LEON WILSON CLARK OPERA SERIES SHEPHERD SCHOOL OPERA presents an afternoon of ARIAS IN CONCERT Debra Dickinson, Stage Director Thomas Jaber, Musical Director and Pianist Thursday,April 22, 1999 3:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall • RICE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM No word from Tom Igor Stravinsky from The Rake's Progress (1882-1971) (libretto by W.H Auden and Chester Kallman) Anne Trulove . Julianna Jerome Avant de quitter ces lieux Charles Gounod from Faust (1818-1893) (libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre) Valentine, a soldier . Adam F eriend Monica's Waltz Gian Carlo Menotti from The Medium (b.1911) (libretto by the composer) Monica . Dawn Bennett Toby . Brandon McReynolds O war ich schon mit dir vereint Ludwig van Beethoven from Fidelio (1770-1827) (libretto by Josef Sonnleithner) Marcellina . Laural Klein Ecco ridente in cielo Gioacchino Antonio Rossini from II barbiere di Siviglia (1792-1868) (libretto by Cesare Sterbini) Count Almaviva . David Ray Steal me, sweet thief Gian Carlo Menotti from The Old Maid and the Thief (libretto by the composer) Laetitia . KaraKane Donde lieta usci Giacomo Puccini from La Boheme (1858-1924) (libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi fllica) Mimi . Suzanne Hatcher Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from Die Zauberflote (1756-1791) (libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder) Papageno, a birdcatcher . Brandon Gibson The Audition Aria Johann Strauss from Die Fledermaus (1825-1899) (libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genee) Adele . Ana Trevino Ah, fuyez, douce image Jules Massenet from Manon (1842-1912) (libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille) Chevalier Des Grieux . Brandon McReynolds Tu, che di gel sei cinta Giqcomo Puccini from Turandot (libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni) Liu, a slave girl . Erin Wall Largo al factotum Gioacchino Antonio Rossini from II barbiere di Siviglia (libretto by Cesare Sterbini) Figaro, a barber . Alok Kumar .