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Recital: Linda Maguire | Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
A varied programme of songs and arias from three centuries and in four languages

date: December 1, 1994

One of our most versatile singers, busy on both concert and opera stages, presented music in some her favourite genres.  Opera provided her first group by Handel and also her encore.  Between these, she visited quasi-dramatic songs by Richard Strauss, Rossini and Chabrier.  The second half also included an intriguing cycle by Canadian composer Imant Raminsh, settings of poetry by e.e.cummings, followed by a group of Schoenberg’s surprisingly (and outrageously) greasepaint-influenced Cabaret Songs.

Song Artist Composer Poet
Ombra mai fu (Serse) Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Handel, George Frideric anon., after Stampaglia, Silvio
Scherza infida (Ariodante) Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Handel, George Frideric anon., after Salvi, Antonio
Con l’ali di costanza (Ariodante) Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Handel, George Frideric anon., after Salvi, Antonio
Hat gesagt, Op.36/3 Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Strauss, Richard anon. (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Leises Lied, Op.39/1 Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Strauss, Richard Dehmel, Richard
Ach was Kummer, Qual und Schmerzen, Op.49/8 Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Strauss, Richard anon. Alsatian folksong
Sehnsucht, Op.32/2 Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Strauss, Richard Liliencron, Detlev von
Giovanna d’Arco Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Rossini, Gioachino anon.
INTERMISSION
i thank you God for most this amazing day (most this amazing day: Four Lyrics of e.e.cummings) Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Raminsh, Imant cummings, e.e.
in Just-spring (most this amazing day: Four Lyrics of e.e.cummings) Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Raminsh, Imant cummings, e.e.
in the rain-darkness (most this amazing day: Four Lyrics of e.e.cummings) Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Raminsh, Imant cummings, e.e.
who are you,little i (most this amazing day: Four Lyrics of e.e.cummings) Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Raminsh, Imant cummings, e.e.
Galathea (Brettl-Lieder) Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Schoenberg. Arnold Wedekind, Frank
Mahnung (Brettl-Lieder) Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Schoenberg. Arnold Hochstetter, Gustav
Einfältiges Lied (Brettl-Lieder) Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Schoenberg. Arnold Salus, Hugo
Arie aus dem Spiegel von Arcadien (Brettl-Lieder) Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Schoenberg. Arnold Schikaneder, Emanuel
L’Invitation au voyage Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Chabrier, Emmanuel Baudelaire, Charles
España Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Chabrier, Emmanuel Adenis, Eugène
Se Romeo t’uccise un figlio (I Capuleti e i Montecchi) – ENCORE Maguire, Linda, mezzo; Ralls, Stephen, piano Bellini, Vincenzo Romani, Felice