Freddie De Tommaso | Opera Gala

On December 8, 2026, at 7:00 PM at the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, an opera gala will take place featuring tenor Freddie De Tommaso and the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic. It will be the singer's first visit to Poland. The concert will be conducted by Michelangelo Mazza.

Freddie De Tommaso is one of the few tenors with an exclusive contract with Decca Classics. On his 2022 album Il Tenore, he sang, among other roles, Don José from Carmen, Cavaradossi from Tosca, and Pinkerton from Madame Butterfly. He has performed these roles at the Opéra national de Paris, the Wiener Staatsoper, and the Royal Opera at Covent Garden. Thanks to him, Umberto Giordano's lost debut opera, Marina, was rediscovered. Michelangelo Mazza has conducted various opera productions and gala concerts featuring artists such as Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna. He has led concerts in Berlin, Palermo, Budapest, Tokyo, Seoul, and São Paulo.

The first part of the evening is devoted to the music of Giuseppe Verdi. It opens with the overture to Nabucco. We will hear excerpts from Il trovatore, Un ballo in maschera, and Aida, as well as the less frequently performed aria “La mia letizia infondere” from I Lombardi alla prima crociata.

• G. Verdi: Overture to the opera Nabucco
• G. Verdi: “La mia letizia infondere,” aria from the opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata
• G. Verdi: “Celeste Aida,” aria from the opera Aida
• G. Verdi: Prelude to the opera Attila
• G. Verdi: “Ah sì, ben mio” and “Di quella pira,” arias from the opera Il trovatore
• G. Verdi: Prelude to the opera Un ballo in maschera
• G. Verdi: “Forse la soglia attinse” and “Ma se m’è forza perderti,” recitative and aria from the opera Un ballo in maschera

After the intermission, the program features works by the verismo composers and Neapolitan songs. Among the pieces are Nessun dorma, Come un b