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Chamber Ensemble

June 2, 2019, 7:00 pm

Photo by Natalia Medd

Ryan Opera Center artists Madeline Slettedahl, Kayleigh Decker, and Emily Pogorelc are joined by musicians from the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra for a special chamber ensemble program. Instrumental and vocal works by Rachmaniov, Ravel, Previn, and Mendelssohn are featured in a recital programmed by Ryan Opera Center pianist, Madeline Slettedahl.

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Music

Etude Tableau Op. 39, no. 5, by Sergei Rachmaninov
Madeline Slettedahl, piano

Chanson Madecasses, by Maurice Ravel
Kayleigh Decker, mezzo-soprano; Jennifer Gunn, flute; Calum Cook, cello; Madeline Slettedahl, piano

Four Songs for Soprano, by André Previn
Emily Pogorelc, soprano; Calum Cook, cello; Madeline Slettedahl, piano

Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, 4th movement, by Felix Mendelssohn
Robert Hanford, vioin; Calum Cook, cello; Madeline Slettedahl, piano

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Meet the Host

Colin Ure was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and studied music, majoring in voice, at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Later he sang professionally throughout the UK and farther afield. In 1992, he became an artists’ manager, working for several British agencies for which he advised, developed, and structured the careers of young singers worldwide. In 2005 he was appointed as dramaturg for the Houston Grand Opera, where he lectured, wrote articles, and prepared supertitle translations. Colin now lives in Chicago, working as a freelance dramaturg. For the Chicago Humanities Festival, he has interviewed Renée Fleming, Jessye Norman, Ana María Martínez, Jimmy López, and Nilo Cruz. For Lyric Opera of Chicago, he has given pre-performance lectures, written and recorded podcast, and prepared supertitle translations.