Genre: French Mélodie

22 posts

Ronan Tynan – Villanelle (Dell’Aqua) 3/4

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​Master Artist: ​​Ronan Tynan

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Tenor

Venue: ​​​Boston College

Date:​ 2017

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 3 of 4

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Villanelle

Composer:  Eva Dell’Aqua

From:  N/A

Genre:  French Art Song

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​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Whither Must I Wander

Composer:  Ralph Vaughan Williams

From:  Songs of Travel

Genre:  British Art Song

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​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Warm as the Autumn Light

Composer:  Douglas Moore

From:  The Ballad of Baby Doe

Genre:  American Opera

Opera Synopsis

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  O Mio Babbino Caro

Composer:  Giacomo Puccini

From:  Gianni Schicchi

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis

Martin Katz – Quand je fus pris au pavillon (Hahn) 2/7

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​Master Artist: ​​Martin Katz

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ Collaborative Pianist

Venue: ​​​​Music Academy of the West

Date:​ 2015

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 2 of 7

​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Quand je fus pris au pavillon

Composer:  Reynaldo Hahn

From:  N/A

Genre:  French Mèlodie

Noteworthy Recordings

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Sul fil d’un soffio etesio

Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi

From:  Falstaff

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  A Chloris

Composer:  Reynaldo Hahn

From:  N/A

Genre:  French Mèlodie

Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Malia

Composer:  Paolo Tosti

From:  N/A

Genre:  Italian Art Song

Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Der Neugierige

Composer:  Franz Schubert

From:  Die schöne Müllerin

Genre:  German Lieder

Translation

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​Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: The Roadside Fire

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

From: Songs of Travel

Genre: British Art Song

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​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Ständchen

Composer:  Franz Schubert

From:  Schwanengesang

Genre:  German Lieder

Translation

Renée Fleming and Melissa Foster – Si mes vers avaient des ailes (Hahn) 5/6

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​Master Artist: ​​​Renée Fleming and Melissa Foster

Fleming Biography
Foster Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Soprano and Coach/Singing Actress

Venue: ​​Chicago Voices

Date:​ 2017

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 5 of 6

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Si mes vers avaient des ailes

Composer:  Reynaldo Hahn

From:  N/A

Genre:  French Mélodie

Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Pie Jesu

Composer:  Gabriel Fauré

From:  Requiem

Genre:  Oratorio

Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  She Loves Me

Composer:  Jerry Bock

From:  She Loves Me

Genre:  Musical Theater

Synopsis

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​Performer Voice Type:  Bass

Title:  In Diesen Heilgen Hallen

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Die Zauberflöte

Genre:  German Singspiel

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Pur dicesti, O Bocca Bella

Composer:  Antonio Lotti

From:  N/A

Genre:  Italian Baroque Opera

Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  Question and Answer

Martin Katz – Apparition (Debussy) 4/6

Master Artist: Martin Katz

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Collaborative Pianist

Venue: Music Academy of the West

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 4 of 6

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Apparition

Composer:  Claude Debussy

From:  Quatre chansons de jeunesse, no. 4

Genre:  French Mélodie

Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Bass

Title:  Der Tod und das Mädchen

Composer:  Franz Schubert

From:  D. 531, Op. 7, No. 3

Genre:  German Lieder

Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Bass

Title:  Auf der Donau

Composer:  Franz Schubert

From:  D. 553, Op. 21, No. 1

Genre:  German Lieder

Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Heimliche Aufforderung

Composer:  Richard Strauss

From:  Opus 27, No. 3

Genre:  German Lieder

Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Die Mainacht

Composer:  Johannes Brahms

From:  Vier Gesänge, Op. 43, No. 2

Genre:  German Lieder

Translation

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Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: Deh vieni alla finestra

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Don Giovanni

Genre: Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis

Matthew Polenzani – Oh! Quand je dors (Liszt) 1/5

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​Master Artist: ​​​Matthew Polenzani

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Tenor

Venue: ​​​Ravinia Festival

Date:​ 2006

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 1 of 5

Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Oh! Quand je dors

Composer:  Franz Liszt

From:  N/A

Genre:  French Mélodie

Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer

Composer:  Gustav Mahler

From:  Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Genre:  German Lieder

Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond

Composer:  Richard Wagner

From:  Die Walküre

Genre:  German Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Wie rafft ich mich auf

Composer:  Johannes Brahms

From:  N/A

Genre:  German Lieder

Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Pace non trovo

Composer:  Franz Liszt

From:  Tre Sonnetti di Petrarca

Genre:  French Mèlodie

Translation

Robert Lyall – Après un reve (Faurè) 5/5

Master Artist: Robert Lyall

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Conductor

Venue: Loyola University

Date: 2009

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 5 of 5

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Après un reve

Composer:  Gabriel Faurè

From:  N/A

Genre:  French Mèlodie

Translation

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Genre:  Opening Comments

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Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  It is Enough

Composer:  Felix Mendelssohn

From:  Elijah

Genre:  Oratorio

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Mein Herr Marquis

Composer:  Johann Strauss

From:  Die Fledermaus

Genre:  German Singspiel

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Connais-tu le Pays

Composer:  Ambroise Thomas

From:  Mignon

Genre:  French Opera

Synopsis/Translation

Steven Crawford – Le Colibri (Chausson) 3/5

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​Master Artist: ​​​Steven Crawford

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Conductor/Vocal Coach

Venue: ​​​University of Texas at El Paso/Opera UTEP

Date:​ 2016

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 3 of 5

​Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Le Colibri

Composer:  Ernest Chausson

From:  N/A

Genre:  French Mélodie

Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  A vucchella

Composer:  Francesco Paolo Tosti

From:  N/A

Genre:  Italian Art Song

Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Un moto di gioia

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre:  Italian Art Song

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  O del mio dolce ardor

Composer:  Christoph Gluck

From:  Paride ed Elena

Genre:  Italian Baroque Opera

Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Non posso disperar

Composer:  Giovanni Bononcini

From:  Eraclea

Genre:  Italian Baroque Opera

Noteworthy Recordings

Martin Katz – A Chloris (Hahn) 3/7

Master Artist: Martin Katz

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Collaborative Pianist

Venue: Music Academy of the West

Date: 2015

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 3 of 7

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  A Chloris

Composer:  Reynaldo Hahn

From:  N/A

Genre:  French Mèlodie

Translation

Scene One

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Sul fil d’un soffio etesio

Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi

From:  Falstaff

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Two

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Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Quand je fus pris au pavillon

Composer:  Reynaldo Hahn

From:  N/A

Genre:  French Mèlodie

Noteworthy Recordings

Scene Four

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Malia

Composer:  Paolo Tosti

From:  N/A

Genre:  Italian Art Song

Translation

Scene Five

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Der Neugierige

Composer:  Franz Schubert

From:  Die schöne Müllerin

Genre:  German Lieder

Translation

Scene Six

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Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: The Roadside Fire

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

From: Songs of Travel

Genre: British Art Song

Scene Seven

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Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Ständchen

Composer:  Franz Schubert

From:  Schwanengesang

Genre:  German Lieder

Translation

Sharon Sweet – Chère Nuit (Bachelet) 2/2

Master Artist: Sharon Sweet

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: Mansfield University

Date: 2015

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 2 of 2

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Chère Nuit

Composer:  Alfred Bachelet

From:  N/A

Genre:  French Mélodie

Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  O mio babbino caro

Composer:  Giacomo Puccini

From:  Gianni Schicchi

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis

David Adams – Romance (Debussy)

Master Artist: David Adams

Biography

Master Artist Voice:  Tenor

Venue:  Schmidt Youth Vocal Competition, University of Kentucky

Date: 2010

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Romance

Composer:  Claude Debussy

From:  Deux Romances

Genre:  French Mélodie

Translation