Natalie Dessay and Philippe Cassard
France/AmericaFrench soprano Natalie Dessay stands prominently among the stars of today's operatic landscape, enthralling audiences with her dual talents as both a singer and an actress. Following an illustrious career gracing the most prestigious opera stages, including the Paris Opera, Vienna State Opera, Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Salzburg Festival, and Covent Garden, Dessay embarks on her farewell tour. Accompanying her is Philippe Cassard, a highly acclaimed French pianist known for his specialization in the works of Debussy.
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Program
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Mélodies passagères, from the poems in French by Rainer-Maria Rilke
Puisque tout passe
Un cygne
Tombeau dans un parc
Le clocher qui chante
Départ
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) Le colibri
Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) Le rossignol des lilas
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis
Louis Beydts (1895-1953) La Colombe poignardée
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Reine des mouettes
Maurice Ravel Oiseaux tristes, piano solo from Miroirs
Francis Poulenc La Dame de Monte Carlo, texts of Jean Cocteau
-Intermission-
Gian-Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) “Steal me, sweet thief” from The old maid and the thief
Gian-Carlo Menotti "Monica’s Waltz" from The Medium
Samuel Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915, texts of James Agee
André Previn (1929-2019) "I want Magic" from A Streetcar Named Desire
