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LMC Opera presents Italian and German Opera, 1780-1840

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

 

Piano music by Piazzolla and Chopin and Brahms trio for violin, cello and piano

Milonga del ángel by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Adiós nonino“Tango-Rhapsody” by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Ballad No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin

Joyce Gibb, piano

Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Opus 101 by Johannes Brahms

Selina Chu, piano, Ann Rackl, violin and Lawrence Chu (guest artist), cello

 

Piano music by Schumann, Chopin and Prokofiev, English songs and duets

from 12 Polonaises by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784)
  No. 9 in F Major
  No. 2 in C Minor
  No. 3 in D Major
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
 Theme and selections of Etudes and posthumous variations
Prelude in C Major, Op. 12 No. 7 by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1 by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Lisa Lanza, piano

There is a garden in her face by John Ireland (1879-1962)
The echoing green

Katie Hochman, soprano     Catherine Treadgold, mezzo soprano

Summer schemes by John Ireland
Great things

Catherine Treadgold, mezzo soprano

Full fathom five by John Ireland
You spotted snakes by Frederick Keel (1871-1954)
It was a lover by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Katie Hochman, soprano & Catherine Treadgold, mezzo soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

Music by Beethoven & Shostakovich for violin, piano & cello

Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 24 (“Spring” ) by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio motto espressivo
  3. Scherzo: Allegro molto
  4. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

Angie Kam, violin and Jennifer Li, piano

Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906-1975)

  1. Andante
  2. Allegro con brio
  3. Largo
  4. Allegretto

Angie Kam, violin
Jennifer Li, piano
Julie Cho (guest artist), cello

Music of Telemann, Scarlatti, Brahms and Kodály

Locke nur, Erde, mit schmeichelndem Reize!, a cantata by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
  1. Jauchzt, ihr Christen, seid vergnüg
  2. Gott will Mensch und sterblich werden
  3. Dieß ist der Gotteskinder Last

Malya Muth, sopranoflauto-dolce

Sabine Endrigkeit, flauto dolce and Lucy Wenger, continuo

La Cattarina by Tarquinio Merula (1595–1665)
Sabine Endrigkeit & Jill Carlsen, flauto dolce
Michael Partington (guest artist), guitar
Ardo, è ver, per te d’amore, a cantata by Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
  1. Ardo è ver, per te d’amore
  2. T’amo, t’amo sì
  3. Quel vento che d’intorno

Malya Muth, soprano

Jill Carlsen, flauto dolce and Lucy Wenger, continuo

Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 101 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
  1. Allegro energico
  2. Presto non assai
  3. Andante grazioso
  4. Allegro molto
Ann Rackl, violin Lawrence Chu (guest artist), cello & Selina Chu, piano
INTERMISSION
Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7  by Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
  1. Allegro serioso, non troppo
  2. Adagio
  3. Maestoso e largemente, ma non troppo lento

Candice Chin, violin & Louie Richmond (guest artist), cello

Program length is approximately 95 minutes plus 10 minute intermission. Light refreshments served after the performance. Please join us!