"Bravo Mozart!" - A tribute to the genius of the famous Austrian composer. Birgit Wegemann (soprano), Armando Possante (Baritone) and Irene Ainstein (piano) will present a selection of the most famous Duets and Arias from Mozart's operas - like Cosi fan tutte, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute. The concert will be introduced by Hans Nuns. Don't miss! Saturday, 13th January 2007. Museu do Trajo de SÆo Br s de Alportel ---------------- Programme I.Part 1.Duet Figaro-Susanna "Cinque-Dieci" 2.Duet Figaro-Susanna "Se acaso madama" 3.Aria Figaro "Se vuol ballare" 4.Aria Cherubino "Non so piu, cosa son" 5.Aria Figaro "Non piu andrai" 6.Aria Susanna "Deh vieni non tardar" 7.Duet Count- Susanna "Crudel, perche finora" Pausa II.Part 1.Duet Don Giovanni-Zerlina "La ci darem la mano" 2.Aria Don Giovanni "Deh vieni a la finestra" 3.Aria Fiordiligi "Come scoglio" 4.Aria Papageno "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja" 5.Duet Papageno-Pamina "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" 6.Duet Papageno-Papagena "Pa-pa-pa-pa" ----------------- The artists Birgit Wegemann Building upon her solid foundation and continuous public performances as a classical singer, Birgit Wegemann has devoted the last few years of her professional activities to alternative ways of performing music of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic Age. The first opportunities to do so came up when she worked with the directors of experimental theaters Kampnagel in Hamburg and Theater der Kl„nge in Düsseldorf. Both houses brought Classical Singing, Modern Dance, visual components and computer-generated sound to surprising new performances. Birgit Wegemann's first own crossover project, combining Baroque Singing and Modern Dance was the "Ballo delle Ingrate", performed together with Mexican dancer Florencia Sandoval Flores. Performances in Düsseldorf, in Essen and celebrating the International Museum Day in Lehmbruck-Museum, Duisburg, led to an enthusiastic reaction. Since 1999, Birgit Wegemann has devoted herself also to a special segment of the opera universe. She began singing roles from the Op‚ra Comique and Operettas. She became familiar with this genre at Düsseldorfer Operette, led by Friedhelm Rosendorff. With this Theatre Company she sang the role of Evelyne in "Maske in Blau" by Fred Raymond and the Annina from "A Night in Venice" by Johann Strauss. Moving to Portugal in 2003, she had her first public appearance with Orquestra do Norte, led by maestro Ferreira Lobo, - in a concert during the "Deutsche Woche" in Porto. Further concerts were to follow in Faro, Alcantarilha, Tavira and Caldas de Monchique. She performed with maestro Richard Brunner the "Exultate jubilate" by W.A. Mozart in Porto. She initiated various concerts, so as the Programme "Viva Opereta", "Figos do Algarve" and "Bravo Mozart". At the moment, she is working in the Algarve and in Lisbon with pianist Irene Ainstein, baritone Armando Possante and other musicians. After her studies in Essen and Antwerpen, Birgit Wegemann sang in various productions, such as with the Atelier Theatral de Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, at Concertgebouw Amsterdam. A short stay at the Amato-Opera in New York gave her new impulses. Performances at Kölner Philharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and in various broadcasted events brought her singing to a wider audience. She did concerts in Italy, Israel, Estonia, Belgium, Spain and Portugal. ----------------------------------- Armando Possante, baritone Armando Possante began his musical studies at age 6 at the Instituto Gregoriano de Lisboa. He began having singing lessons in 1988, with Mariana Bonito d'Oliveira. In the year of 1990 he entered the Escola Superior de Música in Lisboa, whre he finished his studies with the highest classification in the exame, having studied under Luis Madureira. He then achieved his Bachelor in Canto Gregoriano and Choir Conducting. He attended masterclasses with Christoph Prégardien, Siegfried Jerusalem, Jill Feldman and Peter Harrison. He travels frequently to Vienna, where he keeps perfecting his voice under the guidance of Hilde Zadek. In 1990 he began teaching at the Academia de Amadores de Música and at the Academia de Música Eborense. Currently, he teaches at the Instituto Gregoriano de Lisboa. He is Musical Director and soloist of the Grupo Vocal Olissipo, and also soloist in the Coro Gregoriano de Lisboa, having already performed in Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain, Finland, UK, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg and Poland. Armando Possante debut was in the role of Guglielmo (Cosi fan tutte, W.A. Mozart), at the Festival de Música de Mafra. Then he sang the Shepherd (Venus and Adonis, John Blow), Conte Asdrubbale (L'Amore Industrioso, João de Sousa Carvalho), Mathan, (Joaz, Benedetto Marcello), Eneias and Sorceress (Dido and Aeneas, Henry Purcell) and Belcore (L'Elisir d'Amore, Gaetano Donizetti). ----------------------------------- Irene Ainstein Born in Salfort, UK and grown up in the Netherlands, pianist Irene Ainstein has been playing in Portugal since 1994. She is Piano Teacher and Pedagogical Director of Faro Conservatory. As Soloist and accompanist, she has been working with many orchestras and ensembles - on the stages of Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Germany, England, Spain and Portugal. Various recordings round up her profile.