LEON WILSON CLARK OPERA SERIES
SHEPHERD SCHOOL OPERA
presents an afternoon of
ARIAS IN CONCERT
Debra Dickinson, Stage Director Thomas Jaber, Musical Director and Pianist
Thursday,April 22, 1999 3:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall •
RICE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
No word from Tom Igor Stravinsky from The Rake's Progress (1882-1971) (libretto by W.H Auden and Chester Kallman)
Anne Trulove . Julianna Jerome
Avant de quitter ces lieux Charles Gounod from Faust (1818-1893) (libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre)
Valentine, a soldier . . Adam F eriend
Monica's Waltz Gian Carlo Menotti from The Medium (b.1911) (libretto by the composer)
Monica . . Dawn Bennett Toby . . Brandon McReynolds
O war ich schon mit dir vereint Ludwig van Beethoven from Fidelio (1770-1827) (libretto by Josef Sonnleithner)
Marcellina . Laural Klein
Ecco ridente in cielo Gioacchino Antonio Rossini from II barbiere di Siviglia (1792-1868) (libretto by Cesare Sterbini)
Count Almaviva . David Ray
Steal me, sweet thief Gian Carlo Menotti from The Old Maid and the Thief (libretto by the composer)
Laetitia . . KaraKane Donde lieta usci Giacomo Puccini from La Boheme (1858-1924) (libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi fllica)
Mimi . . . Suzanne Hatcher
Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from Die Zauberflote (1756-1791) (libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder)
Papageno, a birdcatcher . . . Brandon Gibson
The Audition Aria Johann Strauss from Die Fledermaus (1825-1899) (libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genee)
Adele . . . Ana Trevino
Ah, fuyez, douce image Jules Massenet from Manon (1842-1912) (libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille)
Chevalier Des Grieux . . . Brandon McReynolds
Tu, che di gel sei cinta Giqcomo Puccini from Turandot (libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni)
Liu, a slave girl . . . Erin Wall
Largo al factotum Gioacchino Antonio Rossini from II barbiere di Siviglia (libretto by Cesare Sterbini)
Figaro, a barber . . . Alok Kumar