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| THE PROGRAM
The Star-Spangled Banner Orchestra I’italiana in Algeri ~ Rossini Overture - Orchestra Ernani ~ Verdi Infelice!. . . E tuo credevi - Eric Owens He has a voice that could have been heard over in Stern Grove. Fidelio ~ Beethoven Jetzt, schatzchen, jetzt sind wir allein - Nikki Einfeld and Thomas Glenn Tried and true made the most of what I concider to be a boring opera, mostly. Rodelinda ~ Handel Dove sei, amato bene? - David Daniels The starlings twittering in the trees and bushes gave this a real baroque feel. Lakme ~ Delibes D’ ou viens tu? - Jane Archibald and William Burden One of the operas that make me think of spring and I am really looking forward to Italian Girl. Ariadne Auf Naxos ~ Strauss Zerbinetta’s Aria/ Grossmachtige Prinzessin - Nikki Einfeld Someday we are all going to be saying, whe heard her when. she even inspired a small child to try out some high notes. Last time I heard, she will be singing Barbarina in Le Nozze Di Figaro. La Traviata ~ Verdi Di Provenza il mar, il suol - Gerald Finley This Dr. Atomic is worth seeing for the vocal talant alone. La Clemenza di Tito ~ Mozart Parto, parto - Kristine Jepson Too bad about Lorraine Hunt Lieberson not singing Kitty, but Jepson got great review in 'Dead Man Walking as Sister Helen (was that mentioned in the intro?) Intermission Pagliacci ~ Leoncavallo Prologue - Richard Paul Fink Vesti la giubba - Jay Hunter Morris Two wonderful big voices and two more reasons to see Dr. Atomic. Don Giovanni ~ Mozart Non mi dir - Elza van den Heever La ci darem la mano - Jane Archibald and Gerald Finley One of Jane Archibalds best and of course Gerald Finley is great. Tancredi ~ Rossin Oh patria...Di tanti palpiti - Gerald Thompson We were left breathless after an especially high note in the soprano range. Romeo et Juliette ~ Gounod Ah, leve-toi, soleil - William Burden Not a blond as his promo-photo but still melting and a really big voice that really could have blown the roof off if there had been one. La Sonnambula ~ Bellini Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni - Dean Peterson A really sensitive tone, will he be buffo enough for the Bey? La Cenerentola ~ Rossini Nacqui all’affanno. . . Non piu mesta - Vivica Genaux The best for last, Vivica Genaux combines knock-out looks with intelligence - my 'I'talian Girl' on Series X will include Vivica and I can't wait. La Traviata ~ Verdi Libiamo, , ne' lieti calici - Jane Archibald, William Burden and Tutti It time to bring out a glass of something for a salute and we leave much happier than we came in. |
| Opera in the Park September 11, 2005 Sharon Meadow - Golden Gate Park |