Carnegie Hall Citywide: Alexandra Nowakowski, Soprano & Michał Biel, Piano – "Mother, let me live!"
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- Alexandra Nowakowski, soprano
- Michał Biel, piano
Jules Massenet — "Ah! Douce enfant" from Cendrillon (Cinderella)
Karol Szymanowski — Pieśni kurpiowskie ("Kurpie Songs"), Op. 58, No. 3: Uwoz, mamo
Eduard Toldrà — Seis canciones ("La zagala alegre" & "Madre, unos ojuelos vi")
Manuel de Falla — "II. Nana" from Suite Populaire Espagnole
Fernando Obradors — Canciones clásicas españolas ("Con amores la mi madre" & "Chiquitita la novia")
Antonín Dvořák — Songs My Mother Taught Me, B. 104, Op. 55, No. 4
Claude Debussy — Quatre chansons de jeunesse
Enrique Granados — Mira que soy niña, ¡amor, déjame!
Enrique Granados — Lloraba la niña
Enrique Granados — No lloréis, ojuelos
Opera and concert singer Alexandra Nowakowski, praised by Opera News for her "impassioned singing," performs a free, Friday-evening recital with pianist Michał Biel. They perform a varied selection of works by Massenet, Szymanowski, Toldrá, Falla, Obradors, Dvořák, Debussy, and Granados, which the artists present together as a program titled, "Mother, let me live!" Ms. Nowakowski's comments in between works will illuminate the significance of this eye-catching theme.
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