In this recital we will hear music of JS Bach, Manuel de Falla, and African-American composers Robert Owens and H. Leslie Adams. Soprano Maria Novella Malfatti will perform the Argentinian classic song “La Rosa y el Sauce” by Carlos Guastavino and bass-baritone David Weigel will sing William Grant Still’s Songs of Seperation. They are joined on the piano by Ryan Opera Center pianist Chris Reynolds.
Soprano Maria Novella Malfatti, Bass-Baritone David Weigel, and Pianist Chris Reynolds
Playlist
Bist du bei Mir, by JS Bach
Maria Novella Malfatti, soprano; Chris Reynolds, piano
Drei Lieder, Op. 19, by Robert Owens
1. Die Nacht
2. Morgendämmerung
3. Der verliebte Reisende
David Weigel, bass-baritone; Chris Reynolds, piano
Siete canciones populares españolas, by Manuel de Falla
Maria Novella Malfatti, soprano; Chris Reynolds, piano
Songs of Separation, by William Grant Still
David Weigel, bass-baritone; Chris Reynolds, piano
La Rosa y el Sauce, by Carlos Guastavino
Maria Novella Malfatti, soprano; Chris Reynolds, piano
Nightsongs, by H. Leslie Adams
David Weigel, bass-baritone; Chris Reynolds, piano
Love is where you find it, by Nacio Herb Brown
Maria Novella Malfatti, soprano; Chris Reynolds, piano