Date: 2016

116 posts

Matthew Aucoin – Here I stand…Since it is not by merit (Stravinsky) 4/5

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​Master Artist: ​​Matthew Aucoin

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Composer

Venue: ​Music Academy of the West

Date:​ 2016

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 4 of 5

Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Here I stand…Since it is not by merit

Composer:  Igor Stravinsky

From:  The Rake’s Progress

Genre:  Russian/English Opera

Synopsis

​Scene One

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​Genre:  Opening Comments

​Scene Two

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  The Willow Song - "Piangea cantando" also "Salce!, Salce!"

Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi

From:  Otello

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene Three

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​Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  Madamina, il catalogo è questo

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Don Giovanni

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene Five

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​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Non so più cosa son

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Matthew Aucoin – The Willow Song – Piangea cantando – Salce! Salce! (Verdi) 2/5

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​Master Artist: ​​Matthew Aucoin

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Composer

Venue: ​Music Academy of the West

Date:​ 2016

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 2 of 5

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  The Willow Song - "Piangea cantando" also "Salce!, Salce!"

Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi

From:  Otello

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene One

View Masterclass Video

​Genre:  Opening Comments

​Scene Three

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  Madamina, il catalogo è questo

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Don Giovanni

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene Four

View Masterclass Video

Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Here I stand…Since it is not by merit

Composer:  Igor Stravinsky

From:  The Rake’s Progress

Genre:  Russian/English Opera

Synopsis

​Scene Five

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Non so più cosa son

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Matthew Aucoin – Madamina, il catalogo è questo (Mozart) 3/5

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​Master Artist: ​​Matthew Aucoin

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Composer

Venue: ​Music Academy of the West

Date:​ 2016

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 3 of 5

​Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  Madamina, il catalogo è questo

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Don Giovanni

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene One

View Masterclass Video

​Genre:  Opening Comments

​Scene Two

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  The Willow Song - "Piangea cantando" also "Salce!, Salce!"

Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi

From:  Otello

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene Four

View Masterclass Video

Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Here I stand…Since it is not by merit

Composer:  Igor Stravinsky

From:  The Rake’s Progress

Genre:  Russian/English Opera

Synopsis

​Scene Five

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Non so più cosa son

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Matthew Aucoin – Opening Comments 1/5

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​Master Artist: ​​Matthew Aucoin

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Composer

Venue: ​Music Academy of the West

Date:​ 2016

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 1 of 5

​Genre:  Opening Comments

​Scene Two

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  The Willow Song - "Piangea cantando" also "Salce!, Salce!"

Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi

From:  Otello

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene Three

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  Madamina, il catalogo è questo

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Don Giovanni

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene Four

View Masterclass Video

Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Here I stand…Since it is not by merit

Composer:  Igor Stravinsky

From:  The Rake’s Progress

Genre:  Russian/English Opera

Synopsis

​Scene Five

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Non so più cosa son

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Benita Valente – Voila Donc la Terrible Cite (Massenet)

Master Artist: Benita Valente

Biography

Master Artist Voice:  Soprano

Venue:  N/A

Date: 2016

Language of Instruction: English (Note:  Audio only)

 

Performer Voice Type: Bass-Baritone

Title: Voila Donc la Terrible Cite

Composer:  Jules Massenet

From: Thaïs

Genre: French Opera

Libretto/Synopsis

Mark Markham – Es träumte mir (Brahms)

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​Master Artist: ​Mark Markham

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​Collaborative Pianist

Venue: ​​​Opera America

Date:​ ​April, 2016

Language of Instruction: English​

 

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Es träumte mir

Composer:  Johannes Brahms

From:  N/A

Genre:  German Lieder

Translation

Renée Fleming – Question and Answer

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​Master Artist: ​​Renée Fleming

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​Soprano

Venue: ​​​Guildhall School of Music

Date:​ ​February 2016

Language of Instruction: English​

 

Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  Question and Answer

Renée Fleming – Question and Answer 5/5 (Madrid)


Master Artist: Renée Fleming

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: Escuela Superior de Canto de Madrid

Date: 2016

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 5 of 5

Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  Question and Answer

Scene One

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Marietta’s Lied

Composer:  Erich Wolfgang Korngold

From:  Die tote Stadt

Genre:  German Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Two

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Je marche sur les chemins

Composer:  Jules Massenet

From:  Manon

Genre:  French Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Three

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Ach, ich fühls

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Die Zauberflöte

Genre:  German Singspiel

Libretto/Synopsis

Scene Four

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Glitter and Be Gay

Composer:  Leonard Bernstein

From:  Candide

Genre:  American Operetta

Synopsis

Renée Fleming – Glitter and Be Gay (Bernstein) 4/5

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​Master Artist: ​​​Renée Fleming

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Soprano

Venue: ​Escuela Superior de Canto de Madrid

Date:​ 2016

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 4 of 5

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Glitter and Be Gay

Composer:  Leonard Bernstein

From:  Candide

Genre:  American Operetta

Synopsis

​Scene One

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Marietta’s Lied

Composer:  Erich Wolfgang Korngold

From:  Die tote Stadt

Genre:  German Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene Two

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Je marche sur les chemins

Composer:  Jules Massenet

From:  Manon

Genre:  French Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene Three

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Ach, ich fühls

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Die Zauberflöte

Genre:  German Singspiel

Libretto/Synopsis

​Scene Five

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​Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  Question and Answer

Renée Fleming – Ach, ich fühls (Mozart) 3/5

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​Master Artist: ​​​Renée Fleming

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Soprano

Venue: ​Escuela Superior de Canto de Madrid

Date:​ 2016

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 3 of 5

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Ach, ich fühls

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Die Zauberflöte

Genre:  German Singspiel

Libretto/Synopsis

​Scene One

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Marietta’s Lied

Composer:  Erich Wolfgang Korngold

From:  Die tote Stadt

Genre:  German Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene Two

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Je marche sur les chemins

Composer:  Jules Massenet

From:  Manon

Genre:  French Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene Four

View Masterclass Video

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Glitter and Be Gay

Composer:  Leonard Bernstein

From:  Candide

Genre:  American Operetta

Synopsis

​Scene Five

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​Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  Question and Answer