FREE for SMMA students and all youth (18 y.o. and under). General admission - $20.
Join us for an Afternoon of Song and Opera featuring Fellows of the A. J. Fletcher Opera Institute at the UNC School of the Arts, with Carolyn Orr, Soprano, Danielle Romano, Mezzo Soprano, David Maize, tenor, Kevin Spooner, baritone, and Daria Ruzhynska, piano . A staple of the Triad performing arts scene, Fletcher opera presents the rising opera stars in full productions and recitals, with most former Fletcher Fellows now enjoying major opera careers. Don’t miss this remarkable event!
PROGRAM:
A Charm of Lullabies Op. 41
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
1. Cradle Song
2. The Highland Balou
3. Sephestia's Lullaby
4. A Charm
5. The Nurse's Song
Danielle Romano, mezzo-soprano; Daria Ruzhynska, piano
Three Sonnets by Petrarch S. 270
Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886)
No. 47 Benedetto sia 'l giorno
No. 104 Pace non trovo
No. 123 I' vidi in terra angelici costumi
David Maize, tenor; Daria Ruzhynska, piano
INTERMISSION
Stille Tränen Op. 35 No. 10
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Everything Taken Away from Me Op. 26 No. 2 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874-1943)
I am Alone Again Op. 28, No. 9 Sergei Rachmaninoff
Youth and Love from “Songs of Travel” (1904) Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Kevin Spooner, baritone; Daria Ruzhynska, piano
Cantata for Voice and Piano (1964)
by John Carter (b. 1930)
Carolyn Orr, soprano; Daria Ruzhynska, piano