AMERICAN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PERFORMING ARTS

Katherine Riddle

Soprano

“My Life’s Delight”

Andrew Welch, piano Carley DeFranco, soprano

Ryan Burke, tenor

Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Abramson Family Recital Hall Katzen Arts Center

American University

This senior recital program is in partial fulfillment of the degree program Bachelor of Arts in Music, Vocal Performance and the American University Honors Capstone Program. Ms. Riddle is a student of Dr. Linda Allison. THANK YOU… ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER ( b. 1948 ) wrote the music for the longest running show on Broadway, The Phantom of …to all of the faculty and staff in the music and theatre departments the Opera. This musical is based on a French novel Le Fantôme de that have supported, mentored and encouraged me. Thank l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux. The plot centers around the beautiful soprano, you for pushing me to strive for greatness and helping me to grow as a Christine, who becomes the object of the Phantom’s affections. As the prima person and as a performer. donna, Carlotta, is rehearsing for a performance, a backdrop collapses on her without warning. Carlotta storms offstage, refusing to perform and

Christine is tentatively chosen to take her place in the opera that night. She is …to my wonderful friends who are always there for me to cheer, to cry, ready for the challenge. to cuddle or to celebrate. You guys are irreplaceable! Think of Me …to my amazing family (especially my incredible parents) for always Think of me, think of me fondly when we’ve said goodbye being my cheerleaders, giving me their undying love and support and, Remember me, every so often, promise me you’ll try most of all, for helping me pursue my dream. You’ve never doubted me On that day, that not so distant day for a second and your love is what pushes me to continue down this When you are far away and free crazy path of being a musician. If you ever find a moment, spare a thought for me

And though its clear, though it was always clear …to AJ, Carley and Ryan for bringing your wonderful talents to That this was never meant to be this recital! If you happen to remember, stop and think of me Think of August when the trees were green …to Ethan, Manny, James, Anjuli and Lauren for helping me out with Don’t think about the way things might have been the behind the scenes work for this recital Think of me, think of me waking silent and resigned …to Mrs. Brown, Shouvik and Ms. Hays, I hope I've made you proud! Imagine me trying to hard to put you from my mind Think of me please say you’ll think of me ….to all of you for being here today - it means the world to me!! Whatever else you choose to do There will never be a day when I won’t think of you

Flowers fade the fruits of summer fade They have their season so do we But please promise me that sometime you will think of me!

- Charles Hart

PROGRAM ADAM GUETTEL ( b. 1964 ) based The Light in the Piazza on a novella by Elizabeth Spencer, which tells the story Ah, mai non cessate STEPHANO DONAUDY of a wealthy Southern woman, Margaret Johnson, and her emotionally stunted O bei nidi d’amore (1879 – 1925) daughter, Clara, who spend a summer in Italy together. One day, a breeze carries Ah, perdona al primo affetto WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART away Clara’s hat and a young Italian man catches it and returns it to her. The two from La clemenza di tito (1756 – 1791) are instantly smitten with one another but Clara’s mother quickly tears them apart. featuring Carley DeFranco, soprano Margaret takes Clara to the Uffizi Gallery where the statues and paintings remind Clara of her own dreams and desires. The music from The Light in the Piazza turns Le secret GABRIEL FAURÉ away from the 21st century pop-musical theatre tradition and leans more towards the Mandoline (1845 – 1924) operatic vein, with elaborate orchestration and unexpected harmonic shifts. En priére

My Life’s Delight RODGER QUILTER Weep You No More (1877 – 1953) The Beauty Is Love’s Philosophy These are very popular, in Italy. It’s the land of naked marble boys. Mein Herr Marquis JOHANN STRAUSS Something we don’t see a lot in Winston-Salem, from Die Fledermaus (1825 – 1899) That’s the land of corduroys. INTERMISSION

I’m just a someone in an old museum. It Might As Well Be Spring OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Far away from home as someone can go. from State Fair (1895 – 1960) And the beauty is I still meet people I know, hello. Will He Like Me? JERRY BOCK This is wanting something, this is reaching for it, from She Loves Me (1928 – 2010) This is wishing that a moment would arrive. This is taking chances, this is almost touching, what the beauty is. All The Things You Are I don’t understand a word they’re saying, from A Very Warm May (1885 – 1945) I’m as different here as different can be. The Balcony Scene (Tonight) LEONARD BERNSTEIN But the beauty is I still meet people like me. from West Side Story (1918 – 1990)

featuring Ryan Burke, tenor Everyone’s a mother here, in Italy. Everyone’s a father, or a son. How Could I Ever Know LUCY SIMON I think if I had a child, I would take such care of her. from The Secret Garden (B. 1943) Then I wouldn’t feel like one. On The Steps of the Palace STEPHEN SONDHEIM I’ve hardly met a single soul, but I am not alone., I feel known. from Into The Woods (B. 1930) This is wanting something, this praying for it, This is holding breath and keeping fingers crossed. The Beauty Is ADAM GUETTEL This is counting blessings, this is wondering when I’ll see that boy again. from The Light in the Piazza (B. 1964) I’ve got a feeling he’s just a someone, too. And the beauty is, when you realize, when you realize, Think of Me ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Someone could be looking for a someone like you. from The Phantom of the Opera (B. 1948)

- Adam Guettel

KATHERINE RIDDLE will graduate from American University in May 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music concentrating in Vocal Performance. While at AU, Katherine has STEPHEN SONDHEIM ( b. 1930 ) studied voice with Dr. Linda Allison, piano with Yuliya Gorenman and classical guitar with intertwines the stories of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales including “Jack and the Larry Snitzler. As part of AU's study abroad program, Katherine spent a semester studying Beanstalk”, “Rapunzel”, “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Cinderella” in his musical Into the music at Kings College London and voice at the Royal Academy of Music. A member Woods. The characters are tied together as part of a quest that the Baker and his wife and soloist of AU Chamber Singers, Opera Workshop and University Chorus, Katherine are on requiring them to reverse a spell the Witch has cast upon them. Cinderella is also spent two years on The Eagle newspaper staff and is an active member of the unsure about her desires towards the handsome prince she met at the ball and has since University Honors Program. Earlier this academic year, Katherine was selected as one of been actively avoiding him. One night, he spreads pitch on the steps of the palace in five founding honorees of AU's Director's Musicians of Achievement program which order to catch Cinderella before she runs away. Instead, Cinderella leaves her glass recognizes select music students for their outstanding achievement in both musicianship slipper behind as a clue to her identity. and academics. Katherine recently placed first in AU's 2013 Concerto and Aria Competition and will perform her winning arias with the American University Symphony Orchestra in April. Later this Spring, she will be a soloist with AU's Chamber Singers as On the Steps of the Palace they present Vivaldi's Gloria and Handel's Dixit Dominus in concerts on campus and on a He's a very smart Prince, It's your first big decision, concert tour of Russia. In 2012, Katherine placed first in MD/DC NATS He's a Prince who prepares. The choice isn't easy to make. competition/musical theatre category. Additionally Katherine has appeared in over 20 Knowing this time I'd run from him, To arrive at a ball community and professional musical theatre productions including Guys and Dolls at AU He spread pitch on the stairs. Is exciting and all- and has been trained in ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance. I was caught unawares. Once you're there, though, it's scary. And I thought: well, he cares- And it's fun to deceive Pianist, conductor and composer Andrew Welch has performed at the Kennedy This is more than just malice. When you know you can leave, Center, the State Department, the embassy of Kazakhstan and has performed for the Better stop and take stock But you have to be wary. United States Congress and the Smithsonian. An active promoter of new music, Andrew While you're standing here stuck There's a lot that's at stake, has given the world premiere of five new works since 2011 including Fernando On the steps of the palace. But you've stalled long enough, You think, what do you want? 'Cause you're still standing stuck Benadon's Edge Flips and Amy Williams Duo for Saxophone and Piano. A dedicated You think, make a decision. In the stuff on the steps... teacher as well, Andrew promotes well-rounded music instruction and currently teaches Why not stay and be caught? Better run along home piano and theory to an active private studio. Andrew is the current choirmaster and You think, well, it's a thought, And avoid the collision. organist and Trinity Lutheran Church in Rockville, Maryland. What would be his response? Even though they don't care, But then what if he knew You'll be better of there Ryan Burke is a junior musical theatre major. He is thrilled to be a part of Katherine's Who you were when you know Where there's nothing to choose, recital. He could have most recently been seen as Dan in Next to Normal at Kensington That you're not what he thinks So there's nothing to lose. Arts Theatre. Other credits include Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling That he wants? So you pry up your shoes. Bee, Jaime in The Last Five Years, and George in Sunday in the Park with George. And then what if you are? Then from out of the blue, What a Prince would envision? And without any guide, Although how can you know You know what your decision is, Carley DeFranco, is in her last year of studies at American University. She is Who you are till you know Which is not to decide. pursuing a degree in Music, focusing on both vocal performance and conducting. In Fall What you want, which you don't? You'll leave him a clue: of 2011, Carley spent time studying music at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. In the So then which do you pick: For example, a shoe. summer of 2011 she also performed as a soloist with the AU Chamber Singers on their Where you're safe, out of sight, And then see what he'll do. concert tour in Spain and Portugal. She is a frequent soloist with the Chamber Singers, AU And yourself, but where everything's wrong? Now it's he and not you Chorus and Symphony Orchestra. She has also had the privilege of conducting the Or where everything's right Who is stuck with a shoe, international Glasgow University Music Club Chorus and was the assistant director of the And you know that you'll never belong? In a stew, in the goo, Capitol Hill Youth Chorus at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. And whichever you pick, And you've learned something, too, Do it quick, Something you never knew, 'Cause you're starting to stick On the steps of the palace. To the steps of the palace - Stephen Sondheim

LUCY SIMON ( b. 1943 ) STEPHANO DONAUDY ( 1875 - 1929 ) composed The Secret Garden, a musical based on a novel by the same was born in Palermo, Italy during a time of splendor and prosperity. Most of his fame name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. When young Mary Lennox is orphaned lies in his collection 36 Atie di Stile Antico, first published in 1918. All of the songs in due to the cholera epidemic, she is sent to live with her Uncle Archibald in this collection are deeply affectionate and exemplify the spirit of the Art Nouveau England. He is deeply troubled by the death of his wife, Lily, whose ghost still movement in Italy. This collection includes "Ah, non mai cessate" and "O bei nidi haunts the house. Archibald feels defeated and leaves for Paris, at his d'amore", both with lyrics by his brother, Alberto Donaudy. These two pieces are contrasting in style but both tell stories of the elation that comes from true love. brother’s urging, when his only son, Colin, turns ill. Lily’s ghost comes to him and convinces Archibald to return home and, when he does, he finds Colin healthy and strong again. Ah, mai non cessate Ah, mai non cessate dal vostro parlar, Ah, never cease from your talking, o labbra desiate ond'io folle vo' oh desired lips which I madly want; How Could I Ever Know? col miel delle vostre parole vo' far with your words I want to make un dolce guanciale su cui dormirò. a sweet pillow on which I will sleep. O sonni beati da niun mai sognati Oh blessed dreams that no one ever How could I know I would have to leave you? che su quel guanciale dormendo farò, dreamed, that, sleeping on that pillow, I will How could I know I would hurt you so? dormendo e sognando, vicino al tuo cor, il make; sleeping and dreaming, close to your You were the one I was born to love! dolce, desiato mio sogno d'amor. heart, the sweet, dream of love. Oh, how could I ever know? Ah! dormendo, sognando, d'amor! Ah! Sleeping, dreaming of love! How could I ever know? - Alberto Donaudy - Trans. Donna Bareket

How can I say to go on without me? O bei nidi d’amore How, when I know you still need me so? O bei nidi d'amore, Oh beautiful nests of love, How can I say not to dream about me? occhi a me sì cari, Eyes so dear to me, How could I ever know? che di vostro favore non mi foste avari, That were not miserly to me with your good- or che privo son io will, Now that I am deprived di quel vostro sorriso, Of that smile of yours, Forgive me. di quel mio Paradiso, Of that paradise of mine, Can you forgive me senza più alcun desio vedo Without any more desire And hold me in your heart, i giorni miei fuggire, I see my days fly by, e in sì cruda mia sorte And in my fate so cruel And find some new way to love me ogni giorno ho più morte Every day I have more death Now that we're apart? e non posso ancor...non posso morir! And yet I cannot... I cannot die! How could I know I would never hold you? Non ha raggi più il sole, No longer has the sun rays, Never again in this world, but oh, stelle il firmamento, The firmament stars, Sure as you breathe, I am there inside you, non ha il prato viole, The field does not have violets, nè sospiri ha il vento, or che, Nor has the wind sighs, now that, How could I ever know? a crescer l'ambascia del perduto mio bene, to increase the pain of my lost blessing, che sì affranto mi tiene, Which keeps me so crushed, - Marsha Norman persin quella mi lascia, Even that leaves me, onde almen nutrivo il core, With which at least I fed my heart, pietosa speranza che anche al misero avanza The hope which comes to the wretched, perchè gli sia men crudo il dolor! So that his sorrow will be less cruel to him! - Alberto Donaudy - Trans. Stuart Price

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART ( 1756 – 1791 ) LEONARD BERNSTEIN ( 1918 - 1990 ) was an extremely prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He is wrote the music for West Side Story, a musical originally inspired by Shakespeare’s considered a child prodigy, composing his first symphony at age six and his first Romeo and Juliet, but set in the Upper West Side of New York City during the 1950s. opera at ten. “La clemenza di tito” (“The Clemency of Titus”) is an opera seria in two The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street acts that tells the intermingling love stories of Tito, the Roman emperor, Vitellia, the gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Tony, a member of the Jets, falls in love with daughter of the deposed emperor, Annio and Sesto, both young patricians and Maria, the sister of the leader of the Sharks, Bernardo. Tony and Maria see each traditionally played by mezzo-sopranos and Sesto’s sister, Servillia. In this scene, Tito other across the room at a dance at the school gym and they instantly fall in love. has chosen Servilla to be his empress and Annio is sent to give her the message. Bernardo pulls Maria away from Tony and sends her home. Tony finds Maria’s Annio and Servilla are in love and are devastated by the news. They profess their building and appears on her fire escape where they profess their love for one undying love and devotion for one another and Servilla decides to tell Tito the truth another. about her love for Annio. The Balcony Scene (Tonight)

Ah, perdona al prima affetto MARIA TONY Only you, you're the only thing I'll see Today, all day I had the feeling ANNIO ANNIUS forever A miracle would happen Ah, perdona al primo affetto O forgive, my former love, In my eyes in my words and in everything I I know now I was right do questo accento sconsigliato: My foolish words of affection, Nothing else but you TONY & MARIA colpa fu del labbro usato The fault of lips accustomed Ever For here you are a cosi chamarti ognor. Always to speak thus of your. And what was just a world is a star, tonight TONY SERVILIA SERVILIA And there's nothing for me but Maria Tonight, tonight Ah tu fosti il primo oggetto, O, you were the first being Every sight that I see is Maria The world is full of light che sinor fedel amai; Whom till now I truly loved, With suns and moons all over the place e tu l’ultimo sarai And you will be the last MARIA ch’abbia nido in questo cor. To be nested in my heart. Tony, Tony Tonight, tonight The world is wild and bright ANNIO ANNIUS TONY Going mad Cari accenti del mio bene. O, precious words of my beloved Always you, every thought I'll ever know Shooting sparks into space Everywhere I go you'll be SERVILIA SERVILIA Today, the world was just an address Oh mia dolce, cara speme. O, my dear sweet hope TONY & MARIA A place for me to live in All the world is only you and me No better than all right A DUE BOTH Più che qscolto i sensi tuoi; The more you pour out your feelings, MARIA But here you are in me cresce più l’ardor. The more my passion grows Tonight, tonight And what was just a world is a star, tonight It all began tonight Quando un’alma è all’altra unita, When one soul unites with another, I saw you and the world went away Good night, good night qual piacer un cor rivente What happiness the heart feels Sleep well and when you dream Ah si tolga dalla vita O, let life abandon Tonight, tonight Dream of me, tonight tutto quel che non è amor. Everything that is not love There's only you tonight What you are, what you do, what you say - Stephen Sondheim - Caterino Mazzolà, Metastasio - Trans. unknown

JEROME KERN ( 1885 - 1945 ) GABRIEL FAURÉ ( 1845 – 1924 ) wrote over 700 songs used in more than 100 different stage productions. He was a French composer, pianist and teacher who studied under the composer collaborated with the leading lyricists of his time including Oscar Camille Saint-Saëns and is regarded as one of the masters of French Hammerstein II and Ira Gershwin. “All the Things You Are” was originally mélodie. Most of Fauré’s vocal pieces were meant for private performances written for the musical A Very Warm May and later was used in Broadway in parlors, salons and homes of patrons. Fauré favored talented amateur Rhythm 1944. Recordings by Tommy Dorsey and propelled the singers and felt that the voice should not be an over powering solo instrument song into popularity and was later recorded by notable artists including: Ella but rather a carrier and messenger of the poetry. "Le secret" is one of ten Fitzgerald, Margaret Whiting, and . poems by Armand Silvestre set by Fauré. Its intimate feel enhances the heartbreaking nature of the piece as the singer reveals her love for a person she is not able to have. Mandoline is the first song of Fauré's song cycle Cin mélodies 'de Venise and is dedicated to Winnarette Singer, the Princess of Polignac. “En priére" simply meaning, a prayer, comes from his collection of twelve All the Things You Are religious poems entitled Contes mystiques with poetry written by Stéphan Bordèse, an Italian born French immigrant, who was a famous voice teacher

and poet in Paris in the late 19th century. Time and again I've longed for adventure, Something to make my heart beat the faster. What did I long for? I never really knew. Le secret Finding your love I've found my adventure, Touching your hand, my heart beats the faster, Je veux que le matin l'ignore I want the morning not to know All that I want in all of this world is you. Le nom que j'ai dit à la nuit, the name that I told to the night; Et qu'au vent de l'aube, sans bruit, in the dawn wind, silently, You are the promised kiss of springtime Comme un larme il s'évapore. may it evaporate like a teardrop. That makes the lonely winter seem long. Je veux que le jour le proclame I want the day to proclaim You are the breathless hush of evening L'amour qu'au matin j'ai caché, the love that I hid from the morning, That trembles on the brink of a lovely song. Et sur mon coeur ouvert penché and (bent over my open heart) to set Comme un grain d'encens il l'enflamme. it aflame, like a grain of incense. You are the angel glow that lights a star, Je veux que le couchant l'oublie I want the sunset to forget The dearest things I know are what you are. Le secret que j'ai dit au jour, the secret I told to the day, Some day my happy arms will hold you, Et l'emporte avec mon amour, and to carry it away with my love And some day I'll know that moment divine, Aux plis de sa robe pâlie! in the folds of its pale robe! When all the things you are, are mine! - Armand Silvestre - Trans. Peter Low - Oscar Hammerstein II

JERRY BOCK ( 1928 - 2010 ) Mandoline premiered She Loves Me on Broadway featuring lyrics by Sheldon Harnick in 1963. It was the fifth adaptation of the play Parfumerie by Hungarian Les donneurs de sérénades The givers of serenades playwright Miklos Laszlo. It tells the story of a young shopgirl named Amalia Et les belles écouteuses And the lovely women who listen who has a secret pen pal with whom she has fallen in love, but the two have Échangent des propos fades Exchange insipid words Sous les ramures chanteuses. Under the singing branches. yet to meet in person. In this song, Amalia has agreed to meet up with her C'est Tircis et c'est Aminte, There is Thyrsis and Amyntas mysterious admirer. She expresses her hope and doubts about finding true Et c'est l'éternel Clitandre, And there's the eternal Clytander, love. Et c'est Damis qui pour mainte And there's Damis who, for many a Heartless Cruelle maint vers tendre. woman, wrote many tender verses. Leurs courtes vestes de soie, Their short silk coats, Leurs longues robes à queues, Their long dresses with trains, Will He Like Me? Leur élégance, leur joie Their elegance, their joy Et leurs molles ombres bleues, Tourbillonnent And their soft blue shadows, Will he like me when we meet? dans l'extase Whirl around in the ecstasy Will the shy and quiet girl he's going to see D'une lune rose et grise, Of a pink and grey moon, Be the girl the he's imagined me to be? Et la mandoline jase And the mandolin prattles Parmi les frissons de brise. Among the shivers from the breeze. Will he like me? Will he like the girl he sees? - Paul Verlaine - Trans. Emily Ezust If he doesn't, will he know enough to know? En priére That there's more of me than I may always show, Will he like me? Will he know that there's a world of love Si la voix d'un enfant peut monter jusqu'à Vous, If the voice of a child can reach You, Waiting to warm him? Ô mon Père, Écoutez de Jésus, devant O my Father, Listen to the prayer of Jesus Vous à genoux, La prière! on his knees before You! How I'm hoping that his eyes and ears Si Vous m'avez choisi pour enseigner vos lois If You have chosen me to teach your Won't misinform him Sur la terre, laws on earth, Will he like me, who can say? Je saurai Vous servir, I will know how to serve You, Oh, this evening seems a million years away auguste Roi des rois, noble King of kings, Ô Lumière! Sur mes lèvres, Seigneur, O Light! On my lips, Lord, It's insanity to worry so all day mettez la vérité Salutaire, place the salutary truth, I'll try not to Pour que celui qui doute, Because he who doubts should Will he like me? avec humilité Vous révère! with humility revere You! He's just got to Ne m'abandonnez pas, donnez-moi la Do not abandon me, give me the necessary Will he like me? douceur Nécessaire, Pour apaiser les maux, gentleness, to ease suffering, soulager la douleur, La misère! to relieve sorrow and misery! He's just got to Révèlez Vous à moi, Seigneur en qui Reveal Yourself to me, Lord, in whom je crois Et j'espère: I believe and hope: - Sheldon Harnick Pour Vous je veux souffrir et For You I wish to suffer and mourir sur la croix, Au calvaire! die on the cross, at Calvary!

- Stéphan Bordèse - Trans. David K. Smythe

RICHARD RODGERS ( 1902 - 1979 ) RODGER QUILTER ( 1877 - 1953 ) composed “It Might as Well Be Spring” which won the Academy Award for was an English composer, known mostly for his art songs of which there are Best Original Song in 1945 after it appeared in the film State Fair. In the more than one hundred. He was a member of the Frankfurter Group, a circle musical, Margy Franke, who is disappointed with the plans her boyfriend has of English speaking composers who studied at the Hoch Conservatory in the made for their life together, dreams of her future. The song has since become 1890s. Quilter sets "My Life's Delight" to a poem by Thomas Campion, an a Billboard magazine best seller and has been recorded by many artists Elizabethan poet and composer. Campion wrote lute songs and masques for including: , and Nina Simone. dancing in addition to becoming a well-respected music theorist. The luscious accompaniment and sweeping melodies urge the singer's lover to make haste and return to her side. The poem, “Weep You No More Sad Fountains” It Might As Well Be Spring describes the pain and helplessness one feels after a loved one has passed The things I used to like, I don't like anymore. away. Quilter's gentle and thoughtful setting is touching and engaging. "Love's I want a lot of other things Philosophy" is set to the words of Percy Bysshe Shelley, an English romantic I've never had before. poet, who proposes a playful but sincere proposition of love, persuading the It's just like mother says... listener that all living things desire to be united with one another. I sit around and mope. Pretending I am wonderful. And knowing I'm a dope. My Life’s Delight I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm, I'm as jumpy as a puppet on a string. Come, O come, my life's delight! I'd say that I had spring fever, Let me not in languor pine: But I know it isn't spring. Love loves no delay, I'm starry-eyed and vaguely discontented Thy sight the more enjoyed, the more divine. Like a nightingale without a song to sing. O come, and take from me Oh, why should I have spring fever The pain of being deprived of thee. When it isn't even spring? Thou all sweetness dost enclose, I keep wishing I were somewhere else, Like a little world of bliss: Walking down a strange new street. Beauty guards thy looks: the rose Hearing words that I have never heard In them pure and eternal is. From a man I've yet to meet. Come then! and make thy flight I'm as busy as a spider spinning daydreams, As swift to me as heavenly light! I'm as giddy as a baby on a swing. I haven't seen a crocus or a rosebud - Thomas Campion Or a robin on the wing. But I feel so gay, In a melancholy way, That it might as well be spring,

- Oscar Hammerstein II

JOHANN STRAUSS II ( 1825 - 1899 ) Weep You No More Love’s Philosophy was an Austrian composer best known for his dance music and operettas including Die Fledermaus. In this aria, Adele, a lady's maid, attends a ball Weep you no more sad fountains The fountains mingle with the river, disguised as a noblewomen. One of the guests almost reveals her cover, but What need you flow so fast? And the rivers with the ocean; clever Adele laughs off the accusation and convinces the guests she is truly a Look haw the snowy mountains The winds of heaven mix forever noblewoman, astounded and insulted that someone would mistake her for a Heaven's sun doth gently waste With a sweet emotion; common maid. But my sun's heavenly eyes Nothing in the world is single; View not your weeping All things by a law divine Mein Herr Marquis That now lies sleeping In another's being mingle-- Softly, now Why not I with thine? Mein Herr Marquis, ein Mann wie Sie My dear marquis, a man like you Softly lies sleeping Sollt' besser das verstehn, Should better understand that, Therefore, I advise you to look more See, the mountains kiss high heaven, Darum rate ich, ja genauer sich Die Leute anzusehen! Closely at people! Sleep is a reconciling And the waves clasp one another; Die Hand ist doch wohl gar zo fein, This hand is surely far too fine Ä rest that peace begets No sister flower could be forgiven Dies Füsschen so zierlich und klein, This foot so dainty and small, hahaha. Doth not the sun rise smiling If it disdained its brother; Die Sprache, die ich führe The manner of speaking which I have, When fair at ev'n he sets? And the sunlight clasps the earth, Die Taille, die Tournüre, My waist, my bustle, And the moonbeams kiss the sea;-- Dergleichen finden These would never be found Rest you then, rest, sad eyes What are all these kissings worth, Sie Bei einer Zofe nie! On a lady’s maid! Gestehn müssen Sie fürwahr, You really must admit, Melt not in weeping If thou kiss not me? Sehr komisch dieser Irrtum war! This mistake was very comical! While she lies sleeping Ja, sehr komisch, hahaha, Yes, very comical, hahaha Softly, now - Percy Bysshe Shelley Ist die Sache, hahaha. Is this matter, hahaha. Softly lies sleeping Drum verzeihn Sie, hahaha, So pardon me, hahaha, Wenn ich lache, hahaha! If I laugh, hahaha! - Anonymous Sehr komisch, Herr Marquis, sind Sie! You are very comical, Marquis! With this profile in Grecian style Mit dem Profil im griech'schen Stil Beschenkte mich Natur: Being a gift of nature; Wenn nicht dies Gesicht If this face doesn’t schon genügend spricht, say enough, So sehn Sie die Figur! Just look at my figure! Just look through your lorgnette, Schaun durch die Lorgnette Sie dann, Sich diese Toilette nur an, At this outfit, Mir scheint wohl, die Liebe It seems to me that love Macht Ihre Augen trübe, Has clouded your eyes, Der schönen Zofe Bild The image of your chambermaid Hat ganz Ihr Herz erfüllt! Has quite filled your heart! Nun sehen Sie sie überall, Now you see her everywhere, Sehr komisch ist fürwahr der Fall! This is truly a very comic situation!

- Carl Haffner and Richard Genèe - Trans. Lea Fray