Concert Program

“Je te veux”  French art song by Erik Satie (1866-1925) – “I have understood your distress, my love, and I want you too…”

“O Pallida” from the opera L’amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni (composed 1891) – “Oh lost love, reappear in my dreams…come back to me, and even if your kisses bring me death – kiss me!”

“Di tanti palpiti” from the opera Tancredi by Giacomo Rossini (composed 1831) – “So many palpitaitions and so much excitement will there be when I reunite with my great love…”

“Pauline’s aria” from the opera The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (composed 1890) – “I remember my days living in a paradise, however in the end life gives us all a tomb…”

“Some Enchanted Evening” from the musical South Pacific by Rodgers & Hammerstein (composed 1949)

“Beau Soir” French art song by Claude Debussy (1862-1918) – “The setting sun reminds us to appreciate the life we have, as we too shall one day set…”

“L’Heure exquise” French art song by Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) – “Relish the exquisite hour when the moon illuminates us…”

“Chanson de l’adieux” French art song by Francesco Tosti (1846-1916) – “To depart is to die a little bit…”

Frédéric Chopin – Scherzo Opus 39 in C# Minor (1810-1849)

“Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” from the opera Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns (composed 1877) – “My heart opens to the sound of your voice…respond to my tenderness!”

“The Physician” from the musical Nymph Errant by Cole Porter (composed 1933)

“Les Champs-Élysées” Deighan & Wilsh (1969) – “So much passion and discovery happen at the Champs-Élysées!”

“Hymne à l’amour” Monnot & Piaf (1949) – “Love withstands everything – even death…”

“Saga of Jenny” from the musical Lady in the Dark by Kurt Weill (composed 1941)