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Song of the Siren - Students

The mythical sirens have entranced people for centuries with their song, and these modern-day sirens are no different. Experience the seduction of the female voice in its many forms: a concert with The Met Orchestra featuring Renée Fleming, a recital with Susan Graham, and a passionate concert performance of Strauss’s Salome with The Cleveland Orchestra.
 

Series Events

Sunday, Jan 15, 2012 | 3 PM
The MET Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • The MET Orchestra
    Fabio Luisi, Principal Conductor
  • Anthony McGill, Clarinet
  • Stephen Williamson, Clarinet
  • Renée Fleming, Soprano

Program

  • MOZART Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622
  • MAHLER "Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft"
  • MAHLER "Liebst du um Schönheit"
  • MAHLER "Um Mitternacht"
  • MAHLER "Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder"
  • MAHLER "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen"
  • COPLAND Clarinet Concerto
  • BARBER "Give Me Some Music" from Antony and Cleopatra
  • HERRMANN "I Have Dreamt" from Wuthering Heights
  • BARBER "Do Not Utter a Word, Anatol" from Vanessa
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Fabio Luisi has graciously agreed to replace James Levine as conductor for this performance. Mr. Levine has cancelled his appearance as he continues his rehabilitation from a fall last September that necessitated emergency back surgery.
Berg Lulu Suite (Lied der Lulu. Comodo)
The MET Orchestra; James Levine, Conductor; Renée Fleming, Soprano
Sony
Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012 | 8 PM
Susan Graham
Malcolm Martineau
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Susan Graham, Mezzo-Soprano
  • Malcolm Martineau, Piano

Program

  • PURCELL "Tell Me, Some Pitying Angel" (The Blessed Virgin’s Expostulation)
  • BERLIOZ "La mort d'Ophélie," Op. 18, No. 2
  • SCHUBERT "Heiss mich nicht reden," D.877, No. 2
  • SCHUMANN "So lasst mich scheinen," Op. 98a, No. 9
  • LISZT "Kennst du das Land" (Mignons Lied)
  • TCHAIKOVSKY "None but the Lonely Heart," Op. 6, No. 6
  • DUPARC "Romance de Mignon"
  • WOLF "Kennst du das Land"
  • JOSEPH HOROVITZ Lady Macbeth
  • POULENC Fiançailles pour rire
    ·· La dame d'André
    ·· Dans l'herbe
    ·· Il vole
    ·· Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant
    ·· Violon
    ·· Fleurs
  • Selections to be announced from the stage
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Goethe's Mignon, Shakespeare’s Ophelia and Lady Macbeth, and other heroines are represented on this program that focuses on women from throughout history and literature. It’s another example of the artistic range that has prompted The New Yorker to rave that Susan Graham’s is "a voice without regrets, healthy, rounded, ineffably musical, and eager for a challenge.”
Bizet "Chanson d'avril"
Susan Graham, Mezzo-Soprano; Malcolm Martineau, Piano
Onyx Classics
Thursday, May 24, 2012 | 8 PM
The Cleveland Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • The Cleveland Orchestra
    Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director and Conductor
  • Nina Stemme, Soprano (Salome)
  • Eric Owens, Bass-Baritone (Jochanaan)
  • Rudolf Schasching, Tenor (Herod)
  • Jane Henschel, Mezzo-Soprano (Herodias)
  • Garrett Sorenson, Tenor (Narraboth)

  • Cast also includes:
  • Jennifer Johnson Cano
  • Rodell Rosel, Tenor
  • Matthew Plenk, Tenor
  • Bryan Griffin, Tenor
  • James Kryshak, Tenor
  • Brian Keith-Johnson, Baritone
  • Sam Handley, Bass-Baritone
  • Darren Stokes, Bass-Baritone
  • Evan Boyer, Bass

Program

  • R. STRAUSS Salome, Op. 54 (concert performance)
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In Salome, Strauss set a scandalous libretto to some of the most incendiary and ingenious music in opera. This concert performance is a rare opportunity to hear one of music history’s most revolutionary works played by one of the world’s best orchestras, with reigning stars of the opera house Nina Stemme and Eric Owens in the lead roles.
R. Strauss's Salome (Final Scene)
Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden | Antonio Pappano, Conductor | Nina Stemme, Soprano
EMI

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