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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

LMC Opera presents scenes from Falstaff by Verdi

LMC Opera presents scenes from Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Falstaff and his page
Portrait of Sir John Falstaff and his page

Act I, Part II – “Fulgida Alice, amor t’offro….Quell’otre! quell tino” (Radiant Alice, I offer my love…That wineskin!  That tub!)

Act II, Part II  – “Gaia comari di Windsor” (Merry Women of Windsor)

Act II, Part II  – “Sarai la Fata Regina delle Fate” “You will be Queen of the Fairies”

Act III – “Dal labbro il canto estasiato” (From my lips an ecstatic song flies)
“Sul fil d’un soffio estasio” (On the breath of an etesian breeze)

Cast of Characters

Alice Ford sung by Meg Daly, soprano
Meg Page sung by Claudia Kester, mezzo-soprano
Nanetta Ford sung by Ya-Li Lee, soprano
Mistress Quickly sung by Victoria Chaussee, mezzo-soprano
Fenton sung by Cary Lee, tenor
Piano by Lucy Wenger
Stage Direction & Commentary by Regina Thomas

An evening of strings

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Plan of La Rotonda by the architect, Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), whose design in harmonious proportions inspired the composition, Palladio by Jenkins.

Palladio Concerto grosso for string orchestra (1st Movement) by Karl Jenkins (b. 1944)

Serenade in E Major Op.22 by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Serenade for Strings Op.20 by Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Waltz from Serenade in C Major, Op.48 by P.I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Candice Chin, violin

Eun Hee Cho, conductor

Frances Walton Competition

Schedule

Each artist will perform for 20 minutes.

9:00 a.m. Yoon Be Kim, violin, Northridge CA
9:25 a.m. Tonya Burton, viola, Camas WA
9:50 a.m. Yesol (Sol) Im, violin, Edmonds WA
10:15 a.m. Lauren Hall, viola, Seattle WA

10:45 a.m. Break

10:50 a.m. Aimée Dockum, cello, Fresno CA
11:15 a.m. Anne Suda, cello, Los Angeles CA
11:40 a.m. Benton Gordon, flute, Seattle WA
12:05 p.m. Micah Wright, clarinet, West Des Moines IA (L.A., CA)
12:30 p.m. Dana Jackson, bassoon, Seattle WA
12:55 p.m. Ching-Yeuh ‘Andrew’ Chen, piano, Seattle, WA

1:20 p.m. Lunch Break

2:00 p.m. Eric Tran, piano, Piedmont CA
2:25 p.m. Michael Zarling, piano, Helena MT
2:50 p.m. Tess Altiveros, soprano, Seattle WA
3:15 p.m. Lesley Baird, mezzo soprano, New Rochelle NY (L.A., CA)

3:40 p.m. Break

3:50 p.m. Trio Brillante, clarinet/cello/piano, Los Angeles CA
4:15 p.m. Thalea String Quartet: violin/violin/viola/cello, San Francisco CA
4:40 p.m. Friction String Quartet: violin/violin/viola/cello, San Francisco, CA

LMC Birthday Concerts and Cupcakes

celebrating 125 years of community service with concerts and cupcakes!

Two Short Historical Music Reviews in the Atrium at 5:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.  

Free Birthday Cupcakes on the Pavilion at 5:45 p.m.

Set to a light and entertaining script, our program will include Prelude in C-sharp Minor, one of Rachmaninoff’s most famous piano compositions, performed by Moscow Conservatory-trained Valentina Rodov, who was a 2011 Van Cliburn piano competition semi-finalist; a frisky saxophone quartet; exciting steel drummers; singers from B.F. Day Elementary School; “Summer” from Piazzolla’s The Seasons, a stirring trio for violin, cello and piano; and the bouncy spiritual, Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down.

The festive afternoon/evening event is hosted by MOHAI as part of its popular “First Thursday” free programs and will honor LMC and its immense contribution to Seattle’s musical scene.  At 5:45 p.m. a birthday cake, celebrating the organization and its 125 years of music-making, will be cut on the outdoor Pavilion. Anniversary cupcakes will be available for all in attendance. 

Support is provided by MOHAI, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture and 4Culture

Media Sponsor is Classical KING FM 98.1