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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and the Joseph W Generously supported by Jody & John Arnhold; the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and the Joseph W. Polisi Artist as Citizen President’s Fund. The future, today. Generously supported by Jody & John Arnhold; the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and the Joseph W. Polisi Artist as Citizen President’s Fund Restart Stages at Lincoln Center presents Juilliard NOW: Vocal Arts Thursday, May 27, 4pm ET Damrosch Park Flowers and Tears A fully produced version of this program is being recorded in Juilliard’s Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater and will be shown as part of Juilliard LIVE this summer. Kamal Khan, Music Director Mo Zhou, Stage Director GAETANO DONIZETTI “Ciel!... Che vegg’io?” from Lucrezia Borgia (1833) (1797–1848) Deborah Love, Soprano (GD ’21) Patrick Bessenbacher, Tenor (MM ’22) GIOACHINO ROSSINI “Cessi vittoria… Sorgete, sorgete” from L’ a s s e d i o d i C o r i n to (1792–1868) (1826) Matthew Soibelman, Bass (MM ’22) GAETANO DONIZETTI “Ed ancor la tremenda porta… A te dirò” from Roberto Devereux (1837) Santiago Pizarro, Tenor (MM ’21) GIUSEPPE VERDI “Ah! Sgombro è il loco alfin… Sotto il paterno tetto” from Oberto (1813–1901) (1839) Deborah Love, Soprano Program continues 1 GAETANO DONIZETTI “A te, Signor del mondo” from Fausta (1832) Lydia Grace Graham, Soprano (BM ’20, MM ’22) Maggie Reneé, Mezzo-Soprano (BM ’20, MM ’22) Santiago Pizarro, Tenor Erik Grendahl, Baritone (MM ’22) Matthew Soibelman, Bass GIOACHINO ROSSINI “Squallida veste” from Il turco in Italia (1814) Lydia Grace Graham, Soprano GIOACHINO ROSSINI “Cessa di più resistere” from Il barbiere di Siviglia (1816) Patrick Bessenbacher, Tenor GAETANO DONIZETTI “Qual son? Qual fui? Che chiedo? ... Perche dell’aure in sen” from Torquato Tasso (1833) Erik Grendahl, Baritone, with the Company Assistant Stage Managers: Paulina Campbell*, Christian Rodriguez*, and Jamie Salinger* *Member, Juilliard Professional Apprentice Program 2 This event is generously supported by the Joseph W. Polisi Artist as Citizen President’s Fund. Juilliard’s creative enterprise programming, including the Creative Associates program, is generously supported by Jody and John Arnhold. President’s initiatives at Juilliard are generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Juilliard’s Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts was established in 2010 by the generous support of Ellen and James S. Marcus. Juilliard is grateful to Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon for their generous support of the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and the Juilliard Opera season. Restart Stages is made possible by Stavros Niarchos Foundation-Lincoln Center Agora Initiative. Major support is provided by First Republic Bank. Additional support is provided by BNY Mellon, Cleary Gottlieb, Warburg Pincus, the Scully Peretsman Foundation, Shari and Jeff Aronson, and Lincoln Center’s 20/21 donors and members. Operation of Lincoln Center's public plazas is supported in part with public funds provided by the City of New York. Juilliard is committed to the diversity of our community and to fostering an environment that is inclusive, supportive, and welcoming to all. For information on our equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging efforts, and to see Juilliard's land acknowledgment statement, please visit our website at juilliard.edu. 3 Juilliard NOW Calendar of Events WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 HEARST PLAZA 1pm Juilliard NOW: Open House 5pm Juilliard NOW: Piano Open House Hosted by and Featuring Alumnus and Creative Associate Conrad Tao _____________________________________________________________________________________ THURSDAY, MAY 27 DAMROSCH PARK 4pm Juilliard NOW: Vocal Arts 8pm Juilliard NOW: Historical Performance _____________________________________________________________________________________ SATURDAY, MAY 29 DAMROSCH PARK 1pm Juilliard NOW: Preparatory Division 5pm Juilliard NOW: Preparatory Division _____________________________________________________________________________________ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 HEARST PLAZA 1pm Juilliard NOW: Open House _____________________________________________________________________________________ THURSDAY, JUNE 3 DAMROSCH PARK Noon Juilliard NOW: Brass Ensemble 5pm Juilliard NOW: Vocal Arts and Historical Performance _____________________________________________________________________________________ SATURDAY, JUNE 5 HEARST PLAZA 3pm Juilliard NOW: Preparatory Division _____________________________________________________________________________________ THURSDAY, JUNE 10 DAMROSCH PARK 4pm Juilliard NOW: Piano Open House Hosted by and Featuring Alumnus Emanuel Ax 8pm Juilliard NOW: Historical Performance _____________________________________________________________________________________ SATURDAY, JUNE 12 DAMROSCH PARK Noon Juilliard NOW: Preparatory Division _____________________________________________________________________________________ SATURDAY, JUNE 12 HEARST PLAZA 4pm Juilliard NOW: Preparatory Division _____________________________________________________________________________________ MONDAY, JUNE 14 DAMROSCH PARK 8pm Juilliard NOW: Continuum Current as of May 25, 2021 4 Juilliard Board of Trustees and Administration BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jazz Wynton Marsalis, Director of Juilliard Jazz Bruce Kovner, Chair Aaron Flagg, Chair and Associate Director J. 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