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Home , Adelaide di Borgogna, Bel Canto (opera), Charles Mackerras, Danielle de Niese, Daphne (opera), Joyce DiDonato

CAL PERFORMANCES PRESENTS PROGRAM

Sunday, December 6, 2009, 7pm (1864–1949) Verführung, Op. 33, No. 1 (1896) Zellerbach Hall , Op. 48, No. 1 (1900) Ständchen, Op. 17, No. 2 (1887) Winterweihe, Op. 48, No. 4 (1900) Renée Fleming, , Op. 10, No. 1 (1885) Gerald Martin Moore, Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857–1919) “Angioletto, il tuo nome?” from Zazà (1900) “Musette svaria sulla bocca viva” from La Bohème (1895–1896) PROGRAM “Mimì Pinson, la biondinetta” from La Bohème (1895–1896)

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) Selections from Poèmes pour Mi (1936) V. L’épouse Umberto Giordano (1876–1948) “Nel suo amore rianimata” from Siberia VI. Ta voix (1901–1903) VII. Les deux guerriers VIII. Le Collier IX. Prière Exaucée Riccardo Zandonai (1883–1944) “Ier dalla fabbrica a Triana” from Conchita (1909–1910)

Jules Massenet (1842–1912) “J’ai versé le poison dans cette coupe d’or” from Cléopâtre (1914)

Ms. Fleming’s gown is by Angel Sanchez. Henri Dutilleux (b. 1916) Le temps d’horloge (2006–2007, 2009) Please note that Ms. Fleming will sign CDs in the Zellerbach Hall lobby following the performance. Le temps l’horloge Le masque Dernier poème Enivrez-vous This performance is made possible, in part, by Corporate Sponsor Bank of America and Patron Sponsors Dr. Philip D. Schild and Shirley D. Schild.

INTERMISSION Cal Performances’ 2009–2010 season is sponsored by Wells Fargo.

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Ms. Fleming’s 2009–2010 operatic season at Return of the King. Her recording honors range John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, the Metropolitan includes performances from the 2009 Echo Award for Strauss’s Four Last Issey Miyake, Oscar de la Renta, Angel Sanchez of Strauss’s (October 2009, Songs to the Prix Orphée d’Or by the and Vivienne Westwood. In addition to serving as January 2010) and continues with a new produc- Académie du Disque Lyric for TDK’s DVD pro- the face of opera for two public transit campaigns tion of Rossini’s (April–May 2010), which duction of . in New York and London, Ms. Fleming has ap- is a Met premiere. She also appears at the Ms. Fleming’s artistry has been an inspiration peared on The Martha Stewart Show, The View, A State Opera in performances of Strauss’s Capriccio to many prominent visual artists, such as Chuck Prairie Home Companion as “Renata Flambé” and (June 2010) and at the Zurich Opera in Verdi’s La Close and Robert Wilson, whose portraits of her Spectacle: Elvis Costello with…, among numerous Traviata and Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier (June– were included in the ’s 2007 other media outlets. July 2010). fund-raising auction. Two portraits of Ms. Fleming Ms. Fleming is currently a member of the Board Following summer performances in Ecuador were also created by Francesco Clemente, who of Trustees of the Corporation, the and South Africa, Ms. Fleming’s 2009–2010 sea- revealed one in Salzburg in spring 2007, with the Board of Sing for Hope and the Advisory Board of son in the concert world commenced with the Metropolitan Opera displaying the other in 2008. the White Nights Foundation of America. ’s Opening Night Gala Among her numerous awards are Sweden’s Polar Renée Fleming is managed by IMG Artists, performance of Messiaen’s Poèmes pour Mi, wel- Prize (2008); the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur Carnegie Hall Tower, 152 West 57th Street, 5th coming new Music Director . She from the French government (2005); Honorary Floor, New York, New York 10019.

Decca / Andrew Eccles Andrew / Decca then appeared in early October in the Chicago Membership in the Symphony’s Opening Night Gala, performing (2003); and a 2003 Honorary Doctorate from The One of the most beloved and celebrated musical Barber’s Knoxville Summer of 1915 and selected , where she was also commence- ambassadors of our time, soprano Renée Fleming songs by Strauss, and at the end of October she ment speaker. captivates audiences with her sumptuous voice, embarked on a European tour with the Royal An advocate for literacy, Ms. Fleming has consummate artistry and compelling stage pres- Philharmonic Orchestra. Further season high- been featured in promotional campaigns for the ence. Known as “the people’s diva,” she continues lights include November concerts in Madrid and Association of American Publishers (Get Caught to grace the world’s greatest opera stages and con- Prague, with U.S. performances in Florida and Reading), and the Magazine Publishers of America’s cert halls, now extending her reach to include other Mississippi in January, as well as a public master- READ poster campaign for the American Library mediums. Over the past few seasons, Ms. Fleming class at The Juilliard School in in October. As a Association. She was honored by the New York has begun hosting a wide variety of television recitalist, Ms. Fleming appears in November and Public Library as a “Library Lion.” Her book, The and radio broadcasts, including the Metropolitan December in Baden-Baden, Vienna, Vancouver, Inner Voice, was published by Viking Penguin in Opera’s Live in HD series for movie theaters and Seattle, Baltimore, Berkeley, Santa Barbara and 2004, and released in paperback by Penguin the television, and Live from on PBS. In Los Angeles. In February 2010, she will join the following year. An intimate account of her ca- 2008, a precedent was broken when Ms. Fleming Boston Symphony for performances of Strauss’s reer and creative process, The Inner Voice is also became the first woman in the 125-year history of and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. published by Fayard Editions in France, Virgin the Metropolitan Opera to headline an opening A two-time Grammy Award-winner, Books in the United Kingdom, Henschel Verlag in Gerald Martin Moore is a highly sought-after night gala. Ms. Fleming has released a new CD, Verismo Germany, Shunjusha in Japan and Fantom Press singing teacher and vocal coach, as well as a vocal As a musical statesman, Ms. Fleming has been (Decca, September 2009), featuring a collection in Russia. consultant to Decca and . For many sought after for numerous distinguished occasions, of rarely heard Italian arias with the Orchestra In addition to her work on stage and in record- years, he has worked closely with Renée Fleming from the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to per- di Milano conducted by Marco ings, Ms. Fleming has represented Rolex time- on musical preparation since first collaborating on formances in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Armiliato, and a new DVD of the complete Der pieces in print advertising since 2001. In 2008, she the production and live recording of with Games. On January 18, 2009, she performed for Rosenkavalier (Decca, October 2009), featuring launched “La Voce by Renée Fleming,” a fragrance William Christie at the in Paris. the televised We Are One: The Obama Inaugural the Munich Philharmonic conducted by Christian designed for her, with the proceeds benefiting the Ms. Fleming has requested him as a musical advi- Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial concert for Thielemann. These releases follow the critically Metropolitan Opera. Master Chef Daniel Boulud sor on every subsequent solo recording. Since 1994, President Obama. She has performed for the acclaimed 2008 CD of Strauss’s Four Last Songs, has created the dessert “La Diva Renée” (1999) he has had a similar relationship with Natalie Supreme Court in Washington DC also conducted by Maestro Thielemann. In recent in her honor, and she has inspired the “Renée Dessay, working with her at in Milan and HRH The Prince of Wales at Buckingham years, this 11-time Grammy-nominated artist Fleming Iris” (2004), which has been replicated and the Metropolitan Opera (La Sonnambula), the Palace, and celebrated the recent 20th anniver- has recorded everything from Strauss’s complete in porcelain by Boehm. Having been added to , Covent Garden (, La sary of the Velvet Revolution at the invitation of to the jazz album Haunted Heart to the Mr. Blackwell’s best dressed list, her concert gowns Fille Du Régiment), and most recently La Traviata Václav Havel. movie soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings: The have been designed by Bill Blass, Gianfranco Ferré, in Santa Fe.

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Other singers with whom Mr. Moore works Mr. Moore was vocal coach and assistant to regularly include Laura Claycomb, Sarah Connolly, William Christie at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, Elīna Garanča, from 1994 to 1997, working on , Die , Magdalena Kožená, Marie Zauberflöte and . For five years, he was vo- McLaughlin, Joan Rodgers, Kenneth Tarver and cal coach and assistant to Sir Rolando Villazón. at the Edinburgh Festival for , La Mr. Moore has a special interest in working Clemenza di Tito and , as well as with young singers, having given vocal master- Rossini’s , Adelaide di Borgogna and La classes at the Los Angeles Young Artists Program, Donna del Lago conducted by . Washington National Opera, Houston Grand As a coach, he has also worked for Opéra du Rhin Opera, in Toronto, in Strasbourg (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen and the Théâtre du Châtelet L’Enfant( et les Sortilèges, Les National Opera Studio in London. He has taught Mamelles de Tirésias), Théâtre des Champs-Élysées singing at the Royal College of Music in London (Le Nozze di Figaro) and Opéra Bastille (Alcina). and been voice teacher for the Atelier Lyrique In addition to the music of Handel and Mozart, Young Artists program in Montreal since 2006. Mr. Moore is a specialist in both and the This year, he was voice teacher for Santa Fe’s young 19th-century French repertoire of Auber, apprentice program and guest voice teacher for Délibes, Gounod, Meyerbeer and Massenet. Merola program in San Francisco, where he also As a recital accompanist, Mr. Moore has per- gave a master-class. formed with Renée Fleming at the United States As an authority on vocal technique, Mr. Moore Supreme Court, as well as with other singers in is a regular broadcaster for the BBC. He has re- London ( and Royal Opera House), cently been filmed teaching entrants for the BBC Paris, Aix-en-Provence, Milan and Lausanne. Singer of the World competition (for which he has His most recent projects include serving as vocal served as television commentator) and was hon- coach for Mozart arias for Decca with Danielle de ored with an hourlong special interview on BBC Niese, a Rossini album with Joyce DiDonato and Radio 3’s Voices, focusing on American singers and a Verdi album with Sondra Radvanovsky recorded child stars. His interview with on the in Moscow. technique of coloratura singing was published in Opera magazine in December 2006.

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