Opera favorites, some Chinese and Yiddish songs, and music by Cole Porter is in store for you on our next recital. Two first-year members of the Ryan Opera Center ensemble, baritone Sihao Hu and bass-baritone Benjamin R. Sokol are joined by ensemble member, pianist Michael Banwarth. We’ll hear three songs written by Bellini, two arias from Verdi’s Don Carlo and Borodin’s Prince Igor. Sihao will share songs by Chinese composer Zhao Jipling and Benjamin will delight us with two Yiddish songs and music from Cole Porter’s Fifty Million Frenchmen.
Baritone Sihao Hu, Bass-Baritone Benjamin R. Sokol, and Pianist Michael Banwarth
Playlist
“Per pietà, bell’ idol mio”, “Ma rendi pur contento”, and “Vanne, o rosa fortunata”, by Vincenzo Bellini
Benjamin R. Sokol, bass-baritone; Michael Banwarth, piano
“Per me giunto…O Carlo, ascolta” from Don Carlo, by Giuseppe Verdi
Sihao Hu, baritone; Michael Banwarth, piano
Prince Igor’s Aria from Prince Igor, by Alexander Borodin
Benjamin R. Sokol, bass-baritone; Michael Banwarth, piano
“Ode to the orchid”, “Cooing and wooing”, and “Tangduoling Theme”, by Zhao Jipling
Sihao Hu, baritone; Michael Banwarth, piano
“Yisrolik”, by Misha Veksler
Benjamin R. Sokol, bass-baritone; Michael Banwarth, piano
“Oyfn Pripechik”, by Mark Markovich Warshawsky
Benjamin R. Sokol, bass-baritone; Michael Banwarth, piano
The Tale Of The Oyster, by Cole Porter
Benjamin R. Sokol, bass-baritone; Michael Banwarth, piano
