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Gianna Galli Galli Bellini Anna Moffo Kurt Weill Puccini Maria Callas Joan Sutherland Beverly Sills Gruberova New York City Opera Scala 1835 1935 1952 1956 1958 1960 1962 2010
THE SONGBIRD: Gianna Galli +••.••(...)) was lyric soprano, but sang a few florid roles early in her career. She was born in Modena where she made her stage debut in 1952, the same year she won the Spoleto voice competition at age 17. She appeared as Lisa in a 1956 television production of "La sonnambula" starring Anna Moffo (available elsewhere on YouTube). Galli's career grew rapidly with appearances in Italy and a debut in the U.S. in 1958 at the New York City Opera as Mimi, a role she performed frequently. Her La scala debut was in 1962 in Kurt Weill's one-act farce "Der Zar lässt sich photographieren." She sang Oscar in Venice, Violetta in Rome, Puccini's Manon in Monte Carlo, Minnie in Florence, Tosca in Parma, and Sonia in Torino. She also sang several world premieres of contemporary Italian operas. When she retired from singing, she became an artist's manager. THE MUSIC: "I puritani" was Bellini's last opera. It premiered in Paris in January 1835, and Bellini died in September 1835 at the age of 33. It was tremendously successful and the opera was performed regularly throughout Europe and in New York until the early 1900s. It went mostly dormant until it caught the public's attention during the bel canto revival ignited by Maria Callas and carried forward by Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills, Edita Gruberova, and others. Elvira is one of Bellini's most mentally delicate creatures and her mad scene is an elegant depiction of her fragile emotional state. The entire mad scene is very long (almost 20 minutes with no cuts); it has several sections and interludes and frequent interjections by other characters, so it is always abridged when performed by a solo soprano in concert or recital.
Bellini Julius Rudel Beverly Sills Nicolai Gedda Louis Quilico Quilico Paul Plishka Heather Begg Cassinelli Ambrosian Opera Chorus Filarmónica Londres
Julius Rudel Beverly Sills Nicolai Gedda Louis Quilico Paul Plishka Heather Begg Riccardo Cassinelli Richard van Allan Ambrosian Opera Chorus Filarmónica de Londres Westminsster +••.••(...))
Chevalier Saint Georges James Wilson Diehl Bard Lawson Barrett Sills 2022
Joseph de Bologne, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 3, No. 1 featuring Christina Day Martinson, violin An Uncommon Chevalier Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 2:30 pm Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts DIGITAL PROGRAM BOOKLET: (http•••) This program transports us to a lively Parisian concert hall in the mid 1780s, just before the Revolution changed everything. An accomplished composer, violinist, conductor, fencer, and dancer, Joseph de Bologne became the toast of Paris in the early 1770s. The son of a plantation owner and an African slave, the younger mixed-race Bologne acquired the title Chevalier de Saint-Georges thanks to Louis XV, in whose personal guard he briefly served, and eventually became a favorite of Marie Antoinette. The program features a tuneful violin concerto from Saint-Georges, a comparable work from a contemporary, and a symphony commissioned by the Chevalier. This event is part of the French Cultures Festival coordinated by the Cultural Service of the French Embassy in Houston. Featuring: Christina Day Martinson, violin º Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin Matthew Dirst, conductor º Ars Lyrica debut Orchestral Personnel: Horn I – James Wilson Horn II – Patrick Hughes Traverso I – Colin St-Martin Traverso II – Alaina Diehl Oboe I – Kathryn Montoya Oboe II – Stephen Bard Bassoon I – Nate Helgeson Bassoon II – Keith Collins Violin I – Elizabeth Blumenstock (soloist & concertmaster), Maria Lin, Hae-a Lee, Andrés Gonzalez, Anabel Detrick Violin II – Christina Day Martinson (soloist & principal), Alan Austin, Matt Detrick, Kana Kimura Viola – James Dunham, Erika Lawson Cello – Barrett Sills, Erika Johnson Double bass – Deborah Dunham Note: For this program, Ars Lyrica's wind players are using replicas of Classical-era instruments pitched at A=430, instead of our usual Baroque-style wind instruments pitched at A=415. Strings for this program are tuned to A=430 as well, with players using "transitional" (Classical era) bows. Video and audio by BEND Productions, LLC (http•••)
Irene Jordan Bellini Lily Pons Britten Weber Donizetti Maria Callas Joan Sutherland Beverly Sills Gruberova Covent Garden Tanglewood New York City Opera 1835 1919 1946 1952 1953 1956 1957 1959 1964 2016
THE SONGBIRD: Irene Jordan +••.••(...)) began her career as a mezzo-soprano, with a "fairy tale" debut story: she had been hired for the chorus at The Met, but was immediately elevated into the role of Mallika to Lily Pons' Lakme for the opening night of the 1946/47 season because Pons wanted to work with a singer who could mirror and compliment her stage movements, and Jordan had dance experience. Jordan sang small roles for two seasons at The Met and then paused her career. She emerged as a dramatic coloratura soprano and in this mold, she reappeared at The Met just once more in 1957 as the Queen of the Night, a role that also served as her debut (and only performance) at Covent Garden in 1956. Other notable engagements include the U.S. premiere of Britten's "Peter Grimes" (Tanglewood, 1946); Vitellia in the U.S. premiere of Mozart's "La clemenza di Tito" (Tangelwood, 1952); Weber's "Euryanthe" (New York ,1953); Lady Macbeth (New York City Opera, 1957); and Maria in the U.S. premiere of Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda" (New York, 1964). THE MUSIC: "I puritani" was Bellini's last opera. It premiered in Paris in January 1835, and Bellini died in September 1835 at the age of 33. It was tremendously successful and the opera was performed regularly throughout Europe and in New York until the early 1900s. It went mostly dormant until it caught the public's attention during the bel canto revival ignited by Maria Callas and carried forward by Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills, Edita Gruberova, and others. Elvira is one of Bellini's most mentally delicate creatures and her mad scene is an elegant depiction of her fragile emotional state. The entire mad scene is very long (almost 20 minutes with no cuts); it has several sections and interludes and frequent interjections by other characters, so it is always abridged when performed by a solo soprano in concert or recital.
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