BFHSVS program-2025

THE BAUER FAMILY HIGH SCHOOL VOICE STUDIO

THE BAUER FAMILY HIGH SCHOOL VOICE STUDIO CLASS OF 2025

Dudley Recital Hall at the University of Houston SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025 6:00PM

BFHSVS GRADUATION RECITAL & SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM

PROGRAM GABRIEL MAGALLÓN, BARITONE Spirate pur, spirate

Stefano Donaudy (1879-1925)

An die Musik

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

DIANNA GRACE GERGLEY, SOPRANO Ma rendi pur contento

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-35)

He Tipped the Waiter

William Bolcom (b. 1938)

JAMES WILLIAMS, BASS-BARITONE The Monk and His Cat Silent Noon

Samuel Barber (1910-81) Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

JENNIFER WILLIAMSON, SOPRANO Selve amiche, ombrose piante

Antonio Caldara (1670-1736)

Confiado jilguerillo

Antonio Literes (1673-1747)

Sweeter Than Roses

Henry Purcell (1659-95)

EMMA HART VOGELSANG, SOPRANO Perduta ho la speranza “Monica’s Waltz” from The Medium Er ist Gekommen in Sturm und Regen

Stefano Donaudy Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) Clara Schumann (1819-96)

AMBER SCHAEFER, MEZZO-SOPRANO A Route to the Sky

Jake Heggie (b. 1961)

“Sandman’s Aria” from Hansel and Gretel

Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)

“Stizzoso, mio stizzoso” from La serva padrona

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-36)

MICHAEL KARASH, BARITONE Dein blaues Auge “Sì, tra i ceppi” from Berenice Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal

Johannes Brahms (1833-97) George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Roger Quilter (1877-1953)

SARA SPRINGETT, SOPRANO Chiquitita la Novia

Fernando Obradors (1897-1945)

How Fair This Spot!

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

“Emily’s Goodbye Aria” from Our Town

Ned Rorem (1923-2022)

DANIEL ABELLAR-NEILSON, BARITONE “Sì, tra i ceppi” from Berenice Come away, death Die Beiden Grenadiere

George Frideric Handel Roger Quilter Robert Schumann (1810-56)

ELLA THEURER, SOPRANO “Bel piacere” from Agrippina

George Frideric Handel

Music when soft voices die Roger Quilter “Mein Herr Marquis” from Die Fledermaus

Johann Strauss II (1825-99)

SABINE LESNIEWICZ, SOPRANO Ein Traum

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Ho sparse tante lagrime Francesco Morlacchi (1784-1841) “A Simple Sailor” from H.M.S. Pinafore

Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)

SARAH AND ERNEST BUTLER HOUSTON GRAND OPERA STUDIO, YOUNG ARTIST VOCAL ACADEMY, AND BFHSVS TEAM Colin Michael Brush, Director of the Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio Kiera Krieg, Butler Studio Manager Dr. Lisa Borik Vickers, Bauer Family High School Voice Studio Manager

BFHSVS VOICE FACULTY Alicia Gianni, Affiliate Artist Christopher Michel, Sam Houston State University Hector Vásquez, University of Houston

2024-25 BFHSVS GUEST ARTISTS, CLINICIANS, AND COLLABORATIVE PIANISTS Richard Bado Mary Box Colin Michael Brush Eva Oliva Catanzariti Jenny Choo Alicia Gianni Dr. Shannon Hesse Lucas Meachem Christopher Michel Dr. Andreea Muț Edward Parks David Portillo Dr. Teresa Procter Brittany Renee Roselyn Rios Shawn Roth Catherine Schaefer Bethany Self Hector Vásquez Teruhiko Toda Tamara Wilson Maureen Zoltek

SPECIAL THANKS BFHSVS Parents, Families, and Friends Kristen Burke Steve Butler Joel Goodloe Houston Grand Opera Community & Learning Houston Methodist Texas Voice Center Pin Lim Jack Ruffer Julius Sanchez Chris Staub University of Houston Moores School of Music

EMCEE DR. LISA BORIK VICKERS Bauer Family High School Voice Studio Manager

JUDGES MARK C. LEAR Associate Artistic Administrator, Houston Grand Opera Mark C. Lear has been on staff with Houston Grand Opera for 26 years, serving as Associate Artistic Administrator for 24 seasons. In that capacity, he has had the opportunity to scout a generation of artists and recommend and contract those who regularly grace HGO’s stage. A former principal oboist of the Dallas Opera, Lear has enjoyed a varied career with highlights including biochemistry research resulting in publication and work as a licensed attorney.

PETER PAZSTOR Principal Coach, Houston Grand Opera Peter Pasztor is a long-time member of the Music Staff of HGO (33 years) and The Santa Fe Opera (29 years). Other credits include Virginia Opera, Opera Colorado, Aspen Music

Festival, and Des Moines Metro Opera Festival. He has been associated with many world premieres, notably operas of Carlisle Floyd and Jake Heggie, as well as many recording projects—most recently, HGO’s Werther. Stage credits include serving as the Onstage Pianist in Wozzeck and Ugly Edith in A Dream Play. He was named Principal Coach for HGO in 2017.

NINO SANIKIDZE Artist Teacher of Opera Studies, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University Prior to joining the prestigious Shepherd School of Music as Artist Teacher of Opera Studies in the fall of 2023, Georgian pianist Nino Sanikidze spent nearly two decades at Los Angeles Opera. Dr. Sanikidze holds the Barbara and Ray Robins Chair in Vocal Piano at the Lehrer Vocal Institute of the Music Academy of the West, where she is also principal coach for the Studio Artists. An alumna of the Music Academy, she has served on the faculty since 2014. Since 2008, Dr. Sanikidze has been an official pianist for the “Operalia” World Opera Competition, and in this capacity has performed on some of the world’s most celebrated stages. Dr. Sanikidze often serves on a judging panel of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition and Richard Tucker Music Foundation’s Study and Career Grant Auditions, among others. Dr. Sanikidze is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Marilyn Horne Foundation Award for Excellence in Vocal Accompanying. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of Maryland, College Park.

INTRODUCING THE 2025-26 BFHSVS CLASS STUDENT

VOICE TYPE

HIGH SCHOOL

25/26 GRADE

Armando Cabrera-Ontiveros

Bass-Baritone

Pearland HS

Senior

Grace Gamel

Soprano

Seven Lakes High School

Senior

Sarah Gentle

Soprano

Clements HS

Senior

Dianna Grace Gergley

Soprano

Conroe HS

Senior

Jai Joshi

Baritone/ baritenor

Elkins High School

Junior

Gabriel Magallón

Baritone

Kinder HSPVA

Senior

Eduardo Martinez

Bass

Dobie High School

Senior

Liam Norton

Tenor

Kinder HSPVA

Senior

Margarita Potapenko

Soprano

The Awty International School

Senior

Sarah Vanlandingham

Soprano

Kinder HSPVA

Senior

Clara Maya White

Soprano

Kinder HSPVA

Junior

ABOUT HOUSTON GRAND OPERA Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is one of the largest, most innovative, and most highly acclaimed opera companies in the United States. HGO was the only American finalist for Opera Company of the Year in the 2019 International Opera Awards.

In fulfilling its mission to advance the operatic art to serve an ever-evolving audience, HGO leads the field in commissioning and producing new works (76 world premieres to date) and in training and nurturing promising young artists and administrators.

The company contributes to the cultural enrichment of Houston and the nation through a diverse and innovative program of performances, community events, and education projects that reaches the widest possible public. HGO’s pioneering Community and Learning initiative has served as a model for other arts organizations.

HGO has toured extensively and has won a Tony, two Grammy awards, and three Emmy awards. It is the only opera company to win all three honors.

ABOUT THE BAUER FAMILY HIGH SCHOOL VOICE STUDIO The mission of the Bauer Family High School Voice Studio (BFHSVS) is to identify and nurture high school students who exhibit potential and are interested in pursuing vocal performance at the collegiate level. The BFHSVS guides aspiring students to find healthy means of vocal technique and artistic expression and allaround achievement within a rigorous and supportive environment.

THE BAUER FAMILY HIGH SCHOOL VOICE STUDIO IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY: C.T. Bauer Foundation Ruth and Ted Bauer Family Foundation Houston Grand Opera Guild

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