Robert Blocker, Dean
yale opera Doris Yarick-Cross, artistic director
Liederabend An Evening of Russian Song Dedicated to Dmitri Hvorostovsky Wednesday, December 5, 2018 | 7:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall Emiy Olin, Russian language, repertoire, musical preparation and piano Richard Cross, narrator
Part One Alexandra Pakhmutova Tenderness b. 1929 Matthew Cossack, baritone
S. Grebennikov, N. Dobronravov
Alexander Alyabyev 1787–1851
Nightingale Leah Brzyski, soprano Madeline Ehlinger, soprano
A. Delvig
Elizabeth Gorina 1908–1984 arr. Leonid Shokhin
Over Snow Covered Fields Julia Orosz, mezzo-soprano
A. Roslavlyov
Mihkail Glinka 1804–1857
I Remember a Wonderful Moment John Noh, tenor
A. Pushkin
Sergey Rachmaninoff Before My Window 1873–1943 Leah Brzyski, soprano arr. D. Rogal-Lewitzky Marianne Di Tomaso, violin Valentina Crnjak, cello
G. Galina
Rachmaninoff
Sorrow in Springtime Fidel Angel Romero, tenor
G. Galina
Rachmaninoff
In the Silent Night Rachel Weishoff, mezzo-soprano
A. Fet
Pyotr Tchaikovsky 1840–1893
Amid the din of the ball Brady Muth, bass-baritone
A. K. Tolstoy
Mily Balakirev 1836–1910
Georgian Song Madeline Ehlinger, soprano
A. Pushkin
Modest Mussorgsky 1839–1881
Seminarian Andres Cascante, baritone
M. Mussorgsky
Part Two Tchaikovsky
Lullaby from Iolanta Laura Nielsen, soprano Theresa Kesser, mezzo-soprano Julia Orosz, mezzo-soprano
M. Tchaikovsky
Dmitry Kabalevsky 1904–1987
Don Quixote’s Serenade Hans Tashjian, bass
S. Bogomazov
Vissarion Shebalin 1902–1963
Katarina’s Aria from The Taming of the Shrew Laura Nielsen, soprano
A. Gozenpud
Anatoly Novikov 1896–1984
Mother’s Arioso from We Need Peace Theresa Kesser, mezzo-soprano
G. Rublev
Tchaikovsky
Yeletsky’s Aria from The Queen of Spades Edwin Joseph, baritone
M. Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky
German’s Aria from The Queen of Spades Luis Aguilar, tenor
M. Tchaikovsky
Isaak Dunayevsky 1900–1955
Pepita’s Song from The Wind of Liberty Lauren McQuistin, soprano
V. Vinnikov, V. Krakht, V. Tipot
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Yale opera Doris Yarick-Cross, Artistic Director
Eugene Onegin Youthful passion, lasting regret Tchaikovsky’s earnest treatment of Pushkin’s beloved verse novel brings to the opera stage this ever-timely tale of irrepressible love, heartless dismissal, and tormenting regret nourished by time. February 15-17 | shubert theatre Perry So, Conductor Paul Curran, Stage Director With the Yale Philharmonia Tickets start at $19 | Students $14 Media Sponsor: wshu 91.1 fm
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Robert Blocker, Dean
Upcoming Events dec 6 New Music for Orchestra New Music New Haven A program of new orchestral music by the School’s student composers performed by the Yale Philharmonia, with guest conductor Julian Pellicano. 7:30 pm | Woolsey Hall Free dec 8 Yale Percussion Group YSM Ensembles 7:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall Free dec 10 Tuba Studio Recital YSM Ensembles 4:30 p.m. | Sudler Recital Hall Free dec 12
Lunchtime Chamber Music 12:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall Free
dec 12 Guitar Chamber Music YSM Ensembles 7:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall Free
jan 16 Peter Serkin, piano Horowitz Piano Series Visiting professor of piano Peter Serkin performs Bach’s enduring “Goldberg” Variations and works by Mozart. 7:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall Tickets start at $28, students $11 jan 18 Peter Oundjian, principal conductor Yale Philharmonia The Yale Philharmonia performs Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, an arresting musical portrait of resistance. 7:30 pm | Woolsey Hall Tickets start at $12, Yale faculty/ staff/ students $5 jan 25 The Pat Martino Quintet Ellington Jazz Series Guitarist Pat Martino’s playing is at once intellectual and spiritual and marked by a sublime viruosity. 7:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall Tickets start at $22, students $10
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