Aleksandra Romano, mezzo-soprano

aleksandra romano mezzo-soprano

master of music degree recital February 21, 2014 • Morse Recital Hall

Robert Blocker, Dean

Master of Music Degree Recital

aleksandra romano mezzo-soprano Douglas Dickson, piano Friday, February 21, 2014 • 8:00 pm • Morse Recital Hall

Joseph Horovitz b. 1926

Lady Macbeth – A scena for mezzo-soprano and piano

Robert Schumann 1810–1856

Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart, Op. 135 I. Abschied von Frankreich II. Nach der Geburt ihres Sohnes III. An die Königin Elisabeth IV. Abschied von der Welt V. Gebet

Xavier Montsalvatge Cinco canciones negras 1912–2002 I. Cuba dentro de un piano II. Punto de Habanera (Siglo XVII) III. Chévere IV. Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito V. Canto negro

intermission

This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Music degree.

William Shakespeare

Mary Stuart Trans. Frieherr von Vincke Gisbert

Rafael Alberti Néstor Luján Nicholás Guillén Ildefonso Pereda Valdés Nicolás Guillén

Aleksandra Romano, mezzo-soprano

Johannes Brahms 1833–1897

Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91 I. Gestillte Sehnsucht II. Geistliches Wiegenlied

Friedrich Rückert Emanuel Geibel

Isabella Mensz, viola

Jake Heggie b. 1961

Camille Claudel: Into the Fire Prelude: Awakening I. Rodin II. La Valse III. Shakuntala IV. La petite châtelaine V. The Gossips VI. L’Age mûr VII. Epilogue: Jessie Lipscomb visits

Camille Claudel, Montedevergues Asylum, 1929

Gene Scheer

Matheus Sardinha Garcia Souza, violin Jessica Oddie, violin Danielle Wiebe, viola Kimberly Jeong, cello

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Robert Blocker, Dean