A pivotal time in opera history, the German and Italian schools grew into distinctly different styles between 1780 and 1840.
“Che soave zephiretti” (The letter duet) from Le nozze di Figaro by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
“Ach, ich fuhls” from Die Zauberflöte by W.A. Mozart
“Le faccio un inchino Contessa garbata” (Trio) from Il Matrimonio Segreto by Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801)
“O Nume Tutelar” from La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini (1744-1851)
“O wär ich schon mit dir vereint” from Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
“Glöcklein im Thale” from Euryanthe by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
“Wehe mir! Wohin ist es mit mir gekommen?” from Hans Heiling by Heinrich Marschner (1795-1861)
“Non si dà follia maggiore” from Il Turco in Italia by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
“Bei raggi lucenti, bell’aure beate” from La Favorita by Gaetano Donizetti
Katie Hochman, Heather Mullin, Breanna Hanson, Ki-Jung Jun, sopranos
Joan Lundquist, piano