All letters read today are edited versions from Hans Mersmann’s “Letters of Mozart” and Robert Spaethling’s “Mozart’s Letters, Mozart’s Life.” Our sincere thanks to First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia for being the home and host of Lyric Fest.

We are indebted to our artists who continue to generously bless this festival with their talents. Our thanks also to our administrative volunteer Faith McDowell for all her invaluable behind the scenes assistance and to Clinton Hewes for housing our artists. To all our generous sponsors and donors, we thank you for helping Lyric Fest to flourish and grow. Our contributors as of July 1, 2006: Full Sponsorship of a Concert - $6000 I Favorita della Festa $250-$499 Song Makers $75- $99 Mozart John & Chara Haas The Duchovnay Family Jim Batt (1756 - 1791) Ronald & Peggy Gregg Sponsors $2000 - $3000 Margaret Cooke Ruth Miller Cox Barbara Cobb / Hamilton Family Foundation Champs de Chanson $150-$249 Martha Gardner Robert Kaplan & Edna Dick Margaret Leyden & Austin Hogan Florence Itoh William Lake Leonard Judith Lovat & Cynthia Russell Marion & Neil Kyde #JPHSBQIZ Randi & Bill Marrazzo David Newmann & Laura Ward Lieder Leaders $100-$149 Harry Saunders Allan Schimmel Judy & James Callan Lise Vachon Peter & Judy Goodman Artists’ Sponsor $1000-$1999 Alvin & Mary Bert Gutman Contributors up to $50 Jill Ann Acker JO Joyce Hackman Nessa Forman Dimtrios Diamanataras & Marianne Miserandino Henry & Susan Harrison Florence Itoh The Stratton Foundation A. Clinton Hewes Faith & Arthur McDowell Luminaries of Lyricism $500- $999 Kathryn & Marvin Keenze Virginia Smith Cigna Matching Gifts (Christina Stasiuk) Tom Purdom Roy Wilbur Suzanne DuPlantis & Kevin McDowell Irene E. & George T. Walker .VTJD Horace Williams Loretta & Tom Witt

If you have interest in sponsoring a concert or in helping to support our song festival in any way, we would love to speak with you! You can contact us at www.lyricfest.org, or at: %ǑWJȠ"EǑͦT Lyric Fest, P.O. 35050 Philadelphia, PA 19128. Lyric Fest Board of Directors 4ӝӼǑͩOȺ%ӝ1MǑͩҿ̨T William L. Leonard, President; Allan Schimmel, Vice President; David Valentine, Treasurer; David Newmann, Secretary; Dimitrios Diamantaras, Joan R. Greenfield, 3ǑOȜ̴.ǑҍǣԀӸΥ Suzanne DuPlantis, Randi Marrazzo and Laura Ward, Founding Artistic Directors %ǑOǣ#ʚ̛.̢͝MȪS 2006 -2007 Concert Season .B̘JȺ.ͽ̢͝UȪSOΥ I Love my Love – Saturday, February 10, 2007, 5pm at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church Sunday, February 11, 2007, 3pm, at First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia (Donor’s Reception following) .ǑS͛.ͽ̢͝UȪSOΥ Celebrate Valentine’s Day with an afternoon of love songs from around the world. Lyric Fest is delighted to be featuring the two winners of the 2006 George London Awards, Ailyn Perez and Stephen Costello, and dazzling voices of Barbara Shirvis, Stephen Powell, and Jennifer Hsiung – in an unforgettable program not to be missed. +Ӆ͝JǑ͸3PEɚDӝ "NFSJDBO1PFUTJO4POHBOE-FUUFS - Sunday, April 15, 2007, 3pm ӭ̢Ư No longer under the shadow of the European song tradition, America song is ripe with lyricism and vitality. Join us for a fascinating program highlighting the contributions of our American Poets and those composers who have set their works. Invited composers, poets and those who have -ǑӅSǣ8ǑSȠ 1JǑOΥ commissioned works offer commentary to the songs presented in a performance/symposium format. With guest artists Randall Scarlata, Jennifer Check, Leslie Johnson, and special guest, Paul Sperry. "OȜSȪӮ4Ȫͩ͸ 0SHǑ͸ Once Upon a Time… Saturday, May 19, 2007, 3pm at St. Thomas’ Church, Whitemarsh, PA +̢ͨ#ȪSHӫǑ͝͡ /ǑҍǑUΝS Sunday, May 20, 2007, 3pm at First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia 4VOEBZ /PWFNCFS BUQN Sharing great music with kids is our passion! Our fourth annual family event features a costumed concert of magical tales: Kings and queens, princes and princesses, fairies, witches and trolls – all in Classical Song, Opera and Broadway. Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, The Little Prince and BU'JSTU1SFTCZUFSJBO$IVSDIJO 1IJMBEFMQIJB much, much more… a spectacular musical event with singers, actors, dancers and children’s choir. With guest artists: Youngjoo An, Jake Miller, Maggie Moliterno, Mark Moliterno, Sheryl Woods, and the Pennsylvania Girlchoir, more…

He was a remarkably small man, very thin and pale, with a profusion of hair, of which he was rather vain. Though born of beautiful parents, Mozart himself possessed beauty only as a child and in his later years he retained nothing of his earlier looks but the pleasing expression. His features were marked and had a strong individuality of character. The outward man of the composer presented no index to his genius. His eyes, which were rather large and prominent, had more of a languid than a brilliant and animated character. The eyebrows were well arched and the eyelashes long and handsomeÖ His head was apparently too large for his body, but the body itself, and the hands and the feet, were formed in exact proportion, of which he was rather vain. The easy, natural and elegant movement of his hands on the piano rendered it interesting to overlook him when playing, while the power which he occasionally exhibited raised astonishment. His nose which had been handsome, became so prominent a feature in the last years of his life, from the emancipation of his countenance, that a scribbler in the ìMorgenblattî of Vienna honoured his with the epithet ìenormous nosed.î MOZART, as described by Michael Kelly, an Irish opera singer during Mozartís time.

Program

Secondate, aurette amiche (from CosÏ fan tutte) David Adams, Mark Moliterno

Alleluia (from Exultate, jubilate) Dana Beth Miller, Andrew Senn, Organ

Mi lagnerÚ tacendo (from Notturni) Randi Marrazzo, Suzanne DuPlantis, Mark Moliterno

Vado, ma dove? Dana Beth Miller

O wie will ich triumphieren (from Die Entf¸hrung aus dem Serail) Julian Rodescu

An ChloÎ Randi Marrazzo

Komm, liebe Zither David Adams

Der Hˆlle Rache (from Die Zauberflˆte) Maggie Moliterno

Ave verum corpus Tutti, Andrew Senn, Organ

Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte Suzanne DuPlantis

AndrÚ ramingo e solo (from ) David Adams, Randi Marrazzo, Dana Beth Miller, Maggie Moliterno Intermission

Sullíaria (from Le Nozze di Figaro) Dana Beth Miller, Maggie Moliterno

Se vuol ballare (from Le Nozze di Figaro) Mark Moliterno

Ruhe sanft (from ) Maggie Moliterno

Ein M‰dchen oder Weibchen (from Die Zauberflˆte) Mark Moliterno, Andrew Senn, Organ

Die Zufriedenheit Randi Marrazzo

Lied zur Gesellenreise Julian Rodescu, Andrew Senn, Organ

Se allíimpero, amici Dei (from ) David Adams

M‰dchen, ich komm mit der Zither David Adams, Mark Moliterno, Julian Rodescu

Das Bandeln Terzett David Adams, Maggie Moliterno, Mark Moliterno

Protegga il giusto cielo (from ) David Adams, Dana Beth Miller, Maggie Moliterno

Tuba mirum (from the Requiem) David Adams, Suzanne DuPlantis, Randi Marrazzo, Julian Rodescu, Andrew Senn, Organ

Abendempfindung Suzanne DuPlantis

Fortunato líuom (from CosÏ fan tutte) Tutti, Andrew Senn, Organ

Our Biography in Music Series is made possible in part by the generous donation of Edna Dick and Robert Kaplan. Our deepest gratitude to these dear friends of Lyric Fest.