Diva

A Tribute to Maria CALLAS

Olha CHUBAREVA (Soprano) Mariia VIKHLYAIEVA (Piano)

During her lifetime, she was called La Divina — The Divine. Maria CALLAS was the ultimate opera diva and the greatest singing actress of the 20th century. "Only when I was singing did I feel loved," she once confessed. Her portrayals were always steeped in tragedy; her favorite roles, Violetta and Norma, were women who sacrificed themselves for love to purify their souls.

What made Callas unique was not just her incredible vocal range — from lyric and coloratura soprano to mezzo-soprano — but her unparalleled acting mastery. It is thanks to her that masterpieces like Bellini’s Norma and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor returned to the world's leading stages and remain part of the living repertoire today.

In this concert, you will hear the most famous and most challenging arias from Maria Callas's repertoire. The uniqueness of this program lies in the fact that all these masterpieces will be performed by a single singer. We invite you to find solace for your soul and immerse yourself in the world of healing global masterpieces.

Program:

• V. Bellini – Casta Diva from Norma

• G. Puccini – Vissi d’arte from Tosca

• G. Verdi – Leonora’s Aria from La Forza del Destino

• G. Donizetti – Lucrezia’s Scene and Romance from Lucrezia Borgia

• G. Verdi – Leonora’s Cavatina from Il Trovatore

• G. Bizet – Seguidilla from Carmen

• A. Dvořák – Song to the Moon from Rusalka

• G. Verdi – Ritorna Vincitor! from Aida

• G. Puccini – O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi

• G. Puccini – Sola, perduta, abbandonata from Manon Lescaut

• G. Verdi-F. Liszt – Rigoletto Concert Paraphrase (Piano Solo: Mariia Vikhlyaieva)

• G. Puccini – Un bel dì vedremo from Madama Butterfly

ATTENTION! Access to St. Catherine's Church (22 Lyuteranska St.) is available only from the Khreshchatyk Street side.