Synopsis:

The second Singapore International Festival of Music (SIFOM) opens to the theme of Myths and Legends with a full symphonic concert featuring the resident festival orchestra (SIFOM Orchestra), alongside members of the legendary Chamber Orchestra of Europe. SIFOM's artistic director Darrell Ang, will be conducting the orchestra.
Three of the world's young classical music stars will also take centrestage with their favourite showpieces: Chinese bassbaritone Li Ao (winner of Placido Domingo's Operalia competition) plays the devil Mephistopheles in a famous aria from Gounod's beloved opera Faust, Bolshoi Theatre's Vasilisa Berzhanskaya sings Cinderella's closing aria from Rossini's opera on the fairytale and violinist Aleksey Semenenko, who bagged the silver medal at the recent Queen Elisabeth Competition, promises to set the stage on fire with virtuoso pyrotechnics from Sarasate's beloved Carmen Fantasy.

Lastly, be spellbound by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's powerful symphonic retelling of the colourful adventures of Sinbad the Sailor and the 1001 Arabian Nights. His Scheherazade is full of unforgettable tunes which will leave you dreaming of flying carpets and magic lamps!