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5-2-1999

Favorite Opera Choruses

James Major Director Illinois State University

Kathleen Keenan-Takagi Director

Sue Ann Stutheit Director

Glenn Block Conductor

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Recommended Citation Major, James Director; Keenan-Takagi, Kathleen Director; Stutheit, Sue Ann Director; and Block, Glenn Conductor, "Favorite Opera Choruses" (1999). School of Music Programs. 1887. https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/somp/1887

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11 I Ii Braden Auditorium Sunday Evening May 2, 1999 I: The one-hundred sixty-fourth program of the 1998-99 season. 7:00p.m. Program I I

Richard Wagner Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from Tannhauser from The Magic Flute I I "Entry of the Guests" (1756-1791) Overture Brian Dollinger, Conducting Anne Decker, Conducting I I Intermission Richard Wagner from Tannhauser "Pilgrims Chorus" (1813-1883) I I

Alexander Borodin from Prince Igor (1833-1887) I I "Polyvtsian Dances" Giuseppe Verdi from Nabucco "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" (1813-1901)

I I Giuseppe Verdi from fl Trovatore "Anvil Chorus" from Carmen Georges Bizet I I (1838-1875) "Toreador Song" John Koch, Baritone Richard Wagner from Die Meistersinger I I "Wach auf!" Giacomo Puccini from Madama Butte,fly (1858-1924) "Humming Chorus" I I Charles Gounod from Faust (1818-1893) Soldier's Chorus"

from The Magic Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I ·1 "Queen of the Night" · Michelle Vought, Soprano Giuseppe Verdi from Aida, Act II Finale "Triumphal March"

ISU Civic Chorale Richard Wagner from Lohengrin ISU Concert Choir "Bridal Chorus" ISU Treble Choir ISU University Choir ISU Madrigal Singers Johann Strauss, Jr. I I from Die Fledermaus ISU Symphony Orchestra ( 1864-1949) "Czardas" Glenn Block, Conducting

Michelle Vought, Soprano I I Program Notes · Sarastro. She hurls a dagger to Pamina for the purpose and swears that, should I she fail , her daughter shall be disowned.

Wagner: Tannhauser The action of this opera takes place in the early thirteenth century near Eisenach Wagner: Lohengrin I The opera is set in Antwerp in the early tenth century. Elsa has been promised in (Bach's future birthplace). The story revolves around the tension between spiritual and erotic love, embodied in a song contest between Wolfram von marriage to a mysterious knight as his reward for championing her. She, Eschenbach and Tannhauser. The Pilgrims' Chorus (its theme already heard in however, is disturbed by his condition that she must never ask him his true name the Overture) comes in Act 3 as a group of aged pilgrims return from Rome. I or origin. The wedding celebrations begin Act 3. After the prelude, the curtain rises on an empty bridal chamber. Elsa and Lohengrin are escorted into the chamber to the music of this chorus. Their retinue leaves during the last few Verdi: Nabucco I bars. Elsa is desquieted by her husband's anonymity and forces him to reveal Verdi wrote in I 879 that he was given the libretto for Nabucco (after it had been that he is Lohengrin, son of Parsifal. He returns to Montsalvat, the temple of the rejected by Nicolai) and when he looked at it, it fell open at 'Va, pensiero' . The Holy Grail, borne away in a boat which had appeared drawn by a swan, now opera's triumphant success was due at least in part to the melody to which he set miraculously transformed into Elsa's murdered brother Gottfried, restored to life this paraphrase of Psalm 137. It is recounted that all the stage-hands at the first I and proclaimed by the departing Lohengrin as Duke of Brabant. run of performances would gather every night in the wings to hear the great chorus. It is sung by the Israelites as they lament the loss of their homeland, and was soon widely interpreted as a political gesture, becoming the anthem of I I Strauss: Die Fledermaus Italian patriotism. At Verdi's funeral the crowd spontaneously sang this chorus. Rosalinda enters the party in Act II, wearing a mask and disguised as a Hungar­ The narrative, which derives from a French play produced in Paris in I 836, is set ian countess. When her husband, Rudolpho, questions her nationality, she offers around the biblical story of the Jews in Babylonian exile in 586 BC. I I proof by singing a passionate aria in the style of a Hungarian Czardas.

Bizet: Carmen Borodin: Prince Igor At the inn of Lillas Pastia, Carmen leads the merriment and Don Jose's old 11 I Borodin was by profession a chemist and was able to compose only in his spare commanding officer, Captain Zuniga, is prominent among the guests trying to time. He worked for eighteen years on Prince Igor, but it was incomplete at his get close to Carmen. He does not succeed, for she prefers much less respectable death and was finished by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov. The Polovtsian company! Suddenly a popular athlete appears on the scene. He is Escamillo, Dances, however, were completed and orchestrated by Borodin himself. The the toreador; and of course, he sings his Toreador Song. He is taken with libretto, by the composer, is based on an old Russian chronicle and relates to an Carmen and she falls for him. incident in 1185, at a time of conflict between Russia and the Tartars. Igor, prince of Se_verk, is defeated by Khan Konchak of the Polovtsi, who holds him as an honoured and respected captive. The dances at the end of Act 2 are Puccini: Madama Butterfly performed by the slave dancers of the Khan to entertain Prince Igor. The opera, based on an allgedly true incident turn~d into a play by the American dramatist David Belasco, is set in Nagasaki, Japan. An American naval officer, Pinkerton, has enticed a Japanese geisha, Butterfly, to marry him. Duty soon Verdi: Ii Trovatore takes him away, and when he returns three years later, he has an American wife. The opera is set in Spain in the early fifteenth century and is based on a play by Butterfly is told this, but cannot believe it. The Humming Chorus is sung as the Antonio Garcia Gutierrez that had been an immediate success in 1836. The moon shines into her bedroom while she and her child sleep. Next day the truth Anvil Chorus opens Act 2: gypsies (who earn their living as tinkers) are striking becomes clear to her and broken-hearted, she kills herself. their anvils and singing in praise of the approaching dawn and the pleasures of work, wine, and women.

Mozart: The Magic Flute 11 I In the garden in Act II, Monostatos is gloating over the lovely Pamina as she lies asleep, practically at his mercy. Just in time, her mother, the Queen of the Night, interferes. In her terrific "Revenge Aria", she demands that her daughter murder Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg ISU Symphony Orchestra Like Tannhiiuser, this opera is built around a song contest, but set rather later, in Glenn Block, Music Director the sixteenth century, by which time the tradition of German guild-singers was no longer aristocratic. Two older masters, the cobbler poet Sachs and the town VIOLIN I DOUBLE BASS clerk Beckmesser, are confronted by a revolutionary youngster, Walther. The •Jennifer Smith - Concertmaster •Brian Dollinger prize at the mid-summer song contest is Eva, with whom Walther is passionately Al Bartosik Benjamin Sullivan in love. Walther wins; the pedantic Beckmesser cannot understand the new style Stephane Deimer Jeffrey Johnson and loses. Sachs recognizes that he is of the older generation (so foregoes · Wenyan Dong Eric Krell winning Eva for himself), but reminds the crowd that the impetuosity of youth Julia Edwards Grant Souder needs artistic descipline in order to uphold the tradition of true German art. The Michelle Kang procession of the mastersingers is heard in Act 3 as the two assemble for the Benjamin Roberts FLUTE contest; Sachs appears, and the crowd spontaneously acclaims him, breaking I .I Stephanie Schmidtgall •Sabina M . White into a rendition of one of his compositions, 'Wach auf', a song in praise of the Jennifer Smith (piccolo) dawn. The text is by the historical Hans Sachs, the dawn referred to being Amy Perschall Luther's Reformation. I VIOLIN II •Jennifer Louie OBOE Gounod: Faust Christopher Barnyak •Deana Rumsey Gounod's opera on the Faust legend, set in sixteenth-century Germany, concen­ Elizabeth Hunt Jennifer Schram] (English Horn) trates primarily on a theme introduced by Goethe. The aged philosopher Faust Keith Larkowski CLARINET is enticed by the vision of a young and beautiful woman, Marguerite, to accept Michelle Scroggins •Debi Flowers the gift of youth offered by Mephistopheles. Faust sees her walking home from Jennifer Ycstuto Kathy Platek church, then courts her indirectly by offering a casket of jewels provided by Rick Warner Michelle Warber Mephistopheles; she responds with the famous Jewel Song. They fall in love BASSOON but he deserts her. Guiltily pregnant, she goes to church to pray, but •Scott E. Reynolds Mephistopheles convinces her that she is doomed. The soldiers return from war VIOLA Laura Maland and, in 'Deposons Jes armes', sing of victory. The scene leads to a brawl in •Peggy Weiss which Faust kills Marguerite's brother. She is imprisoned for killing her child. Chrinstina Butzen HORN Faust visits her, but she invokes the angels rather than escape with him. The Mandy DeSutter •Ryan Heseltine Soldiers' chorus comes near the beginning of Act 3 as the troops are told they Steve Hampton Darcie Condon will assault the enemy next day. Dana Schwartz Molly Gholson Jennifer Herron Verdi: Aida CELLO Victor Pesavento The Khedive of Egypt tried to get a new opera from Verdi for the opening of the •Charles Stephan Cairo Opera house and the Suez Canal in 1869, but had to be content with an Charles Davenport TRUMPET existing work, Rigoletto. Two years later Verdi did give Cairo their new opera, Jim Pesek •John P. Sierakowski Aida; the idea came from a noted Egyptologist, Auguste Mariette. The action is Ha Young Lim John Hoagland set in Egypt during the time of the Pharaohs, and, despite the local colour, uses Kimberly Martin Chad Morris situations familiar from countless opera plots. It includes a magnificent march Nicole Novak and series of dances in honour of the king, providing a massive scene of state Shakira Smith TROMBONE pomp before the private tragedy which takes up the rest of the opera. Aaron Fleisher •Gary Hollander Erich Deptolla Benjamin Bredemeier (bass) ISU Civic Chorale 1 I James Major, Director Patty Foltz, Accompanist TUBA ISU INSTRUMENTAL FACULTY rl •Steven Hoigate Kim Reisinger, Flute I Christina Anderson Cory Howell Pat Rosenbaum Judy Dicker, Oboe Louis Andrew Arlene Johnson Paula Rosenbaum TIMPANI Aris Chavez, Clarinet ~, Emily Antrim Margret Jones Jennifer Rusk •Michael Dickson James Boitos, Saxophone I Erin Aplington Cynthia Karr Angela Samuelson Michael Dicker, Bassoon Sally Bailey Charles Kerwin David Sauvageau PERCUSSION Joe Neisler, Horn Darcy Bean George Kidder Jack Schroeder •Michael Bonowicz Amy Gilreath, Trumpet I I Rachel Brew Doug Lamb Mary Selk Michael Cole Steve Parsons, Trombone Kathryn Brosseau Kristine Larson Jennifer Shuck Michael Mercer David Collier, Percussion Judith A. Brown Sonja Larson-Strieff laura Slown Sarah Gentry, Violin Judy L. Brown Krissy Linde Kim Snyder Kate Hamilton, Viola I I Lillian Bucher Beulah Lowery Ann Sokan Greg Hamilton, Cello Wayne Caldwell MaryaManak Dawn Stack William Koehler, Double Bass • denotes principal. Carol Campbell Janice Martinez Jeff Stenge Angelo Favis, Guitar 1· I Crystal Champion Mindy Maves Aaron Tappan Christie Chapman Kay Mays Marcia Thomas COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS Benjamin Cubberly Mitch Mays Syleema Thompson STAFF Ron Mottram, Acting Dean Anne Decker, Brian Dollinger, I [I Julie Darling Jerry McGinnis Andy Tillema Monica Dees Meredith Melton Robert Tridle Assistant Conductors DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC LolaDeVore Riann Messenger Linda Tsang Kimberly Martin, Orchestra Manager I Arved Larsen, Chair Librarian fl Marie DiGiammarino Stephanie Miressi Janet Tulley I Sandra Doty Marge Moisier Michelle Udell ORCHESTRA COMMITTEE Ryan Golloway Tara Nogle Luke Ulrich Kimberly Martin, Chair [I Karen Gingerich Kathleen O'Meara Jennifer Vellella Stephane Deimer I Harold Goyen Jr. Susan Palmer Jean Wallace Anne Decker Cheri Grizzard Phillis Parr Sharon Warrerr Brian Dollinger Ellen Hagen Barry Parsell Martha Wells Molly Gholson I ~ Tara Hall Shanna Patrick Hyunhee Woo Sabina White Dick Hanson Allen Popowski Roslyn Wylie John Hensley Judith Ronan I ~I Marjorie Hobbs ISU Concert Choir I ISU Treble Choir fames Major, Director I Sue Ann Stutheit, Director Dora Bizjak, Accompanist Amanda Bruce, Accompanist Shawn Degenhart, Assistant Conductor Tom Mindock, Assistant Conductor I Janna Peterson, Assistant Conductor Stephanie Adreasen Benjamin Cubberly, Administrative Assistant Linsay Bellow SoJ!rano Jane Borchers Emily Safford I DoraBizjak I Amanda Bruce Ragen Sanner Jennifer Bailey Kathleen Brumbaugh Elizabeth Stimac Christy Bookwalter Erin Dalton Emily Vizer Lea Ann Dalldorf I Julia Edwards Erica Devitt Tenor Christine Gekas Kimberly Eilts Steve Bayer Alison Ginsberg Corinne Erdman Jonathan Beer I Hanna Hansen Amy Hendricks Njall Casserly Jessica Haris Stacie Hunt Stephen Donnell - Jennifer Kr-ippelz· Gretchen Kemp Brett Garner I I Lindsay Kurtz Nozomi Nagasaka David Gray Amber Lasik Janna Peterson Joshua Masterman Jennifer Lierly Leslie Pomykala Tom Mindock Kathleen Leahy Amanda Reindl Josh Palmer I I Danica Levy Stephanie Sahs Steve Peter Cory Malcolm Lauren Stenzel Jason Tucholke Meredith Melton Heather West Aaron Zinter I I I Arianne Mirenda Lindsey Worthington Erin Miller Cynthia Zentner Bass Stephanie Miressi Aaron Baecker Anne Nelson Alto Scott Bartnik I fl Kelly Neuls Katie Bay Kevin Boyer Elizabeth Nystedt Arianna Brown Ross Crean Molly Olson Bridget Burrell Benjamin Cubberly I fl Melissa Reed Angie Chamberlain K. J. Cunz Amanda Reese Lindy Daniels Shawn Degenhart Colleen Rychelewski Angela Haeseker Nathan Durbin I ti Erin Salm Tori Hicks Chris Elven Jill Sawicki Mary Jane King Ryan Galloway Amy Schrage Krista Koske Kent Krause Michelle Scroggins Elizabeth Marvin Dan Maslowski I ti Caprice Vargas Sharol McNeilus Kevin Michelini Beth Young Kathryn Milner Jonathan Smith LaMetra Murdock Tim Soszko I ll Laura Noonan Jason Svejda Faith Rinker Erik Tomlin Joshua Wiltse I [I ISU University Choir Madrigal Singers Kathleen Keenan-Takagi, Director I James Major, Director Dora Bizjak, Accompanist Janna Peterson, Assistant Conductor Shawn Degenhart, Assistant Conductor Dana Aubry Kristine Larson I Stephanie Bonte, Assistant Conductor Ellen Becker Rebecca Libby I Benjamin Cubberly, Administrative Assistant Deana Brown Gregory Lutz P. Terrance Brown Kristina Martens Soprano Amanda Bruce Beth Martin I I Stephanie Bonte Amanda Carlson Janice Martinez Rachel Devitt Angela Chamness Gwendolyn Marzano Janna Peterson Evelyn Claahsen Beth McDannel I I Heather West Travis Darby Riann Messenger Amy Daugherty Lynette Monjes Alto Christopher Elven Brian Nobel Julie Fallon Jill Foehner Elaine Nussbaum I I I Angela Haeseker Carleen Glasgow Stephanie Olesch Ragen Sanner Sandy Graff Molly Olson Sondra Trumble Nicole Griffin Nilda Perez I I Jennifer Gunter Rebecca Reed Tenor Sarah Hahn Jennifer Ringwald Ronda! Drummond Samantha Hannold Kathleen Ryan I 1- Andrew Jensen Katrina Henkel Alexiz Salgado Jeremy Painter Alexander Henry David Sauvageau Andy Steadman Brittany Hochstettler Katie Smith Dina Hutchinson Erin Studer 11I Bass Brandon Joy Jill Sturz Benjamin Cubberly Katherine Kowalczyk Jaime Volk Shawn Degenhart Justin Kurfman Emily Wait I I Scott Grobstein Hyon Kwak Morgan Whitcomb Jonathan Smith Shaun Landreth Carrie Wysicki Choral Faculty James Major, Director of Choral Activities. Kathleen Keenan - Takagi Sue Ann Stutheit

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