Robert Blocker, Dean
Elana Bell, mezzo-soprano
Yale Opera
March 10, 2023 | 4:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
JJ Penna, piano
Gabriel Fauré
1845–1924
La bonne chanson, Op. 61
I. Une sainte en son auréole
II. Puisque l’aube grandit
III. La lune blanche luit dans les bois
IV. J’allais par des chemins perfides
V. J’ai presque peur, en vérité
VI. Avant que tu ne t’en ailles
VII. Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d’été
VIII. N’est–ce pas?
IX. L’hiver a cessé intermission
Paul Verlaine
Jonathan Dove
b. 1959
Zachary Wadsworth
b. 1983
Chen Yi
b. 1953
Errollyn Wallen
b. 1958
Alban Berg
1885–1935
My Love is Mine (1998)
Pictures of the Floating World (2008–09)
V. Aubade
Bright Moonlight (2000)
About Here (1999)
Sieben frühe Lieder (1905–1908)
I Nacht
II. Schilflied
III. Die Nachtigall
IV. Traumgekrönt
V. Im Zimmer
VI. Liebesode
VII. Sommertage
Song of Songs
transl. Miles Coverdale
Amy Lowell
Chen Yi
Errollyn Wallen
Carl Hauptmann
Nikolaus Lenau
Theodor Storm
Rainer Maria Rilke
Johannes Schlaf
Otto Erich Hartleben
Paul Hohenberg
This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Musical Arts degree. As a courtesy to others, please silence all devices. Photography and recording of any kind is strictly prohibited. Please do not leave the hall during musical selections. Thank you.
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