Emily Riesser – Past Concerts
Soprano Emily Riesser's diverse experience encompasses opera, oratorio, theatre, and new works. She recently portrayed Elle in a staging of Poulenc’s one-voice opera, 'The Human Voice' (Ladies Musical Club), sang Frasquita in 'Carmen' (Kitsap Opera), and played a nun in 'Sister Act' (Tacoma Musical Playhouse). In concert, Emily is known for her interpretation of Bach cantatas, including the Wedding Cantata, which she sang recently in several venues. Favorite experiences include singing Iphigenie in Gluck’s 'Iphigenie en Tauride' (Seattle Opera Guild), Violetta in Verdi’s 'La traviata' (Kitsap Opera), Tamiri in Mozart’s 'Il re pastore' (Off-Center Opera), and soprano chorus at Seattle Opera. Emily is a graduate of Goshen College (Goshen, IN) and past participant in Bel Canto Northwest (Portland State University).
Ladies Musical Club: Songs for Soprano | Selections for Solo Flute
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Ladies Musical Club: Music of Steven Luksan
Steven Luksan — I call to the Earth and Sea ("1. You Sea!," "3. Night," "4. Immortality")
Steven Luksan — Sacred Suite ("Trance")
Steven Luksan — Night Songs ("The House Should be Full of Roses," "Summer stars," "July Midnight")
Steven Luksan — Resistance ("1. Work," "3. Communion," "5. Re-visioning")
Steven Luksan — Sonata ("II. Lento")
Steven Luksan — Smoke and Steel: Five Songs from the Poetry of Carl Sandburg ("Monotone," "Valley Song, "Prayers of Steel")
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LMC Opera: The Golden Age of Italian Opera
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Ladies Musical Club: Music for the Holidays
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LMC Opera: Queen for a Day – Operatic Depictions of Nobility
George Frideric Handel — "Nasce il sole" from Rodrigo, HWV 5
Henry Purcell — "When I am laid in earth" (Dido's Lament) from Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Christoph Willibald Glück — Paride ed Elena ("Ah, lo veggo")
Giuseppe Verdi — "Tu che le vanita" from Don Carlos
Giuseppe Verdi — "Morró, ma prima in grazia" from Un Ballo in Maschera
Pauline Viardot — Cendrillon ("Nous sommes assaillis")
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LMC Opera: Queen for a Day – Operatic Depictions of Nobility
George Frideric Handel — "Nasce il sole" from Rodrigo, HWV 5
Henry Purcell — "When I am laid in earth" (Dido's Lament) from Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Christoph Willibald Glück — Paride ed Elena ("Ah, lo veggo")
Giuseppe Verdi — "Tu che le vanita" from Don Carlos
Giuseppe Verdi — "Morró, ma prima in grazia" from Un Ballo in Maschera
Pauline Viardot — Cendrillon ("Nous sommes assaillis")
Free
LMC Opera: Queen for a Day – Operatic Depictions of Nobility
George Frideric Handel — "Nasce il sole" from Rodrigo, HWV 5
Henry Purcell — "When I am laid in earth" (Dido's Lament) from Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Christoph Willibald Glück — Paride ed Elena ("Ah, lo veggo")
Giuseppe Verdi — "Tu che le vanita" from Don Carlos
Giuseppe Verdi — "Morró, ma prima in grazia" from Un Ballo in Maschera
Pauline Viardot — Cendrillon ("Nous sommes assaillis")
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Ladies Musical Club: Bach Birthday Celebration
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Ladies Musical Club: Songs & Lieder; Music for Clarinet & Guitar
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Ladies Musical Club: Music by LMC Composers
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LMC Opera: Scenes from 'Le Nozze di Figaro'
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LMC Opera: Scenes from 'Le Nozze di Figaro'
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LMC Opera Selections by Mozart, Puccini, Lehár, & More
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Ladies Musical Club: Songs by Berlioz & Weill
Kurt Weill — "Speak Low" from One Touch of Venus
Kurt Weill — "Surabaya Johnny" from Happy End
Kurt Weill — "Complainte de la Seine" from Trois chansons
Kurt Weill — "What Good Would the Moon Be?" from Street Scene
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Ladies Musical Club: Songs by Berlioz & Weill; The Musical Body
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