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LMC Opera: France in the 19th Century

“Ah! le rire est béni” from Werther by Jules Massenet

Molly Tomlinson,soprano as Sophie

“Va! laisse couler mes larmes” from Werther by Jules Massenet

Janene Nelson, mezzo-soprano as Charlotte

“Salut, splendeur du jour” (Brunehild’s awakening) from Sigurd by Ernest Reyer (1823-1909)

Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano as Brunehild

“D’amour l’ardente flame” from La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Diane Althaus, soprano as Marguerite

“Je veux vivre” from Romeo et Juliette by Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

Molly Tomlinson, soprano as Juliette

“Ah! Quell diner” (grisette) from La Perichole by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Janene Nelson, mezzo-soprano as Perichole

“j’en prendrai un, deux, trois” from Pomme d’api by Jacques Offenbach

Molly Tomlinson, soprano as Catherine (Pomme d’api)

“Belle nuit, o nuit d’amour” (Barcarolle) from Les Contes d’Hoffman by Jacques Offenbach

Diane Althaus, soprano as Giulietta
Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano as Nicklausse

Abigail Habegger, piano
Regina Thomas, Stage Direction and Commentary

Recitals for mezzo-soprano and solo piano

Aufenthalt (Dwelling) by Franz Schubert
“Ombra mai fu di vegetabile” (Never was the shade of any plant) from Serse by GF Handel

Vaga Luna, che inargenti (Beautiful moon, dappled with silver) by Vincenzo Bellini
O mio Fernando from La Favorita by Gaetano Donizetti

그리운 금강산 (Pining for Mt. GeumGan) by Choi, Yeongseop
(Mt. GeumGang is the most beautiful mountain in North Korea, located at right next of Military Demarcation Line, MDL with South Korea. It is the reason why Mt. Geumgang is so missed in this song.)
산 촌 (The Village in the Mountain) Cho, DooNam (1912-1984)

YeonSoo Lee, mezzo-soprano and Glenda Williams (guest artist), piano

Rhapsody Op. 79, No. 2 in g minor by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Toccata by Aram Khatchaturian (1903-1978)
Nocturne Op. 54, No. 4 by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Fantasie-Impromptu Op. 66 by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Bethany Pho, piano

Elegance at the keyboard: piano music by Debussy, Ravel, Brahms, Granados, Scriabin

Prelude from Suite Bergamasque by Claude Debussy (1890-1905)
“Mouvement de menuet” from Sonatine by Maurice Ravel (1905)
Preludes, Op. 28 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
No. 9 in E Major
No. 15 in D flat Major (“Raindrop”)

Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 1 Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915)
Prelude in C Major, Op. 11, No. 1 Alexander Scriabin
Prelude in a minor, Op. 11, No. 2 Alexander Scriabin
Prelude in e minor Op. 11, No. 4 Alexander Scriabin
Intermezzo in B flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4 by Johannes Brahms (1879)
Intermezzi in C Major, No.1 and A Major, No. 2, and Romance in F Major, No. 5, Op. 118 by Johannes Brahms (1893)
Valses Poeticos by Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
Prelude (Asturias) from Cantos de Espana, Op. 232, No. 1 by Isaac Albeniz (1892)

Karin McCullough, piano

Christmas Through the Times: music for soprano, keyboard and guitar

This special concert will be performed in the Library’s “Living room” on the 3rd floor of the Central Branch while the auditorium is under construction.

Ding Dong! Merrily on High, French Carol, Arr. Louis Harris
Excerpts from Messiah by G.F. Handel (1685-1759)

  • There were shepherds abiding in the fields
  • And lo, the angel of the Lord
  • And the angel said unto them
  • And suddenly there was with the angel
  • Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
  • Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened
  • He shall feed his flock like a shepherd

Still, Still, Still, Salzburg melody c.1819
Joseph, Dearest, Joseph Mine, 14th Century German
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, 16th century German
Silent Night by Franz Gruber (1787-1863), Arr. Richard Walters
The Virgin’s Slumber Song by Max Reger (1873-1916)
Holy Infant Lullaby by Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008)
A Christmas Carol
In the Bleak Midwinter by Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Bring A Torch Jeanette Isabella, 17th Century Provençal Carol, Arr. Richard Walters
Some Children See Him by Alfred Burt (1920-1954)

Coplillas de Belen by Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)
Pastorcito Santo
Carol of the Birds by  John Jacob Niles (1892-1980)
I wonder as I wander
Cradle Song by Ned Rorem (b. 1923)
Come Sing and Dance by Herbert Howells (1892-1983)

LMC’s 2016 Shakespeare at the Opera concert in the Mixing Chamber.

Julie Finch Robé, soprano
Carol Hartoon, piano
Rolf Robé (guest artist), classical guitar

LMC Opera: Europe in the 20th Century

Europe in the Twentieth Century
Stage Direction and Commentary ~ Regina Thomas
Piano ~ Abigail Habegger

“Acerba voluttà”  (Bitter Voluptuousness) from Adrianna Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea (1866-1950)

Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano as Princesse de Bouillon

“O mio babbino caro” (O my dearest daddy) from Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini

Lin Chen as Lauretta

“Senza Mamma” (Without his mamma) from Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Lori Williams, soprano as Suor Angelica

 

“She sleeps as a rose” from The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten

Lin Chen, soprano as Female Chorus

“Give him this Orchid” from The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano as Lucretia

“This is my father’s choice” from Sir John in Love by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Kristen Swenson, soprano as Ann

Peleas et Melisande

“Voici ce qu’il écrit à son frѐre Pelléas”(This is what he wrote to his brother Pelleas) from Pelléas and Melisande by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano as Genevieve

“Air de Feu” (Song of the flame) from L’enfant et Les Sortilèges (The Child and the spells) by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Kristen Swenson, soprano as Le Feu

“Das war sehr gut, Mandryka” (That was very good, Mandryka) from Arabella by Richard Strauss (1864-1948)

Lori Williams as Arabella

“Evening Prayer” from Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)

Lin Chen as Gretel & Regina Thomas as Hansel

“Vilja Lied” (Vilia’s song) from Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) by Franz Lehár (1870-1948)

Lori Williams as Hannah