Aigul Akhmetshina, Mezzo-Soprano
Jonathan Palmer Lakeland, Piano
Witness the Carnegie Hall debut of international rising star Aigul Akhmetshina, named “Female Singer of the Year” at the 2023 International Opera Awards. Known for superb title-role performances in Carmen and other major productions at the Royal Opera House, Met Opera, and beyond, Akhmetshina is one of today’s leading musical storytellers. This evening, she presents a musical journey of her own design, spanning three “chapters” of classical art songs, opera selections, jazz standards, film music, and Latin American repertoire with pianist Jonathan Palmer Lakeland.
Performers
Aigul Akhmetshina, Mezzo-Soprano
Jonathan Palmer Lakeland, Piano
Program
BRITTEN "Tell Me the Truth About Love"
GUASTAVINO "La rosa y el sauce"
TCHAIKOVSKY "Net, nikogda ne nazovu"
BALAKIREV "I Loved Him"
MASSENET "Elégie"
BERLIN "Always"
SATIE "Je te veux"
BIZET "Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe" from Vingt mélodies, No. 4
VERDI "La seduzione"
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV "Plenivshis' rozoy, solovey"
VELÁSQUEZ "Besame mucho"
WEILL "I'm a Stranger Here Myself" from One Touch of Venus
WEILL "Speak Low" from One Touch of Venus
GARNER "Misty"
GARDEL "El día que me quieres"
MINKOV "Landscape"
RACHMANINOFF "Zdes khorosho"
VAVILOV "Ave Maria" (formerly attributed to Giulio Romolo Caccini)
MONTSALVATGE "Cuba dentro de un piano" from Canciónes negras
MONTSALVATGE "Canción de cuña para dormir a un negrito" from Cinco canciónes negras
BERNSTEIN "Dream with Me" from Peter Pan
BERNSTEIN "Somewhere" from West Side Story
STYNE "People" from Funny Girl