Robert Blocker, Dean
master of musical arts degree recital
Theresa Kesser, mezzo-soprano Opera Sunday, April 7, 2019 | 4:30 pm | Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall Douglas Dickson, piano
Joseph Haydn 1732–1809
Arianna a Naxos, Hob. XXVIb:2 Recitativo: Teseo mio ben, dove sei? Aria: Dove sei, mio bel tesoro Recitativo: Ma, a chi parlo? Aria: A che morir vorrei
Anonymous
Johannes Brahms 1833–1897
O kühler Wald, Op. 72, No. 3
Clemens Brentano
Sapphische ode, Op. 94, No. 4
Hans Schmidt
Hermit Songs (1953) At St. Patrick’s Purgatory Church Bell at Night St. Ita’s Vision The Heavenly Banquet The Crucifixion Sea Snatch Promiscuity The Monk and His Cat The Praises of God The Desire for Hermitage
Anonymous, translated by: Seán Ó Faoláin Howard Mumford Jones Chester Kallman Ó Faoláin Jones Kenneth H. Jackson Jackson W.H. Auden Auden Ó Faoláin
Samuel Barber 1910–1981
intermission
Hector Berlioz 1803–1869
Les nuits d’été, Op. 7 I. Villanelle II. Le spectre de la rose III. Sur les lagunes. Lamento IV. Absence V. Au cimitière. Clair de lune VI. L’île inconnue
Théophile Gautier
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