LEON WILSON CLARK 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 from (1842-1912) (libretto by 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