATURDAY TICKETS SUNDAY TICKETS BUY MASTERWORKS SUBSCRIPTION Free K-12 Tickets Bring the whole family! This show has free tickets available for all students K-12 through the Spokane Symphony FASTix program. Get your tickets by calling The Fox box office at 509-624-1200. Program Notes Program details to come. Please check back. Madison Leonard, Soprano Praised for her “silvery, ethereal-sounding Sophie” by Opera magazine and “lovely vocal delicacy” in The Telegraph, Madison Leonard makes her role debut as Violetta in La traviata in a return to Garsington Opera in the 2025-26 season. She also makes her Metropolitan Opera debut as Frasquita in Carmen and joins the company for its production of Don Giovanni as well as sings Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. Future engagements include a return to Dallas Opera for another role debut. Last season, she eturned to Dallas Opera as Euridice in Orfeo ed Euridice and Garsington Opera as Adina in L’elisir d’amore. She sang her first performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the Colburn Orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale and joined the Utah Symphony for a concert of Mozart arias at the Deer Valley Music Festival She maintains a close relationship with Garsington Opera, at which she has previously sung Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier and Giulietta di Kelbar in Un giorno di regno. She has joined Seattle Opera for Gilda in Rigoletto and Chrisann Brennan in ...