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