Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Soprano
Simon Lepper, Piano
Experience “the sheer magnificence of Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha’s voice, which is fast becoming one of the glories of the age” (The Times, London). In this Carnegie Hall recital debut, the global rising star and 2024 Herbert von Karajan Prize winner performs a varied program of songs by Bazel Androzzo, Khumalo, G. Mahler, Le Roux Marais, Rodgers, R. Strauss, and Tyamzashe; Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915; and traditional songs from the United States, England, and South Africa with pianist Simon Lepper.
Part of: Evenings of Song
Performers
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Soprano
Simon Lepper, Piano
Program
R. STRAUSS "Morgen!," Op. 27, No. 4
R. STRAUSS "Zueignung," Op. 10, No. 1
G. MAHLER "Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft" from Rückert-Lieder
G. MAHLER "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen" from Rückert-Lieder
G. MAHLER "Um Mitternacht" from Rückert Lieder
BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 1915
LE ROUX MARAIS "Heimwee"
TRAD. "Thula Baba"
LE ROUX MARAIS "Mali, die Slaaf se Lied"
TYAMZASHE "Isithandwa sam"
KHUMALO "Sengiyeza" from Princess Magogo
TRAD. "Amazing Grace"
TRAD. "Steal Away"
TRAD. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
BAZEL ANDROZZO "If I Can Help Somebody" (arr. Zalva)
RODGERS "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music
Salon Encores
Join us for a free drink at a post-concert reception in Weill Recital Hall’s Jacobs Room.
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