Soprano Whitney Morrison will sing Samuel Barber’s lush and textured Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and baritone Ricardo José Rivera will perform three songs from Gustav Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn, a collection of beautiful German folk poems. Music from Ricky Ian Gordan Genius Child and Maurice Ravel’s Don Quixote à Dulcinée will also be featured on the program. The singers will be joined by Ryan Opera Center pianist, Madeline Slettedahl.
Duo Recital: Whitney Morrison and Ricardo José Rivera (Rebroadcast)
Samuel Barber
Playlist
“Joy” and “Prayer”, from Genius Child, by Ricky Ian Gordan
Whitney Morrison, soprano; Madeline Slettedahl, piano
“Prayer”, from Night Songs, by H. Leslie Adams
Whitney Morrison, soprano; Madeline Slettedahl, piano
“Chanson à Boire” from Don Quixote à Dulcinée, by Maurice Ravel
Ricardo José Rivera, baritone; Madeline Slettedahl, piano
Three Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, by Gustav Mahler
1. Scheiden und Meiden
2. Selbstgefühl
3. Der Tamboursg’sell
Ricardo José Rivera, baritone; Madeline Slettedahl, piano
Knoxville: Summer of 1915, by Samuel Barber
Whitney Morrison, soprano; Madeline Slettedahl, piano
“Villancico Yaucano”, by Amaury Veray
Ricardo José Rivera, baritone; Madeline Slettedahl, piano
