Hi again, Jennifer, My mom forwarded me a copy of the program she did *many* years ago called "Faces of Love". Bear in mind that she wasn't terribly concerned with whether a song was right for her "fach". She was simply singing music she loved and that fit the theme. Case in point, the "Mon Coeur...". She's a very light lyric coloratura.
Anyhow, for whatever it's worth:
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Bist du bei mir - J. S. Bach Erhebung - Arnold Schoenberg Ich liebe dich - Edvard Grieg Mein Herr Marquis from "Die Fledermaus" - Johann Strauss, Jr. Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix from "Samson et Dalilal" - Camille Saint-Saens Chansons de Bilitis - Claude Debussy - La flute de Pan - La chevelure - Le tombeau des naiades Parlez-moi d'amour - Jean Lenoir Habanera from "Carmen" - Georges Bizet Lascia ch'io pianga from "Rinaldo" - G. F. Handel Non so piu cosa son from "Le Nozze de Figaro" - W. A. Mozart Caro nome from "Rigoletto" - Giuseppe Verdi Un bel di from "Madama Butterfly" - Giacomo Puccini At Dawning - Charles Wakefield Cadman - assisted by Laura Sage, violin (that's me as a little girl) And So, Goodbye - Ernest Charles At the Well - Richard Hageman Silent Noon - Ralph Vaughan Williams Love, I Have Won You - Landon Ronald
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Some of these I don't know the translations for so I don't know if some may be a bit far fetched in terms of topic, but there it is none the less.
Have fun! And tell us when the CD comes out!!
Laura
-----Original Message----- From: Jennifer [mailto:ihateegroups@y...] Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 9:52 AM To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com Subject: [vocalist] Aspects of love
I've just found out that I have a sponsor to record a CD and do a tour - I'm very excited! But now I have to come up with a program of music and I would love some suggestions, since programming is one of my weaknesses.
I'm planning on doing an "aspects of love" theme - exploring things like wanting to be in love, falling in love, falling out of love, losing a loved one, feelings about being in love, etc. I'm a full lyric soprano with a good high C, a decent middle and lower range (but I prefer not to hang out there for extended periods of time) and a fair amount of flexibility (although I'm definitely not a coloratura). Since the audiences I'll be targeting include people who aren't overly familiar with opera, I'd like to do arias or art songs that have nice melodies or have some other appeal (strong emotion, for example). Nothing atonal :o). I wouldn't mind doing one or two lesser known arias/songs, but the majority should be fairly familiar.
Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Jennifer, off to find a good pianist
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