A NightAt the Opera

A NightAt the OperaCelebrating the Achievements of

African American SingersCelebrating the Achievements of

African American Singers

Saturday March 7th at 8pmJohn M. Greene Hall

T H E S M I T H C O L L E G E G L E E C L U B A N D O R C H E S T R A P R E S E N T

FEATURING THE CORNELL GLEE CLUB AND SOLOISTSFEATURING THE CORNELL GLEE CLUB AND SOLOISTS

& KATHERINE SAIK AND ALAN SCHNEIDER

KAREN SLACK

RODRICK DIXON

TIMOTHY JEROMEJONES

Narrated by George ShirleyNarrated by George ShirleyConducted by Jonathan Hirsh, Sarah Paquet, and Stephen SpinelliConducted by Jonathan Hirsh, Sarah Paquet, and Stephen Spinelli

“A Night at the Opera”: Celebrating the Achievements of African American Singers

PROGRAM

Macbeth Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Witches’ Chorus Smith College Glee Club

Studia il passo... Come dal ciel precipita Banquo: Timothy Jerome Jones

Tosca Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Vissi d’arteTosca: Karen Slack

Cavalleria Rusticana Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)

SicilianoTuriddu: Alan Schneider, Harp: Amanda Evans

Intermezzo Smith College Orchestra

La Traviata

Brindisi Flora: Karen Slack, Violetta: Kate Saik, Gastone: Rodrick Dixon,

Alfredo: Alan Schneider, Marquise: Timothy Jerome Jones, Combined Choirs

The Magic Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

In diesen heil’gen Hallen Sarastro: Timothy Jerome Jones

O Isis und Osiris Priests: Cornell University Glee Club, Conductor: Stephen Spinelli

Ariadne auf Naxos Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Es gibt ein Reich Ariadne: Karen Slack

Verdi

Aida Verdi

Si: corre voce che L’Etiope ardisca, Se quel guerrier io fossi!... Celeste Aida Ramfis: Timothy Jerome Jones, Radamès: Rodrick Dixon

Triumphal Scene All performers

Intermission (interview with George Shirley)

Eugene Onegin Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Entr’acte and Waltz Scene Captain Petrovich: Rodrick Dixon, Onegin: Timothy Jerome Jones

Lensky: Alan Schneider, Combined Choirs

Chorus of Peasant Girls Smith College Glee Club, Conductor: Sarah Paquet

Il Trovatore

Miserere Leonora: Karen Slack, Manrico: Alan Schneider Chorus of Monks: Cornell University Glee Club

Conductor: Stephen Spinelli

La Bohème , excerpts from Act I Puccini

Che gelida manina Sì, mi chiamano Mimì O soave fanciulla

Rodolfo: Rodrick Dixon, Mimì Kate Saik Marcello: Alan Schneider, Schaunard: Timothy Jerome Jones

Porgy and Bess George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Bess, you is my woman now Bess: Karen Slack, Porgy: Timothy Jerome Jones

O Lawd, I'm on my way

Verdi

Porgy: Timothy Jerome Jones, with all performers

Smith College Orchestra - Jonathan Hirsh, Music Director

Flute/Piccolo: Sarah Swersey, Bri Jefferson ‘20, Linnea Finkle ‘23, Clara Garvey ‘23 Oboe: Charles Huang, Olivia Brady ‘21, Siobhan Dietz ‘23 Clarinet: Hannah Berube, Taylor McCain ‘20, Pleia Hall ‘22, Megan Carr (Bass clarinet) Bassoon: Becky Eldredge, Marissa Meadows-McDonnell ‘22, Emily Buck ‘23 Horn: Jean Jeffries, Paul Hadley, Chris Mortensen, Fleur Barnes-Rowell Trumpet: Sean Elligers, Donna Gouger, Daniela Garcia Trombone: Ben Smar, Hana Hieshima ‘23, Maggie Sellers ‘21 Tuba: Iver Warburton ‘21, Bailey Streeter ‘23 Timpani and Percussion: Dustin Patrick, Rashaad Greene, Rocio Mora Keyboard: Grant Moss Harp: Amanda Evans Violin 1: Taegan Mullane ‘21, Sarah Briggs, Grace Leo ‘23, Nadia Penkoff Lidbeck ‘21, Hana Sambora ‘21, Grayson Matula ‘23, Jo-Lee Nelson ‘23, Helen Danielson ‘22, Eric Bachrach, Mariem Snoussi ‘23, Lillian Guth ‘?? Violin 2: Janet Van Blerkom, Mai Klooster ‘22, Madeleine King ‘23, Eunice Kim ‘22, Anna Maffa ‘23, Zhen Nie ‘23, Christie Lee ‘22, Sophia Breitag ‘20, Izabelle Brande ‘23, Julia Christian ‘23 Viola: Marty Knieriem, Sofia Riskin ‘23, Anna Wetherby, Daphne Lamothe, Wendi Melnik, Anton Boutkov, Joe Jewett Cello: Volcy Pelletier, Mary Bliss ‘21, Anne Werry, Alice Robbins, Ignacy Gaydamovich, Alyssa Russell ‘23 Bass: MacKenzie Litz ‘20, Fiona Ward Shaw ‘23, Patricia Cahn ‘06

Smith College Glee Club - Jonathan Hirsh and Sarah Paquet, Conductors

Soprano: Rachel Aliwalas ‘23, Julianne Borger ‘21, Naomi Brill ‘22, Sula Demers ‘20, Phoebe Farrell-Sherman ‘21, Julia Frothingham ‘23, Kathleen Green ‘23, Zahra Hannan ‘20 , Anna Hollweg ‘21, Claire Kenny ‘23, Mai Klooster ‘22, Annika Lackner ‘22, Emma Livingston ‘20, Lily Lothrop ‘21, Wyoming McGinn ‘23, Victoria McGloughlin ‘23, Chase Macpherson ‘20, Natalie Maggs ‘22, Rory Redgrave ‘20, Maggie Smith ‘23, Maya Sposito ‘22, Beth Stoddard ‘20, Luna Wang ‘23, Iris Wu ‘23, Jessica Yoder ‘22, Violet Yong ‘22, Alto: Josi Alpert-Sandler ‘23, Swaha Bhattacharya ‘23, Gabby Borromeo ‘23, Phoebe Collins ‘22, Carla Groenitz ‘20, Sara Gutierrez ‘23, Madeleine Hickman ‘21, Rachel Hong ‘23, Cecily Hughes, Tara Kariat ‘23, Shannon Lambert ‘21, Sarah Leandro ‘20, Zhixin Liao ‘23, Lauren Meyer ‘22, Susie Mott ‘22, Emma Norman, Clare O’Connor ‘22, Isabel Panciera ‘23, Emily Paule ‘22, Sophia Pichanick ‘21, Zoe Scheffler ‘22, Elisabeth Sinclair ‘22, Molly Sloane ‘22, Bridget Snyder ‘23, Kate Spencer ‘22, Sam Tower ‘23, Xinchi Wang ‘21, Faith Wykle ‘21, Echo Zhang ‘23, Kelly Zhang ‘23

Cornell University Glee Club - Stephen Spinelli, Acting Director

Tenor: Jeremy Baxter, Tim Chan, Derek Cheng, Thomas Crow, Lucas Cusati, Zach Delgado, Ben Dohmeier, Marcos Eizayaga, Will Guzman, Benjamin Hein, Jason Ling, Yihong Liu, Jack Liufu, William Ma, Aidan Mahoney, Collin Montag, Shea Murphy, James Ozaki, Phineas Pambianchi, Armstrong Park, Brian Raynor, Milo Reynolds-Dominguez, Eric Rubenstein, Sam Schneider, Andy Yang, Willie Zuckerberg Bass: Drake Eshleman, Pablo Fiori, Aaron Frederick, Lucas Gray, Thomas Hicks, Brady Kellum, Dongbin Lee, Kenneth Li, Mitchell Lin, Bret Lowery III, Alexander Myers, Dubem Ogwulumba, Brian Rappaport, Nick Reyes, Benjamin Shen, Nick Sola, Brandon Stein, Nate Thompson, Drew Ware, Daniel Woo, Rui Zhan, David Zhang

Production Staff: Olivia Brady, Ensembles Manager; Lily Lothrop, Assistant Ensembles Manager; Jaz Dand, Music Department Event Coordinator; Anna Goudreau, Administrative Assistant; Steve Campbell, Event

Coordinator; Taegan Mullane, Orchestra Librarian; Jessica Yoder, Choral Librarian; Jonathan Hoff, Supertitle Operator

Video Recording of George Shirley by Stephen Eberle, Duderstadt Center, University of Michigan