Ladies Musical Club: Operas Adapted from Great Literature
Free
Gaetano Donizetti
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L'elisir d'amore ("The Elixir of Love")
Henry Purcell — Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Francesco Cavalli — La Calisto
Giuseppe Verdi — Il Corsaro
Giacomo Puccini — Gianni Schicchi
William Schuman — The Mighty Casey
Marc Blitzstein — Regina
Kirke Mechem — Tartuffe
John Harbison — The Great Gatsby
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess
Léo Delibes — Lakmé
Henry Purcell — Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Francesco Cavalli — La Calisto
Giuseppe Verdi — Il Corsaro
Giacomo Puccini — Gianni Schicchi
William Schuman — The Mighty Casey
Marc Blitzstein — Regina
Kirke Mechem — Tartuffe
John Harbison — The Great Gatsby
George Gershwin — Porgy and Bess
Léo Delibes — Lakmé
Singers: Emily Riesser, Ya-Li Lee, Heather Mullin, Christine Menscher, Regina Thomas
Piano: Nicole Truesdell, John Burkhardt
Narration: Lynn Muehleisen
“Fear no danger” (Dido and Aeneas)
“Piante Ombrose” (La Calisto)
“Non so le tetre immagini” (Il Corsaro)
“O mio babbino caro” (Gianni Schicchi)
“Kiss me not goodbye” (The Mighty Casey)
“What will it be for me?” (Regina)
“No more pale moon” (Tartuffe)
“Where is that warm old world?” (The Great Gatsby)
“Prendi” (L’elisir d’amore)
“Saria possibile?” (L’elisir d’amore)
“Summertime” (Porgy and Bess)
Flower duet (Lakmé)