Barbara Dever & Phillip Collister
Since her debut as Amneris in Aida at the Metropolitan Opera, Barbara Dever has been in demand throughout the world for the dramatic mezzo-soprano operatic and concert repertoire. An extensive bass-baritone soloist in opera, oratorio, and in recital, Phillip Collister maintains an active performing and directing career. Watch the two join for a breathtaking program, “Music for a While,” also featuring pianists Elena Ryepkina and R. Timothy McReynolds, and cellist Gozde Tiknaz.
Music for a While
Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695)
Orpheus With His Lute
Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872 – 1958)
My Dearest, My Fairest
Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695)
Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Dichterliebe, Op. 48
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
INTERMISSION
Siete canciones populares Españolas
Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946)
El paño
Seguidilla murciana
Asturiana
Jota
Nana
Canción
Polo
Shadow of the Blues
John Musto (b. 1954)
Silhouette
Litany
Island
Could Be
The Life of the Bee, Op. 68
Lee Hoiby (1926 – 2011)
Millennium Approaches
The Spirit of the Hive
The Sting
The Queen
The Swarm
Ja! was nun? from Martha
Friedrich von Flotow (1812 – 1883)
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