Dubai Opera welcomes two internationally-acclaimed Italian maestros on Sunday, 25th June, as flautist Tommaso Benciolini and pianist Leonora Armellini present a concert entitled From Italy with Love as part of the VIP Classical initiative, organised by SAMIT Event Group and being held under the auspices of the Embassy of Italy in the UAE. The evening opens with Antonín Dvořák’s Sonatina, a four-movement work initially released in 1893 for violin and piano, with the duo presenting an arrangement for flute and piano. Next comes Robert Schumann’s Fantasiestücke (‘Fantastic Pieces’), a famous 1849 work initially intended for clarinet and piano but has been arranged for many instruments since its release. A brief intermission will be followed by Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for flute and piano, a three-movement work written in 1957. The night will close with Alfredo Casella’s Sicilienne et Burlesque and Frank Martin’s Ballade.