Christine Goerke, Soprano Craig Terry, Piano
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Streaming Premiere – Thursday, April 1, 2021, 7pm Christine Goerke, soprano Craig Terry, piano Filmed exclusively for Cal Performances at Art Factory Studios in Paterson, New Jersey on February 18, 2021. PROGRAM George Frideric HANDEL (1685–1759) “Furie terribili” from Rinaldo Paolo TOSTI (1846–1916) L’ultima canzone Ottorino RESPIGHI (1879–1936) Nebbie Pietro CIMARA (1887–1967) Stornello Riccardo ZANDONAI (1883–1944) Sotto il ciel Federico (Franco) RICCI (1809–1877) Il carrettiere del Vomero Pietro MASCAGNI (1863–1945) “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” from Cavalleria rusticana Richard STRAUSS (1864–1949) “Zueignung,” Op. 10, No. 1 “Nichts,” Op. 10, No. 2 “Die Georgine,” Op. 10, No. 4 Johannes BRAHMS (1833–1897) “Nicht mehr zu dir zu gehen,” Op. 32, No. 2 “Botschaft,” Op. 47, No. 1 Robert OWENS (1925–2017) Drei Lieder, Op. 19 Die Nacht Morgendämmerung Der verliebte Reisende Carrie JACOBS-BOND (1862–1946) Half-Minute Songs Making the Best of It First Ask Yourself To Understand Don’t You Listen How to Find Success The Pleasure of Giving Answer the First Rap A Good Exercise A Present from Yourself Now and Then When They Say the Unkind Things Keep Awake 1 Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918–1990) “One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man” from Wonderful Town Walter KENT (1911–1994) “The Last Mile Home” Cole PORTER (1891–1964) “Why Can’t You Behave?” from Kiss Me, Kate The Cal Performances at Home Spring 2021 season is dedicated to Gail and Dan Rubinfeld, leading supporters of Cal Performances and the well-being of our artists for almost 30 years. Major support provided by The Bernard Osher Foundation. This performance is made possible, in part, by Patron Sponsor Bernice Greene. Note: following its premiere, the video recording of this concert will be available on demand through June 30, 2021. ABOUT THE ARTISTS Christine Goerke (soprano) has appeared in Grammy Awards for Best Classical Recording many of the most prestigious opera houses of and Best Choral Performance. Her close asso- the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, ciation with Robert Shaw yielded several record- Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, ings, including the Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, Royal Opera House, Paris Opera, Teatro alla Poulenc’s Stabat Mater, Szymanowski’s Stabat Scala, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Teatro Real in Mater, and a Grammy-nominated recording Madrid, and at the Saito Kinen Festival in of Dvořák’s Stabat Mater. Other recordings in- Japan. She has sung much of the great soprano clude the title role in Iphigenie en Tauride for repertoire, beginning with the Mozart and Telarc and Britten’s War Requiem, which re- Handel heroines and now moving into dra- ceived the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Choral matic Strauss and Wagner roles. Performance. Goerke has also appeared with a number of Goerke was the recipient of the 2001 Richard leading orchestras, including the New York Tucker Award, the 2015 Musical America Vocal - Phil harmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, ist of the Year Award, and the 2017 Opera News Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Or - Award. In March 2021, Michigan Opera Theatre ches tra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Radio Vara, named Goerke as its associate artistic director. the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms, and both the Hallè Orchestra and the Grammy Award-winning pianist and arranger Royal Scottish National Symphony at the Edin - Craig Terry (piano) enjoys an international burgh International Festival. She has worked career regularly performing with the world’s with some of the world’s foremost conductors, leading singers and instrumentalists. Currently including James Conlon, Sir Andrew Davies, Terry serves as music director of the Patrick Sir Mark Elder, Christoph Eschenbach, Claus G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Peter Flor, James Levine, Sir Charles Mackerras, Opera of Chicago after having served for 11 Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, Andris Nelsons, Seiji seasons at the Lyric as assistant conductor. Ozawa, David Robertson, Donald Runnicles, Previously, he was assistant conductor at the Esa-Pekka Salonen, the late Robert Shaw, Metropolitan Opera after joining its Linde - Patrick Summers, Jeffery Tate, Christian mann Young Artist Development Program. Thiele mann, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Edo Terry has performed with such esteemed vo- de Waart. calists as Jamie Barton, Stephanie Blythe, Chris - Goerke’s recording of Vaughan Williams’ tine Brewer, Janai Brug ger, Lawrence Brownlee, A Sea Symphony with Robert Spano and the Nicole Cabell, Sasha Cooke, Eric Cutler, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra won the 2003 Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, Giuseppe Opposite: Christine Goerke 3 ABOUT THE ARTISTS Filianoti, Renée Fleming, Christine Goerke, Harris Theater in collaboration with the Ryan Susan Graham, Denyce Graves, Bryan Hymel, Opera Center and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Brian Jagde, Joseph Kaiser, Quinn Kelsey, Kate His discography includes four recently released Lindsey, Amanda Majeski, Ana María Martí - recordings, including Diva on Detour with nez, Eric Owens, Ailyn Perez, Nicholas Phan, Patri cia Racette, As Long As There Are Songs Susanna Phillips, Luca Pisaroni, Patricia with Stephanie Blythe, and Chanson d’Avril with Racette, Hugh Russell, Bo Skovhus, Garrett Nicole Cabell; his latest recording project, Song - Sorenson, Heidi Stober, Christian Van Horn, play with Joyce DiDonato, was released by War - Amber Wagner, Laura Wilde, and Catherine ner Classics and won the 2020 Grammy Award Wyn-Rogers. He has collaborated as a chamber for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. musician with members of the Metropolitan Terry hails from Tullahoma, Tennessee, re- Opera Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago ceived his bachelor’s degree in music education Orchestra, the Gewandhaus Or ches ter, and the from Tennessee Technological Uni versity, con- Pro Arte String Quartet. tinued his studies at Florida State University, Terry is the artistic director of “Beyond the and earned his master’s degree in collaborative Aria,” a highly acclaimed recital series now in piano from the Manhattan School of Music, it's seventh sold-out season, presented by the where he was a student of pianist Warren Jones. TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL “Furie terribili” from Rinaldo “Terrible furies” [Giacomo Rossi] Furie terribili! Terrible furies! Circondatemi, Encircle me, Seguitatemi, follow me, Con faci orribili! with your horrible countenances! PAOLO TOSTI “L’ultima canzone” “The Last Song” [Francesco Cimmino] M’han detto che domani They told me that tomorrow, Nina vi fate sposa, Nina, you will be a bride. Ed io vi canto ancor la serenata. Yet to you I will still sing my serenade! Là nei deserti piani Up on the deserted plateau, Là,ne la valle ombrosa, down in the shady valley, Oh quante volte a voi l’ho ricantata! Oh, how many times I have sung it to you! Foglia di rosa Rose-petal O fiore d’amaranto O flower of amaranth, Se ti fai sposa Even though you will marry, Io ti sto sempre accanto, I always will be near, Foglia di rosa Rose-petal Opposite: Craig Terry 5 TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS Domani avrete intorno Tomorrow you’ll be surrounded Feste sorrisi e fiori by celebration, smiles, and flowers, Nè penserete ai nostri vecchi amori. and you will not think on our past love; Ma sempre notte e giorno yet always, night and day, Piena di passione full of passion, Verrà gemendo a voi la mia canzone. my song will moan to you. Foglia di menta Mint-flower, O fiore di granato, O flower of pomegranate, Nina, rammenta Nina, remember I baci che t’ho dato, the kisses that I gave to you, Foglia di menta! Mint-flower! OTTORINO RESPIGHI “Nebbie” “Mists” [Ada Negri] Soffro, lontan lontano I suffer. Far, far away, Le nebbie sonnolente the sleeping mists Salgono dal tacente rise from the silent Piano. plain. Alto gracchiando, i corvi, Shrilly cawing, the crows, Fidati all’ali nere, trusting their black wings, Traversan le brughiere traverse the moors, Torvi. grimly. Dell’aere ai morsi crudi To the raw bites of air Gli addolorati tronchi the sorrowful tree trunks Offron, pregando, i bronchi nudi. offer, praying, their bare branches. Come ho freddo! How cold I am! Son sola; I am alone; Pel grigio ciel sospinto driven through the gray sky Un gemito destinto a wail of the dead Vola; soars; E mi ripete: Vieni; And repeats to me: come, È buia la vallata. the valley is dark. O triste, o disamata Oh sad, oh unloved one… Vieni! Vieni! Come! Come! 6 TEXTS & TRANSLATIONS PIETRO CIMARA “Stornello” Folk Song [Arnaldo Fratelli] Son come chicchi della melograna Your red velvety lips are like the grains Vellutati e vermigli i labbri tuoi of the pomegranate. Gareggiar colla fragola montana The perfume of your breath could compete Pel profumo dell’alito tu puoi with that of a mountain strawberry. Come le piante che gemme odorate Like the fragrant burgeoning plant distills Distillano dal tronco e dalla chioma from its trunk and its foliage, Tu stilli dale tue labbra rosate Your rosy lips drip kisses that are the Baci che sono del tuo cor l’aroma. fragrance of your heart. Fammi nutrir di baci si soavi That I may feed from your sweet kisses Come si nutre di rugiada il fiore as the flower feeds from the dew. Baciami sempre come mi baciavi Always kiss me as you kissed me the first La prima volta che ti strinsi al core! time I pressed against your heart. Se tu fossi rugiada le tue stille If you were dew, would you deny your Di vita altrici negheresti al fior? life-giving droplets to the flower? Baciami dunque e fa nove scintilla So kiss me and make nine sparks burn life Arder di vita in quest’arido cor! into this desiccated heart. —translated by Nathalie Doucet RICCARDO ZANDONAI “Sotto il ciel” “Under the sky” [Victoria Aganoor] Sotto il ciel, Under the sky che d’un vago that colors the evening pallor tinge la sera, with a vague pallor, cinto dalla brughiera surrounded by the moor, dorme tra l’alghe il lago; the lake sleeps among the algae.