Recorded on February 4, 2024
Sopranos Foléi Browne, Tate Chu, and Makila Kirchner;
mezzo-soprano Anna Viemeister; tenor Ricardo Rodriguez;
baritone Jeremy Griffin; flutist Richard Paratley; and pianist Catherine Miller
Francine Garber-Cohen, Concert Producer
Re dell’abisso, affrettati - Un ballo in maschera - Verdi
Anna Viemeister - mezzo-soprano
The fortune-teller Ulrica calls upon Satan to help her foresee the future.
Avant de quitter ces lieux - Faust - Gounod
Jeremy Griffin - baritone
As Valentin, a soldier, prepares to leave his hometown for war, he prays and
entrusts his sister, Marguerite, to God’s protection.
He seeks glory and vows to
be the bravest as he battles the enemy for his country.
Dis-moi que je suis belle - Thaïs - Massenet
Tate Chu - soprano
The world-weary courtesan Thaïs asks her mirror to assure her that she will always be beautiful.
Tombe degli avi miei - Lucia di Lammermoor - Donizetti
Ricardo Rodriguez - tenor
Edgardo, believing that his beloved Lucia has deserted him, visits the tombs of his ancestors and contemplates his own death.
Soave sia il vento - Così fan tutte - Mozart
Makila Kirchner - soprano, Anna Viemeister - mezzo-soprano, Jeremy Griffin - baritone
Fiordiligi and Dorabella bid their fiancés farewell, accompanied by Don Alfonso, wishing them fair winds and calms seas on their journey.
City of Dreams - Nathan Felix
Foléi Browne - soprano
Intermezzo - Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Richard Paratley - flutist
Verranno a te - Lucia di Lammermoor - Donizetti
Tate Chu - soprano, Ricardo Rodriguez - tenor
Secret lovers Lucia and Edgardo bid farewell to each other.
Mandoline - Debussy
Foléi Browne - soprano
Troubadors serenade their lovely listeners with mandolins in the moonlight.
Il cavallo scalpita - Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Jeremy Griffin - baritone
Alfio the carter tells the assembled villagers how much he
enjoys his work
and how glad he is to be back home with his loving wife.
Regnava nel silenzio - Lucia di Lammermoor - Donizetti
Makila Kirchner - soprano
Lucia is frightened when she sees a fountain where an
unfaithful woman was killed by her lover.
She tells her companion Alisa that she once saw the woman’s ghost beckoning to her.
Pourquoi me reveiller - Werther - Massenet
Ricardo Rodriguez - tenor
Werther, in love with Charlotte, a married woman, recites a poem to her in which a lover asks
why the spring breeze awakens him, only to find grief.
Where Will My Dreams Take Me - Nathan Felix
Foléi Browne - soprano
Nacht und Träume - Schubert
Makila Kirchner - soprano
A sleeper bids the night and dreams to return.
Viens, Mallika - Lakmé - Delibes
Tate Chu - soprano, Anna Viemeister - mezzo-soprano
Lakmé and her servant Mallika gather flowers by the river.
Pièce en Forme de Habanera - Ravel
Richard Paratley - flutist