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SISTERS IN SONG ALYSON CAMBRIDGE NICOLE CABELL LAKE FOREST SYMPHONY | VLADIMIR KULENOVIC SISTERS A PERSONAL NOTE NICOLE CABELL ALYSON CAMBRIDGE IN SONG LAKE FOREST SYMPHONY | VLADIMIR KULENOVIC ALYSON CAMBRIDGE & NICOLE CABELL OPERA SONGS* We couldn’t be more excited to bring Sisters of us having resided or currently residing in JACQUES OFFENBACH FERNANDO J. OBRADORS In Song to fruition! It has been a long time Chicago, it seemed like a natural fit for us 1 Barcarolle from Les Contes 6 Del Cabello más Sutil (2:51) coming and in the making. We have enjoyed a to record with Cedille, and we couldn’t be d'Hoffmann (3:39) nearly two decade-long friendship that began more thrilled that it worked out as it did! GABRIEL FAURÉ as young singers at “opera summer camp” at We applaud Cedille’s commitment, not only LÉO DELIBES 7 Clair de Lune (3:28) the Chautauqua Institution. Not only did we to Chicago-based artists, but also to new 2 Flower Duet from Lakmé (5:47) become fast friends, but there was a mutual and interesting recording projects and to TRADITIONAL respect and admiration for one another’s artists’ visions that might not otherwise get ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 8 Black is the Color (of My True vocal talents and musicality that has to be heard. 3 Evening Prayer from Hänsel Love’s Hair) (3:47) continued throughout the years. As our paths und Gretel (4:24) have continued to cross, both on and off As we look ahead, we share the same goal CHARLES GOUNOD after J.S. BACH stage, the idea of recording a uniquely “us” that not only will the album Sisters In Song WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 9 Ave Maria (2:20) project kept coming up. We both share reach listeners far and wide, but that we will from Così fan tutte, K. 588 multi-ethnic heritages and have a love and be able to take this unique and diverse 4 Ah guarda, sorella (4:09) SPIRITUALS* affinity for many musical genres outside the program on tour with orchestras worldwide. 5 Soave sia il vento (3:05) 10 There is a Balm in Gilead (3:55) traditional classical repertoire that has We would be remiss if we did not with Will Liverman, baritone 11 Oh, What a Beautiful City! (2:22) defined much of our careers, including jazz, acknowledge two of our early idols, Jessye 12 Ain’t That Good News (2:21) the American Songbook, folk, soul... (the list Norman and Kathleen Battle, whose album of 13 Sometimes I Feel Like a goes on). We both had the desire to create spiritual duets was profoundly influential on Motherless Child (4:08) an album together that allowed us to show our musical upbringing. We can only hope 14 He’s Got the Whole World in our various musical sides and our voices that our own duets album will have that same His Hands (1:54) in harmony. kind of resonance within the musical community, that our love for the repertoire *Arranged by Joe Clark Our partnership with Cedille Records was and we have so carefully chosen, and the is wonderfully organic! Having known Jim wonderful arrangements written specially for Ginsburg and his family socially and on the us by Joe Clark, will be enjoyed by one and all music scene for several years, and with both and stand the test of time. 3 PROGRAMBIOGRAPHIES NOTES & SONG TEXTS NICOLE CABELL Symphony at Tanglewood with the Cleveland Recordings include Soprano, an opera recital Orchestra, Mater Gloriosa in Mahler’s Symphony disc for Decca; Silver Rain, songs of Ricky Ian No. 8, Tippett’s A Child of Our Time with the Gordon, Chanson D’Avril, and Mademoiselle — Nicole Cabell, 2005 BBC Cardiff Singer of the Edinburgh Festival, Mahler’s Fourth Symphony Premiere Audience, Unknown Music of Nadia World, is an exciting lyric soprano whose career with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Greig’s Boulanger on Delos; Musetta in Deutsche has taken her to the most important opera Peer Gynt with the San Diego Symphony, Grammophon’s La Bohème with Anna Netrebko stages and concert halls in the world. Gorecki’s 3rd Symphony with the Minnesota and Rolando Villazon; the title role in Opera Orchestra, Britten’s Les Illuminations with the Rara’s Imelda di Lambertazzi; songs of Clara Opera roles include the title role in Alcina BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sir Andrew Schumann on Telarc’s Brahms Beloved; and (Grand Théâtre de Genève), Mimi in La Bohème Davis, and as Norina in Don Pasquale with the Clara on Decca’s Porgy and Bess with John (Paris Opera, Cincinnati Opera), Hanna Glawari Bayerischer Rundfunk and Eudoxie in concert Mauceri and the Nashville Symphony. She in The Merry Widow (Lyric Opera of Chicago), performances of La Juive at the Royal Opera has also appeared as Musetta on Kultur’s La Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus (Cincinnati Opera), House Covent Garden. Bohème: The Film. Violetta in La Traviata (Royal Opera House Covent Garden, San Francisco Opera), Adina Photo Erika Dufour Nicole has sung recitals in locations including www.nicole-cabell.com in L’elisir d’amore (Lyric Opera of Chicago, Copenhagen, Prague, Munich, Frankfurt, Metropolitan Opera), Pamina in Die Zauberflöte Tokyo), and Musetta in La Bohème (Teatro Dortmund, Ottawa, Indianapolis, Raleigh, (Lyric Opera of Chicago, Metropolitan Opera, Colon in Buenos Aires, Metropolitan Opera, Toronto, Atlanta, Louisville, Chicago, New York, Deutsche Oper Berlin), Contessa Almaviva in Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House, and Orange County, California. Le Nozze di Figaro (Lyric Opera of Chicago, Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera). Grand Théâtre de Genève), Juliette in Romeo et Juliette (Deutsche Oper Berlin, Atlanta Notable concert appearances include opera Opera), Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi arias with the New York Philharmonic, Poulenc’s (San Francisco Opera, Washington Concert Gloria with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera), Micaela in Carmen (Metropolitan Opera, Poulenc’s Stabat Mater with the Orchestre Lyric Opera of Chicago, Deutsche Oper Berlin), de Paris, Elgar’s The Apostles with Sir Andrew Leila in Les Pecheurs des Perles (Lyric Opera of Davis and the BBC Orchestra, Mozart’s Requiem Chicago, Santa Fe Opera, Royal Opera House), at Carnegie Hall, Bach’s B minor Mass and St. Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni (Deutsche Opera Matthew Passion in Chicago with Soli Deo Berlin, Cologne Opera, New National Theater Gloria and John Nelson, Beethoven’s Ninth 4 5 BIOGRAPHIES ALYSON CAMBRIDGE Nashville Opera, two seasons with PORT Opera, and Boston Lyric Opera. Solo concert performances include appearances with the American soprano Alyson Cambridge is one Vienna Kamerorchester, Munich Philharmoniker, of the most diverse and compelling vocal San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony artists on the scene today. Her rich, lyrico- Orchestra, Festival de Saint-Denis, Madison spinto soprano, combined with a striking stage Symphony Orchestra, Spoleto Festival USA presence and affecting musical and dramatic Symphony, American Symphony Orchestra, interpretation, have brought her nearly two Washington Performing Arts at the Kennedy decades of success on the world’s leading opera Center, two recitals at the U.S. Supreme Court, and concert stages including The Metropolitan and a Music and the Spoken Word international Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington TV and radio broadcast as the featured artist National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Carnegie with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She has also Hall, London’s Royal Albert Hall, Deutsche been featured on BET’s Soul Train Music Awards Oper Berlin, Vienna Konzerthaus, and Kennedy Photo Enrique Vega and hosted the BET documentary, Of Thee We Center, to name a few. Her operatic repertoire Sing: The 75th Anniversary Marian Anderson includes the beloved heroines of Puccini, Until Now, a mix of jazz, pop, and musical Celebration. Verdi, and Mozart (Madama Butterfly, Mimi, and theater standards, was released in January 2016 Donna Elvira frequently among them), as well on the Naxos imprint Suite 28 Records. www.alysoncambridge.com as successful forays into “crossover,” Broadway, and jazz repertoire, including award-winning Recent and notable career highlights and and critically acclaimed performances as engagements for Alyson include five seasons Julie in Show Boat, Vi in Gershwin’s rarely with Washington National Opera, eight seasons performed jazz-opera Blue Monday, and her with The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of most recent Broadway debut in Rocktopia. Chicago, Deutsche Oper Berlin debut, Polish Alyson’s debut classical album, From the Diary National Opera, two previous seasons with of Sally Hemings, a classical song-cycle by Florentine Opera, London’s Royal Albert Hall, acclaimed American composer William Bolcom, San Diego Opera, three seasons with Opera premiered in concert at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Theatre of St. Louis, Los Angeles Opera, Spoleto Recital Hall to rave reviews. Her second album, Festival USA, Dallas Opera, Kentucky Opera, 6 7 BIOGRAPHIES LAKE FOREST VIOLIN 1 Mark Djordjevic CLARINET Netanel Draiblate Scott Dowd Kathryne Pirtle, Principal SYMPHONY Concertmaster Dileep Gangolli VLADIMIR KULENOVIC David Katz, Assoc. CM CELLO MUSIC DIRECTOR Thomas Yang, Asst. CM Steven Houser, Principal BASSOON Lori Ashikawa Andrew Snow, Asst. Principal Collin Anderson Carmen Llop Kassinger Mark Anderson Acting Principal The Lake Forest Symphony has been performing Paul Zafer Elizabeth Anderson Peter Brusen in Lake County, Illinois, north of Chicago, for Clara Lindner Mark Lekas over 60 years. The orchestra has been honored Sylvia de la Cerna Richard Yeo HORN numerous times by the Illinois Council of Carl Johnston Barbara Cannon Michael Buckwalter, Principal Orchestras and League of American Orchestras. Elaine Fohrman Margaret Daly Jeremiah Frederick In 2014, the Symphony welcomed its seventh Photo Aleksandar Ivanovic and Beatriz Ronzero Melanie Cottle Music Director, Vladimir Kulenovic. The orchestra strives to reach as many young VIOLIN 2 BASS Kelly Langenberg children and students as possible during Paul Vanderwerf, Principal John Floeter, Principal Robert Kalter and William English founded each subscription season.