Collaborators

Carina Kahane, soprano
Alexander Katsman, piano

Program

Texts and Translations

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Selections from Vier Gesänge, Op. 43
     1. Von ewiger Liebe
     2. Die mainacht

George Frederic Handel (1685–1759)
“Priva son d’ogni conforto”
     from Giulio Cesare

Tiberiu Brediceanu (1877–1968)
Three Romanian Songs
     1. Vai bădiță dragi ne-avem
     2. Bade, pentru ochii tai
     3. Bagă doamne luna-n nor

Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880)
Barcarolle - “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour”
     from The Tales of Hoffmann
Carina Kahane, soprano

-Intermission-

H. Leslie Adams (b. 1932)
Selections from Nightsongs
     1. Prayer
     2. Drums of Tragedy
     3. The Heart of a Woman
     4. Night Song
     5. Sence You Went Away

Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
Six chansons de théâtre
     1. La Bohémienne la main m’a pris
     2. Un petit pas, deux petits pas
     3. Je suis dans le filet
     4. Chacun son tour
     5. Mes amis le cygnes
     6. Blancs sonts les jours d’été

Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Goodnight Moon

About SFCM’s Voice Department

Find your voice—and your community. A tight-knit group, voice students work closely with all-star faculty who have performed at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Paris Opera, Milan’s La Scala, and many others. As a student at SFCM, you'll have the opportunity to regularly attend dress rehearsals at the San Francisco Opera and take advantage of performance opportunities around the Bay Area.

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