Celebrating Rossini’s 150th

Chi Hoe Mak, Singer, Bass-Baritone

25-Oct-18 14:00

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The Embassy of Italy in Kuala Lumpur and the Rossini Opera Festival of Pesaro collaborated with local institutions to celebrate the composer’s--Gioachino Rossini--birthday. Chi Hoe educates us on Rossini and on the process of collaborating with two visiting artists from a Rossini academy in Italy. He shares on performing Rossini’s music and tells a little about the stories of the four operas performed at the concert.

Produced by: Lim Soon Heng

Presented by: Lim Soon Heng

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Categories: Film, Performing Arts, Visual Arts

Tags: classical music, opera, performing arts, Kuala Lumpur City Opera, UCSI University, Rossini Opera Festival of Pesaro, Rossini Crescendo, Aya Wakizono, Elisa Cerri, front row, the bigger picture,

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