Abigail Gast, Mezzo-Soprano

Repertoire List

Roles Performed The Pirates of Penzance (Ensemble) W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911) & Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) Dido and Aeneas (Second Witch) Henry Purcell (1659-1695) White Christmas (Martha Watson) Irving Berlin (1888-1989) Clue the Musical (Mrs. Peacock) Galen Blum, Wayne Barker & Vinnie Martucci (1997) The Pirate Queen (Evleen) Alain Boublil (b. 1941) & Claude-Michel Schönberg (b. 1944) Electric Circus (Mary Katherine Hughes)* Clayton Daniel Briggs & Molly Reisman (2019) Sound of Music (Mother Abbess) Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) & Oscar Hammerstein (1895-1960)

Scenes Performed Albert Herring (Florence) Benjamin Britten (1913-1917) Candide (The Old Lady) Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Guys and Dolls (Sarah) Frank Loesser (1910-1969), Jo Swerling (1897-1964) & Abe Burrows (1910-1985) Le nozze di Figaro (Cherubino) W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)

Masterworks Performed as a Choral Musician St. John Passion, BWV 245 J. S. Bach (1685-1750) St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 J. S. Bach (1685-1750) , HWV 56 G. F. Handel (1685-1759) Choral Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80 L. v. Beethoven (1770-1827) “Hallelujah” from Mount of Olives, Op. 85 L. v. Beethoven (1770-1827)

Arias “Must the Winter Come So Soon” from Vanessa Samuel Barber (1910-1981) “The Sun, Whose Rays are All Ablaze” from The Mikado W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911) & Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) “Faites-lui mes aveux” from Faust Charles-François Gounod (1818-1893) “Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle” from Roméo et Juliette Charles-François Gounod (1818-1893) “Frondi tenere… Ombra mai fù” from Xerxes G. F. Handel (1685-1759) “Vani solo i lamenti… Svegliatevi nel core” from G. F. Handel (1685-1759) “Furibondo spira il vento” from G. F. Handel (1685-1759) “Lascia ch’io pianga” from G. F. Handel (1685-1759) “Weep No More” from G. F. Handel (1685-1759) “Batti, Batti, o bel Masetto” from Don Giovanni W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) “Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio” from Le Nozze di Figaro W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) “Voi, che sapete” from Le Nozze di Figaro W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) “I Attempt from Love’s Sickness” from The Indian Queen Henry Purcell (1659-1695) “Nymphs and Shepherds” from The Libertine Henry Purcell (1659-1695) “When I am Laid in Earth” from Dido and Aeneas Henry Purcell (1659-1695) “O Cessate di piagarmi” from Pompeo Scarlatti (1659-1725) “Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein” from Die Fledermaus Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)

Oratorio/Sacred Music “Es ist vollbracht” from St. John Passion, BWV 245 J. S. Bach (1685-1750) “Et exultavit” from Magnifcat in D Major, BWV 243 J. S. Bach (1685-1750) “Qui sedes ad dextram Patris” from Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 J. S. Bach (1685-1750) “Von den Stricken meiner Sünden” from St. John Passion, BWV 245 J. S. Bach (1685-1750) “But Who May Abide” from Messiah G. F. Handel (1685-1759)

(*Indicates world premiere) New Works Mukhannath Songs* Jens Ibsen (b. 1995) I. Tuways Tomten* Wynn Nordlund (b. 1999) Letters from Mom* Jeremy Zerbe (b. 1999) Total Inaction* Brian J. Hinkley (1994) I. unacceptable II. national public health emergency

Musical Theatre Songs and Duets “You’re Just In Love” from Call Me Madam Irving Berlin (1888-1989) “My House” from Peter Pan Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) “Applause” from Applause Betty Comden (1917-2006), Adolph Green (1914-2002), Lee Adams (b. 1924), & Charles Strouse (b. 1924) “Calm” from Ordinary Days Adam Gwon (2008) “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” from Roberta Jerome Kern (1885-1945) “Leave Me Alone” from Sideshow Henry Krieger (b. 1945) “I’ll Know” from Guys and Dolls Frank Loesser (1910-1969), Jo Swerling (1897-1964) & Abe Burrows (1910-1985) “Lazy Afternoon” from The Golden Apple Jerome Moross (1913-1983) & John Latouche (1917-1956) “The Gentleman is a Dope” from Allegro Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) and Oscar Hammerstein (1895-1960) “My Funny Valentine” from Babes in Arms Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) and Lorenz Hart (1895-1943) “If Momma Was Married” from Gypsy Jule Styne (1905-1994) “If You Hadn’t But You Did” from Two on the Aisle Jule Styne (1905-1994) “I’m a Stranger Here Myself” from One Touch of Venus Kurt Weill (1900-1950) & Ogden Nash (1902-1971) “Baubles, Bangles, and Beads” from Kismet Robert Wright (1914-2004) & George Forrest (1915-1999) “Too Many Rings Around Rosie” from No No Nanette Vincent Youmans (1898-1946), Irving Caesar (1895-1996), Otto Harbach (1873-1963) & Frank Mandel (1884-1958) Canzone Il fervido desiderio Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) Per la d’adorarvi Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747) Amore e morte Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) Me voglio fa’na casa Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) Anzoleta dopo la regata Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) Non t’amo più Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)

Lieder Meine Liebe ist Grün Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Wie Melodien zieht es mir Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Starke Einbildungskraft Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht? Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Bei der Wiege Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Abendempfndung W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) An Chloe W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) Frühlingsglaube Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Gretchen am Spinnrade Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Lied der Mignon Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Mein Stern Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Du Ring an meinem Finger Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Auch kleine Dinge Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) Verborgenheit Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)

Mélodie Mélodies passagères, Op. 27 Samuel Barber (1910-1981) No. 1 Puisque tout passe No. 2 Un cygne No. 3 Tombeau dans un parc Villanelle Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Chanson d’Avril Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

(*Indicates world premiere) Beau Soir Claude Debussy (1862-1818) Ici-bas Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Mandoline Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Trois jours de vendange Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) L’heure exquise Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) Élégie Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

English Art Songs “Amor” William Bolcom (b. 1938) “Waitin’” William Bolcom (b. 1938) “The Monk and His Cat” Samuel Barber (1910-1981) “Why, No One to Love?” Stephen Foster (1826-1864) “A Horse with Wings” Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956) “Down by the Salley Gardens” Ivor Gurney (1890-1937) “Sweet Suffolk Owl” Richard Hundley (1931-2018) “Evening” Charles Ives (1874-1954) “Mary, did you know?” Mark Lowry, Buddy Green, arr. Kurt Kaiser (1996) “Music, When Soft Voices Die” Roger Quilter (1877-1953) “American Lullaby” Gladys Rich (1892-1972) “There’s a Song” Andrew York (b. 1958) “Lullaby” Andrew York (b. 1958)

Air de couer Vos mepris chaque jour Michel Lambert (1610-1696)

Canciones Nana Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

Russian Art Songs “Lilacs (Siren’)” Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

(*Indicates world premiere)