Liederabend: An Evening of German Songs

Liederabend

an evening of german songs

yale opera Doris Yarick Cross, Artistic Director timothy shaindlin kyle swann Musical Preparation and Piano december 14 2009

Robert Blocker, Dean

december 14, 2009 · 8 pm Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall

Liederabend

an evening of german songs

franz schubert 1797-1828

Das Fischermädchen Andrew Craig Brown, bass-baritone Die Männer sind méchant!

Stephanie Jeanne Gilbert, soprano Erlkönig Lóránt Najbauer, baritone Mein!

Adam Frandsen, tenor

felix mendelssohn 1809-1847

Neue Liebe Frühlingslied Mireille Asselin, soprano

robert schumann 1810-1856

Mondnacht Vince Vincent, baritone Die beiden Grenadiere Tyler Simpson, bass-baritone

johannes brahms 1833-1897

Dein blaues Auge Jennifer Feinstein, mezzo-soprano Liebe kam aus fernem Landen David Pershall, baritone

As a courtesy to the performers and audience members, turn off cell phones and pagers. Please do not leave the theater during selections. Photography or recording of any kind is not permitted.

Intermission

peter cornelius 1824-1874

Ein Ton Eric Barry, tenor

hugo wolf 1860-1903

So lasst mich scheinen Gala El Hadidi, mezzo-soprano

gustav mahler 1860-1911

Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?

Chrystal E. Williams, mezzo-soprano

joseph marx 1882-1964

Und gestern hat er mir Rosen gebracht Jihee Kim, soprano

richard strauss 1864-1949

Im Sp채tboot Jeremy Bowes, bass-baritone Morgen!

Amanda Hall, soprano Zueignung Michael-Paul Krubitzer, tenor

special thanks

Richard Cross John Roach The Estate of Anna Moffo-Sarnoff

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yale opera upcoming events

yale school of music Robert Blocker, Dean

January 13 master class with alan held

203 432-4158 concerts@yale.edu yale opera Doris Yarick Cross Artistic Director Grant Meachum Managing Director Theresa Stark Production Coordinator Mireille Asselin Vince Vincent Student Assistants concerts & media Vincent Oneppo Director Dana Astmann Assistant Director Monica Ong Design Manager Danielle Heller Box Office Coordinator Elizabeth Fleming Martignetti Production Assistant operations Tara Deming Manager Christopher Melillo Assistant Manager Brian Daley William Harold Piano Curators recording studio Eugene Kimball Director / Recording Engineer Jason Robins Assistant Recording Engineer

Morse Recital Hall, 7 pm The renowned bass-baritone from the Metropolitan Opera will work with Yale Opera students. Tickets $8 • Students free.

February 12 - 14 the marriage of figaro The Shubert Theater, 247 College St Fri & Sat, 8 pm · Sun, 2 pm Mozart’s delightful The Marriage of Figaro.

With stage direction by Vera Lúcia Calábria.

Christoph Campestrini will conduct the Yale Philharmonia. Performed in Italian with projected English translations. Tickets $19-$41, available through the Shubert Theater Box Office at 203 562-5666 or www.shubert.com.

April 16 & 17 la tragédie de carmen & le rossignol Morse Recital Hall, Fri & Sat, 8pm Yale Opera presents a double bill of two one-act operas: Bizet’s La Tragédie de Carmen (adapted by Marius Constant) and Stravinsky’s Le Rossignol (The Nightingale). Stage direction

by Mark Streshinsky. Musical preparation and accompaniment by Douglas Dickson and Timothy Shaindlin. Tickets $8-12 • Students $5.

May 3 liederabend Morse Recital Hall, Mon, 8pm An evening of French art song.