Genre: Opening Comments

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Gerald Finley – Opening Comments – 1/6

Master Artist: Gerald Finley

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Baritone

Venue: Royal College of Music

Date: 2013

Language of Instruction: English

 

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Un aura amorosa

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Cosi fan tutte

Genre:  Italian Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  The Estuary

Composer:  Michael Head

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Genre:  English Art Song

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Genre:  Question and Answer

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  A Lucky Child

Composer:  Jake Heggie

From:  N/A

Genre:  American Art Song

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Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  The Clock of the Years

Composer:  Gerald Finzi

From:  Earth and Air and Rain

Genre:  English Art Song

Stephen Brown – Opening Comments (Loyola University) – 1/5

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​Master Artist: ​​​Stephen Brown

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Company Manager - Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY

Venue: ​​​Loyola University

Date:​ N/A

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

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​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Belle Hermione

Composer:  Jean-Baptiste Lully

From:  Cadmus et Hermione

Genre:  French Baroque Opera

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Una donna a quindici anni

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Cosi fan tutte

Genre:  Italian Opera

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​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Der Lindenbaum

Composer:  Franz Schubert

From:  Die Winterreise

Genre:  German Lieder

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​Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  How to Handle a Woman

Composer:  Alan Jay Lerner

From:  Camelot

Genre:  Musical Theater

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Thomas Hampson – Opening Comments – San Francisco Conservatory – 1/3

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​Master Artist: ​​​Thomas Hampson

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​​Baritone

Venue: ​​​​San Francisco Conservatory

Date:​ 2011

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Dove Sono

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre:  Italian Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Onegin's Act I Aria

Composer:  Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky

From:  Eugene Onegin

Genre:  Russian Opera

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Gerald Finley – Opening Comments (Guildhall School) – 1/3

Master Artist: Gerald Finley

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Baritone

Venue: Guildhall School of Music

Date: 2013

Language of Instruction: English

 

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Donde lieta usci

Composer:  Giacomo Puccini

From:  La Bohème

Genre:  Italian Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  L’ île inconnue

Composer:  Hector Berlioz

From:  Les nuits d’ été

Genre:  French Mélodie

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Denyce Graves – Opening Comments (Boston University) – 1/7

Master Artist: Denyce Graves

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: Boston University

Date: 2006

Language of Instruction: English

 

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Performer Voice Type:  Bass

Title:  Vecchia zimarra

Composer:  Giacomo Puccini

From:  La Bohème

Genre:  Italian Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante

Composer:  Georges Bizet

From:  Carmen

Genre:  French Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Sein wir wieder gut

Composer:  Richard Strauss

From:  Ariadne auf Naxos

Genre:  German 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:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Werther! Qui m’aurait dit…Ces lettres!

Composer:  Jules Massenet

From:  Werther

Genre:  French Opera

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Joan Dornemann – Opening Comments

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​Master Artist: ​Joan Dornemann

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​Conductor/Opera Coach

Venue: Vocal Arts and Music Festival, Blacksburg, Va.

Date:​ 2011

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

Genre: Opening Comments