Carnegie Hall Citywide: Meghan Kasanders, Soprano & Dror Baitel, Piano
Free
- Megan Kasanders, soprano
- Dror Baitel, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff — 6 Romances, Op. 38
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Ne poy krasavitsa pri mne ("Oh never sing to me again"), Op. 4, No. 4
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Vesenniye vody ("Spring waters"), Op. 14, No. 11
Richard Pearson Thomas — Hair Emergency!
Carnegie Hall Citywide presents a free concert by Meghan Kasanders—hailed by Opera News as a "wonderfully promising, rich dramatic soprano"—and esteemed collaborative pianist Dror Baitel. The eclectic program includes Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder ("Seven Early Songs"), composed while Berg was studying with Schoenberg; Rachmaninoff's Six Songs, Op. 38 (the composer's final set of songs for solo voice and piano); and Hair Emergency! by celebrated contemporary American composer Richard Pearson Thomas.
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