Genre: German Opera

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Joyce DiDonato – Sein wir wieder gut (R. Strauss)

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​Master Artist: ​Joyce DiDonato

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: ​​Julliard

Date:​ 2017

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Sein wir wieder gut

Composer:  Richard Strauss

From:  Ariadne auf Naxos

Genre:  German Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Cheryl Studer – Nun eilt herbei (Nicolai) 1/5

Master Artist: Cheryl Studer

Biography

Master Artist Voice:  Soprano

Venue:  International Vocal Competition Ontario

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 1 of 5

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Nun eilt herbei

Composer:  Otto Nicolai

From:  Die Lustigen Weiber

Genre:  German Opera

Opera Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Ah, fors ’è lui...Sempre Libera

Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi

From:  La Traviata

Genre:  Italian Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  Vocalization Session

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Spirto gentil

Composer:  Gaetano Donizetti

From:  La Favorita

Genre:  Italian Bel Canto Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Ah! Je veux vivre

Composer:  Charles Gounod

From:  Roméo et Juliette

Genre:  French Opera

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Biggs/Recchiuti – Entweihte Götter (Wagner)

Master Artist: Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs/Michael Recchiuti

Blancke-Biggs Biography
Recchiuti Biography

Master Artist Voice:  Soprano and Conductor

Venue:  New York City Opera Center

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Entweihte Götter

Composer:  Richard Wagner

From:  Lohengrin

Genre:  German Opera

Libretto/Synopsis

James Morris – Leb wohl, du kunhes, herrliches Kind (Wagner)

Master Artist: James Morris

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Bass-Baritone

Venue: Merola Opera Program

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  Leb wohl, du kuhnes, herrliches Kind

Composer:  Richard Wagner

From:  Die Walküre

Genre:  German Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Marquita Lister – Sein wir wieder gut (R. Strauss) 4/4

Master Artist: Marquita Lister

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: George Shirley Vocal Competition

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

 

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Sein wir wieder gut

Composer:  Richard Strauss

From:  Ariadne auf Naxos

Genre:  German Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Till I Wake

Composer:  H. T. Burleigh

From:  N/A

Genre:  Spiritual

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Compensation

Composer:  Betty Jackson King

From:  A Set of Three Dunbar Poems

Genre:  American Art Song

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Thou Art Risen, My Beloved

Composer:  Samuel Coleridge

From:  N/A

Genre:  American Art Song

Catrin Johnsson – Einsam in trüben tagen (Wagner) 4/4

Master Artist: Catrin Johnsson

Biography

Master Artist Voice:  Mezzo-Soprano

Venue:  Australian Singing Competition

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 4 of 4

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Einsam in trüben tagen

Composer:  Richard Wagner

From:  Lohengrin

Genre:  German Opera

Libretto/Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: The Swimmer

Composer: Edward Elgar

From: Sea Pictures, Op. 37

Genre: British Art Song

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Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: Ah, scostati...Smanie implacabili

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Cosi fan tutte

Genre: Italian Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Pastorella d'un povero armento

Composer:  G. F. Handel

From:  Rodelinda

Genre:  Italian Baroque Opera

Synopsis/Translation

Frederica von Stade – Pierrot’s Tanzlied (Korngold) 5/6

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​Master Artist: ​​Frederica von Stade

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue:​ ​Arizona State University

Date:​ 2016

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

Selected Video - Scene 5 of 6

​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Pierrot’s Tanzlied

Composer:  Erich Korngold

From:  Die tote Stadt

Genre:  Italian Baroque Opera

Synopsis/Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Bel raggio Lusinghier

Composer:  Gioachino Rossini

From:  Semiramide

Genre:  Italian Opera

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​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Hai gia vinta la causa

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre:  Italian Opera

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​Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Dearest Mama

Composer: Douglas Moore

From: The Ballad of Baby Doe

Genre: American Opera

Opera Synopsis

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​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Non so piu cosa son

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre:  Italian Opera

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Dove sono

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Marilyn Horne – O du mein holder Adendstern (Wagner) 1/4

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​Master Artist: ​​​Marilyn Horne

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: ​Music Academy of the West

Date:​ 2015

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 1 of 4

​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  O du mein holder Abendstern

Composer:  Richard Wagner

From:  Tannhäuser

Genre:  German Opera

Synopsis/Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Presentation of the Rose

Composer:  Richard Strauss

From:  Der Rosenkavalier

Genre:  German Operetta

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​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Addio i miei sospiri

Composer:  Christoph Willibald Gluck

From:  Orfeo ed Euridice

Genre:  Italian Baroque Opera

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​Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  O del mio amato ben

Composer:  Stefano Donaudy

From:  N/A

Genre:  Italian Art Song

Translation

Renée Fleming – Marietta’s Lied (Korngold) 1/5

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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 1 of 5

​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Marietta’s Lied

Composer:  Erich Wolfgang Korngold

From:  Die tote Stadt

Genre:  German Opera

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Je marche sur les chemins

Composer:  Jules Massenet

From:  Manon

Genre:  French Opera

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Ach, ich fühls

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Die Zauberflöte

Genre:  German Singspiel

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Glitter and Be Gay

Composer:  Leonard Bernstein

From:  Candide

Genre:  American Operetta

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​Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  Question and Answer