The 2024/25 Ryan Opera Center Recital Series opens with a musical bang with soprano Adia Evans, baritone Finn Sagal, and pianist Michael Banwarth featured in works by Tchaikovsky and Verdi. We’ll also hear Adia in Alfred Bachelet’s passionate Chère nuit and Finn in Nico Muhly’s haunting The Last Letter.
Soprano Adia Evans, Baritone Finn Sagal, and Pianist Michael Banwarth
Playlist
Chere nuit, by Alfred Bachelet
Adia Evans, soprano; Michael Banwarth, piano
“None but the Lonely Heart”, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Finn Sagal, baritone; Michael Banwarth, piano
“Nocturne” and “Hat dich die Liebe berührt”, by Joseph Marx
Adia Evans, soprano; Michael Banwarth, piano
The Last Letter, by Nico Muhly
Finn Sagal, baritone; Michael Banwarth, piano
“Ernani involami” from Ernani, by Giuseppe Verdi
Adia Evans, soprano; Michael Banwarth, piano
“Among the Fuchsias” from 5 Songs of Laurence Hope, by H.T. Burleigh
Adia Evans, soprano; Michael Banwarth, piano
“Lush life”, by Billy Strayhorn
Finn Sagal, baritone; Michael Banwarth, piano
“If Ever I Would Leave You”, from Camelot by, Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner
Finn Sagal, baritone; Michael Banwarth, piano
