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Simon O'neill, Tenor Terence Dennis, Piano Sunday, December 3, 2017, 3pm Hertz Hall Simon O’Neill, tenor Terence Dennis, piano with guest tenors Pene Pati and Amitai Pati PROGRAM Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770 –1827) An die ferne Geliebte , Op. 98 Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend Wo die Berge so blau Leichte Segler in den Höhen Diese Wolken in den Höhen Es kehret der Maien, es blühet die Au Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder “Gott! welch dunkel hier” from Leonore (1805) Gaetano DONIZETTI (1797 –1848) “Angelo casto e bel” from Le duc d’Albe Gioachino ROSSINI (1792 –1868) “Cujus animam” from Stabat Mater Pene Pati, tenor Richard WAGNER (1813 –1883) “Brünnhilde! heilige Braut” (Siegfrieds Tod) from Götterdämmerung Siegfrieds Trauermarsch from Götterdämmerung (transcribed by Busoni) “Nur eine Waffe taugt” from Parsifal INTERMISSION 28b PLAYBILL Richard STRAUSS (1864 –1949) Ruhe, meine Seele, Op. 27, No. 1 Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27, No. 3 Caecilie, Op. 27, No. 2 Morgen!, Op. 27, No. 4 Ich trage meine Minne, Op. 32, No. 1 Zueignung, Op. 10, No. 1 Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756 –1791) “Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön” from Die Zauberflöte, K.620 Francesco CILEA (1866 –1950) “È la solita storia del pastore ” from L’arlesiana Amitai Pati, tenor WAGNER Wesendonck Lieder Der Engel Stehe still! Im Treibhaus Schmerzen Träume “Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater” from Die Walküre Major support provided by Annette Campbell-White and Trustees of Kia Ora Foundation. Cal Performances’ 2017 –18 season is sponsored by Wells Fargo. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Simon O’Neill (tenor ), a native of New Zea land, Notable debuts have included Jenik in The has established himself as one of the finest Bar tered Bride at the Royal Opera House heldentenors on the international stage. He is (Macker ras, 2005); Die Zauberflöte at the a principal artist with the Metro poli tan Salzburger Festspiele (Muti, 2005); Gran Opera; the Royal Opera House, Covent Gar - Sacer dote in Idomeneo at the Metropolitan den; Teatro alla Scala; and both the Bay - Opera (Levine, 2006); Sergei in Lady Macbeth reuther Festspiele and Salzburger Festspiele, of Mtsensk with Opera Australia (Armstrong, appearing with illustrious conductors in - 2009); Siegmund in Die Walküre at Teatro clud ing James Levine, Riccardo Muti, Valery alla Scala (Barenboim, 2010) ; Lo hen grin (title Ger giev, Sir Antonio Pappano, Daniel Baren - role, Nelsons, 2010) and Pa rsifal (title role, boim, Pietari Inkinen, Pierre Boulez, Sir Gatti, 2011) at Bayreuth; and Chair man Mao Charles Mackerras, Sir Colin Davis, Daniele in Nixon in China with San Fran cisco Opera Gatti, Edo de Waart, Fabio Luisi, Donald Run - (Law rence Renes, 2012) . nicles, Sir Simon Rattle, Jaap van Zweden, and O’Neill made his Bayreuth debut in the title Chris tian Thiele mann. role of Lohengrin in the new Hans Neuenfels O’Neill ’s performances as Siegmund in Die production and returned as Parsi fal i n the Walküre at the Royal Opera House, Covent celebrated Stefan Herheim production. Other Garden with Pappano; Teatro alla Scala and recent engagements have in cluded opening Berlin Staatsoper with Barenboim; the Met - La Scala’s season as Siegmund in Die Walküre ro politan Opera with Runnicles (the cele - with Barenboim; the Wiener Staats oper with brated Otto Schenk production) and Luisi Welser-Möst; his return as Sieg mund in Keith (the Lepage Der Ring des Nibe lungen ); and Warner’s celebrated Der Ring des Nibelungen ; Deutsche Oper Berlin with Rattle (the Götz Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Friedrich production) were performed to the title role in Parsifal in the Stephen wide critical acclaim. He was described as “an Langridge production at the Royal Opera exemplary Siegmund, terrific of voice,” “THE House, Covent Garden; the Tambourmajor Wagnerian tenor of his generation,” and “a in Wozzeck with Levine at the Metropolitan turbo-charged tenor.” Opera; Erik in Der Fliegende Holländer at 29 ABOUT THE ARTISTS the Ravinia Festival with Conlon and the “thrilling,” “a triumph,” and “a tre men dous Chi cago Symphony; Cavaradossi in Tosca debut in the title role, giving notice that he is in Tokyo, Berlin, and Hamburg; Flores tan the best heroic tenor to emerge over the last in Fidelio, and Die Walküre at the Hous ton decade.” Grand Opera and Staatsoper Hamburg. O’Neill has appeared in many of the world’s O’Neill also sang Sieg fried in concert perfor- leading concert halls and music festivals, in - mances of Götter däm merung with the Or - cluding the Salzburger Festspiele and BBC questa Sinfonica Ga licia, reprised his Parsifal Proms, and in Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy with the Balthasar-Neumann Ensem ble and Cen ter in Washington (DC), London’s Royal Hengelbrock at Tea tro Real Madrid, and re - Albert Hall and Royal Festival Hall, Accademia turned to Opera Australia and Hous ton Grand Nazio nale di Santa Cecilia, Herkulessaal Mün - Opera in the title role in Otello . chen, Tokyo’s NHK Hall, and the Sydney Opera Recent highlights include Mahler’s Sym - House. He also toured Europe with Daniel pho ny No. 8 in Tokyo; Florestan in Fidelio with Baren boim and the West-Eastern Divan Or - the Accademia di Santa Cecilia under Pappano; ches tra, performing Act I of Die Walküre in Gurrelieder with Runnicles at the Edinburgh concert, and the complete Ring cycle with the Fes tival and Proms with Rattle; Otello with the Staatskapelle Berlin at the BBC Proms. Auckland Philharmonia; Die Walküre for the O’Neill’s discography has received multiple Berlin Staatsoper (Barenboim), Berlin Philhar - Grammy nominations and includes his debut mo nic (Rattle), and Bayerischer Staatsoper (Pe - solo album, Father and Son , Wagner Scenes and trenko); Götterdämmerung in Houston; and the Arias with Pietari Inkinen and the New Zealand title role of Siegfried in Hong Kong with Jaap Symphony Orchestra for EMI; the title role in van Zweden. Opera engagements this season Parsifal on Blu-ray and DVD with Sir Antonio and beyond include Drum Major in Wozzeck Pappano from Covent Garden; the title role in for the Staats oper Hamburg, Kaiser in Die Otello and Max in Der Freischütz with Sir Colin Frau ohne Schatten with the Deutsche Staats - Davis for LSO Live; Die Walküre on Blu-ray and oper Berlin, Die Walküre and Parsifal for the DVD with Daniel Barenboim from La Scala; Bayerische Staatsoper München, Tannhäuser Die Zauberflöte for the Salzburger Festspiele for the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and a return to Mozart 25 DVD with Riccardo Muti; Mahler’s the Wiener Staatsoper as Parsifal; in concert he Symphony No. 8 with Vladimir Ashkenanzy will sing Das Lied von der Erde with the London and the Sydney Sym phony Orchestra; Frank Sym phony Orchestra under Rattle, Beet hoven’s Martin’s Der Sturm with the Netherlands Radio Ninth Symphony with Baren boim in Berlin, Sym phony and Thierry Fischer; and, most re - Mahler’s Eighth Symphony with Daniel Hard - cently, Voices of German Opera on EMI. ing and the Swedish Radio Sym phony, Die O’Neill became an Officer of New Zealand Walküre (Act 1) in his debut with the New York Order of Merit in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Philharmonic and for the Dallas Symphony Honors list. He is an alumnus of Victoria Or chestra with Jaap van Zweden, and the title University of Wellington (Doctor of Music, role of Siegfried with the Hallé Or chestra con - honoris causa ), the University of Otago, the ducted by Sir Mark Elder. Manhattan School of Music, and the Juilliard On extremely short notice, O’Neill made Opera Center. A former Fulbright Scholar, his debut in the title role in Verdi’s Otello in he was awarded the 2005 Arts Laureate of concert at the Barbican Centre with the New Zealand and was a grand finalist in the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by 2002 Metropolitan Opera National Audi - Sir Colin Davis (2009). His performance was tions, returning as guest artist in 2007. O’Neill widely acclaimed by critics, who described also appears on the 1998 New Zealand one- O’Neill’s musical and dramatic portrayal as dollar performing arts postage stamp. 29b PLAYBILL ABOUT THE ARTISTS Terence Dennis (piano ) Amitai Pati (tenor ), a was born in Christ - first-year San Francisco church, New Zealand, Opera Adler Fellow and graduated from the tenor of Samoan de - Uni ver sity of Otago and scent, made his SFO the Staatliche Hoch - debut last summer as schule für Musik, Co - Matteo Borsa in Rigo - logne, and is current- letto and most recently ly Blair Pro fessor and appeared as Gastone in Head of Classical Performance studies at the La Tra viata . He was a participant in the 2016 University of Otago. Merola Opera Program, where he performed Respected both internationally and in his his first principal role as Ferrando in Così fan country for his performances and teaching, he tutte . Pati was also a participant at the 2014 has regularly partnered with distinguished vis - Young Singers Project in Salzburg. He won iting and resident artists. Particularly notable is the Lexus Song Quest in 2012 and the Waia riki his extensive partnership with Dame Kiri Te Institute of Technology New Zealand Aria Kanawa, with whom he has given dozens of competition in 2015. Pati, along with his concerts around the world, including recitals brother, tenor Pene Pati, and their baritone for both Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and cousin Moses Mackay, have formed the highly for a state visit by Charles, Prince of Wales and successful New Zealand vocal trio Sol3 Mio, Ca mil la, Duchess of Cornwall. Their recital at a which mixes both classical and contemporary ninth-century temple in Nara, Japan (a World music. Heritage site), was filmed for Japanese television.
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