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ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)
The Abu Dhabi Festival has presented some world-class acts this year and this weekend is no different.
At the Red Theater at NYUAD's Art Center on Saadiyat Island, this Sunday, April 20, at 7.30pm, star soprano Jessica Pratt and top tenor Javier Camarena bring their artistry to a thrilling opera gala with the Korean National University of Arts Symphony Orchestra conducted by Toufic Maatouk.
Hailed by the New York Times as possessing "gleaming sound, free and easy high notes, agile coloratura runs and lyrical grace", British-born Pratt is one of today's most admired interpreters of the Bel Canto repertoire. Mexican Opera star Camarena was recognised as Male Singer of the Year by the International Opera Awards in 2021and has made a name for himself in operas by Puccini, Bellini, Donizetti and Mozart.
Together, they will perform arias and duets from Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Mascagni, Massenet and Verdi.
Maatouk has earned global recognition for leading ensembles around the world and has been praised for his insightful direction and consummate command of the orchestra.
