ALEC'S "SPAGHETTI OPERA" 2003



On Saturday night, October 18th 2003, the 4th annual "Spaghetti Opera" was held at the "All Things Art" building, at 65 South Main Street, Canandaigua.

Alec Cuddeback, not having sung opera in public for more than twenty years, took a leap of faith and joined eleven other local singers before a crowd of 180, as they performed more than two-dozen solos and duets, ranging from opera arias to Broadway hits.




Listen to Alec's performances, recorded live. These complete selections should play with most standard players, including Windows Media Player and Real Player.


First, three arias from 2003...
"Addio Fiorito Asil" (Madama Butterfly - Puccini)
"Che'lla Mi Creda" (Girl Of The Golden West - Puccini)
"Vesti La Giubba" (Pagliacci - Leoncavallo)


Two arias, plus a duet with baritone Mark Darling, performed in 2004...
"M'appari" (Marta - Flotow)
"Oh Mimi, Tu Piu Non Torni" (La Boheme - Puccini)
"Ma Se Me Forza Perderti" (Masked Ball - Verdi)


From 2005, one song from an operetta and two arias...
"One Alone" (The Desert Song - Romberg)
"Parmi Veder Le Lagrime" (Rigoletto - Verdi)
"De Miei Bollenti Spiriti" (La Traviata - Verdi)


Three arias from the 2006 "Spaghetti Opera"...
"Come Rugiada Al Cespite" (Ernani - Verdi)
"Che Gelida Manina" (La Boheme - Puccini)
"Ah, Leve Toi, Soleil" (Romeo & Juliet - Gounod)


A solo with chorus, plus two arias from 2007...
"Wedding Chorus" (Lucia Di Lammermoor - Donizetti)
"Oh Paradiso" (L'Africana - Meyerbeer)
"Salut, Demeure Chaste Et Pure" (Faust - Gounod)


In 2008, an Italian song and a Verdi aria...
"Lolita" (Buzzi-Peccia)
"Ah Si, Ben Mio" (Il Trovatore - Verdi)


Despite having a bad cough, Alec sang two arias in 2009...
"La Mia Letizia Infondere" (I Lombardi - Verdi)
"No, Pagliaccio Non Son" (Pagliacci - Leoncavallo)