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Discovery Series – November 19, 2007 | Walter Hall, Toronto
Discovery Series – November 19, 2007 | Walter Hall, Toronto
Varied songs and duets for soprano and mezzo voices
date: November 19, 2007
Presenting two talented singers from the University of Toronto’s Opera School, we constructed a varied programme for our Discovery Series. The first half, by Austrian and German composers, included one of the greatest song-cycles for female voice, Schumann’s Frauenliebe und -leben. The second half ranged more widely in styles, but consisted entirely of songs in English. The cycles by Richard Rodney Bennett and Howard Ferguson were particular rarities.
| Song | Artist | Composer | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ah, guarda, sorella (Così fan tutte, K588) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Ponte, Lorenzo da |
| Seit ich ihm gesehen, Op.42/1 (Frauenliebe und -leben) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Chamisso, Adelbert von |
| Er, der Herrlichste von allen, Op.42/2 (Frauenliebe und -leben) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Chamisso, Adelbert von |
| Ich kann’s nicht fassen, Op.42/3 (Frauenliebe und -leben) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Chamisso, Adelbert von |
| Du Ring an meinem Finger, Op.42/4 (Frauenliebe und -leben) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Chamisso, Adelbert von |
| Helft mir, ihr Schwestern, Op.42/5 (Frauenliebe und -leben) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Chamisso, Adelbert von |
| Süsser Freund, Op.42/6 (Frauenliebe und -leben) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Chamisso, Adelbert von |
| An meinem Herzen, Op.42/7 (Frauenliebe und -leben) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Chamisso, Adelbert von |
| Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan, Op.42/8 (Frauenliebe und -leben) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Chamisso, Adelbert von |
| An die Nacht, Op.68/1 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Strauss, Richard | Brentano, Clemens von |
| Säusle, liebe Myrte, Op.68/3 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Strauss, Richard | Brentano, Clemens von |
| Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden, Op.68/2 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Strauss, Richard | Brentano, Clemens von |
| Amor, Op.68/5 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Strauss, Richard | Brentano, Clemens von |
| Als mir dein Lied erklang, Op.68/4 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Strauss, Richard | Brentano, Clemens von |
| In Isas Bed (A Garland for Marjory Fleming) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Bennett, Richard Rodney | Fleming, Marjory |
| A Melancholy Lay (A Garland for Marjory Fleming) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Bennett, Richard Rodney | Fleming, Marjory |
| On Jesse Watsons Elopement (A Garland for Marjory Fleming) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Bennett, Richard Rodney | Fleming, Marjory |
| Sweet Isabell (A Garland for Marjory Fleming) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Bennett, Richard Rodney | Fleming, Marjory |
| Sonnet on a Monkey (A Garland for Marjory Fleming) | Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Bennett, Richard Rodney | Fleming, Marjory |
| Dreams Melting, Op.13/1 (Discovery) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Ferguson, Howard | Welch, Denton |
| The Freedom of the City, Op.13/2 (Discovery) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Ferguson, Howard | Welch, Denton |
| Babylon, Op.13/3 (Discovery) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Ferguson, Howard | Welch, Denton |
| Jane Allen, Op.13/4 (Discovery) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Ferguson, Howard | Welch, Denton |
| Discovery, Op.13/5 (Discovery) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Ferguson, Howard | Welch, Denton |
| The Widow’s Lament (Ar hyd y nos) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Welsh folksong, arr. Haydn, Franz Joseph | Lewis, M.G. |
| How blithe ilk morn was I to see (The Broom of Cowdenknows) | Arends, Allison, soprano; Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Scottish folksong, arr. Haydn, Franz Joseph | anon. |
| Pat & Kate: A Love-Dialogue | Arends, Allison, soprano; Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Irish folksong, arr. Haydn, Franz Joseph | Boswell, Alexander |
| Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein (Der Rosenkavalier) – ENCORE | Arends, Allison, soprano; Promane, Kathleen, mezzo; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Strauss, Richard | Hofmannsthal, Hugo von |