Liederabend - May 2009

Liederabend

an evening of italian songs

yale opera Doris Yarick Cross, Artistic Director timothy shandlin Language, repertoire, musical preparation, and accompaniment april 27 2009

Robert Blocker, Dean

Liederabend

an evening of italian songs

alessandro stradella 1639-1682

Pietà, Signore | Damien Pass, bass-baritone “Lord, do not punish me. Turn your forgiving gaze upon me.

Do not consign me to the eternal flames.”

francesco morlacchi 1784-1841

Ho sparse tante lagrime | Amanda Hall, soprano “I have shed so many tears to soften your heart. He who waits finds it’s too late to find love. Love, like the years, can pass us by.”

francesco durante 1684-1755

Vergin, tutt’amor | Jeremy Bowes, bass-baritone “Virgin Mary, full of love, hear the sinner’s voice. May his weeping move you. May your heart take pity on his sorrow.”

gioachino rossini 1792-1868

Anzoleta dopo la regata | Chrystal E. Williams, mezzo-soprano “Have a kiss, dear Momolo. Venice has declared you the winner of the race. Of all the gondoliers, you are the best.”

gaetano donizetti 1797-1848

Lu trademiento | David Pershall, baritone “Unfaithful one, you have left me because she is more beautiful than I am. You’ll soon see how faithful she will be. And you must pay me back for the tears that now choke me, with interest.”

giuseppe verdi 1813-1901

La seduzione | Gala El Hadidi, mezzo-soprano La Seduzione tells of a girl who is seduced, impregnated and abandoned, who later dies, along with her child, in childbirth.

Stornello | Gala El Hadidi, mezzo-soprano “You say you don’t love me…well, I don’t love you. Do what you will, and I will do as I wish. I answer to no one.”

renato brogi 1873-1924

Visione Veneziana | Vince Vincent, baritone A grieving husband rides in a gondola with his wife’s coffin: “My gondola is filled with roses, jonquils, verbena. The gondola rocks her gently, but the pale girl sees and hears nothing.”

vincenzo billi 1869-1938

E canto il grillo | Vince Vincent, baritone A cricket and a cicada sing about the harvest: “The corn is ripe. Now that the orchard bears fruit, the harvesters have their scythes ready.”

Intermission

As a courtesy to the performers and audience members, turn off cell phones and pagers. Please do not leave the theater during selections.

april 27, 2009 · monday · 8 pm Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall

stefano donaudy 1879-1925

Quando ti rivedrò? | Eric Barry, tenor “When will I see you again, unfaithful lover, once so dear to me?

I have wept so much that I fear all joy has gone from my life.”

giacomo puccini 1858-1924

Sole e amore | Samantha Talmadge, soprano “The sun says ‘Show yourself, beautiful one’. Love says ‘Think of the one who loves you.’”

Terra e mare | Mireille Asselin, soprano “The poplars bend in the wind. In my sleep, I dream of the voice of the sea. But the wind wakes me… now the voice of the sea is far away.”

E l’uccellino | Emily Righter, mezzo-soprano “The bird says ‘Sleep, my love. Rest your little head on your mother’s breast. My treasure, nobody on earth could ever tell you how much I love you.’”

francesco tosti 1846-1916

Ideale | Michael-Paul Krubitzer, tenor “I followed you like a rainbow of peace along the paths of heaven. Come back, dear ideal, to smile at me again.”

ildebrando pizzetti 1880-1968

La madre al figlio lontano | Chrystal E. Williams, mezzo-soprano In La madre al figlio lontano, a distraught mother laments the absence of her son, who has gone off to war: “Son, where are you? Come back to your bed to rest, if just for one night. Your bed has been made. I smile at you and speak to you.”

pietro mascagni 1863-1945

Risveglio | Ana Sinicki, mezzo-soprano “Sing to me of the dawn, o swallow. Bring forth kisses, caresses, love. I will sing with you.”

La tua stella | Tyler Simpson, bass-baritone “I wonder if it is the star that lights up your beautiful face, or if the radiance from your face rises to the heavens and lights up the star.”

salvatore cardillo 1874-1947

Cor ‘ngrato | Tadeusz Szlenkier, tenor “Catarì, don’t forget that I once gave you my heart. Why say things that make me suffer? Ungrateful heart, you took my life from me. You no longer think of me!”

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yale school of music Robert Blocker, Dean 203 432 4158 concerts@yale.edu yale opera Doris Yarick Cross Artistic Director Grant Meachum Managing Director Meryn Daly Production Coordinator Mireille Asselin and Vince Vincent, student assistants concerts & media Vincent Oneppo Director Dana Astmann Assistant Director Monica Ong Design Manager Tara Deming Operations Manager Christopher Melillo Operations Coordinator Danielle Heller Box Office Coordinator Kelly Yamaguchi-Scanlon Accomodations & Travel Brian Daley Piano Curator William Harold Piano Curator recording studio Eugene Kimball Director / Recording Engineer Jason Robins Assistant Recording Engineer

student recitals Sudler Hall at William H. Harkness Hall Free and open to the public

Thursday | April 30 | 4 pm Eric Barry, tenor Thursday | April 30 | 5:30 pm Tyler Simpson, bass-baritone Saturday | May 2 | 1 pm Chrystal E. Williams, mezzo-soprano Saturday | May 3 | 2 :30 pm Gala El Hadidi, mezzo-soprano Monday | May 4 | 4 pm David Pershall, baritone Monday | May 4 | 5:30 pm Michael-Paul Krubitzer, tenor Thursday | May 7 | 6 pm Jeremy Bowes, bass-baritone Thursday | May 7 | 7:30 pm Vince Vincent, baritone