Meet two singers enjoying dual careers as conductors. The third program for Women’s History Month features French contralto Nathalie Stutzmann and Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan.
The Singer / Conductor
Nathalie Stutzmann (Photo: Simon Fowler); Barbara Hannigan (Photo: Marco Borggreve)
Playlist
George Frideric Handel: Orlando
Aria, “Fammi combattere mostri e tifei”
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto
The Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
Two mélodies of Francis Poulenc
“Les gars qui vont à la fête” from Chansons villageoises (1942)
“Fleurs” from Fiançailles pour rire (1939)
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto
Inger Södergren, piano
Johannes Brahms: “Von ewiger Liebe,” Op. 43/1
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto
Inger Södergren, piano
Handel: Alessandro
Aria, “Sarò qual vento”
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto and conductor
Orfeo 55
Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18
VII. “Being Beauteous”
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Candida Thompson, conductor
Arnold Schoenberg: “Erhebung,” Op. 2/3
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Reinbert De Leeuw, piano
Alma Mahler: “Laue Sommernacht”
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Reinbert De Leeuw, piano
George Gershwin arr. Bill Elliot: “But Not for Me” from Girl Crazy Suite
Barbara Hannigan, soprano and conductor
This episode of Listening to Singers will be available for listening on-demand until March 26
