Rihab Chaieb, Mezzo-Soprano
Ammiel Bushakevitz, Piano
Witness the recital debut of opera and concert singer Rihab Chaieb on Carnegie Hall’s most intimate stage. “Chaieb has the kind of warm and supple voice which is immediately beguiling … soaring effortlessly,” The New York Times said of her performance as Nefertiti in the Met Opera production of Akhnaten. The Financial Times praises another of Chaieb’s lead roles: “a Carmen who manages to be playful and daredevil at the same time … For a complete portrayal that radiates charisma, it would be hard to do better than this.” Tonight, she performs a wide-ranging program of works that span ancient times to the present, reflecting a vast range of musical and cultural interests, including her own Tunisian and French Canadian heritage.
Part of: Evenings of Song
Performers
Rihab Chaieb, Mezzo-Soprano
Ammiel Bushakevitz, Piano
Program
SAINT-SAËNS Mélodies persanes
L. AUBERT Six poèmes arabes
SAINT-SAËNS "Désir de l'orient"
OSVALDO GOLIJOV Selections from Ayre
MATTHEW RICKETTS Nomad[e] (US Premiere)
TRAD. "Lamma Bada Yatathanna"
JOUINI "Taht el Yasmina Fellil"
FAIRUZ "Li Beirut" (after the Adagio from Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez)
AL-GHOZZI "Kelmti Horra"
Salon Encores
Join us for a free drink at a post-concert reception in Weill Recital Hall’s Jacobs Room.
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