Russian Romances

December 17–18, 2018

Take shelter from a cold, winter night and cozy up with an evening at AVA for the love affair that is Russian Romances, held at AVA’s Helen Corning Warden Theater. AVA Russian repertoire vocal coach Ghenady Meirson is the music director and pianist. Russian Romances will also feature cellist Vivian Barton Dozor, who has played with Opera Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Ballet, the AVA Opera Orchestra, and much more.

This year’s program will include songs and ensembles by Glinka, Borodin, Arensky, Taneyev, Glière, Medtner, Gretchaninoff, Cui, Prokofieff, Shostakovich and Sviridov. See photos from last year’s program here.

Young Professional and student tickets are $10, and general tickets are $25! Tickets may be purchased online or by calling the Box Office at 215-735-1685.

Take an even closer look into the history of Russian Romances on the AVA Opera Blog!

Young Professionals Pre-Concert Happy Hour on December 18

Program*

Anton Arensky (1861-1906)
Lily of the Valley Op 38, No 2

• Chelsea Laggan, Mezzo Soprano
• Vivian Barton Dozor, Cello
• Ghenady Meirson, Piano

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
Doubt

• Tim Murray, Baritone
• Vivian Barton Dozor, Cello
• Ghenady Meirson, Piano

Alexander  Borodin (1833-1887)
Fair maiden fell out of love …
Listen to my song, dear friends …
Beautiful fisher woman

• Alice Chung, Mezzo Soprano
• Vivian Barton Dozor, Cello
• Ghenady Meirson, Piano

Anton Arensky (1861-1906)
Three Quartets Op. 57
Serenade
To the Dying Stars
The Hot Spring

• Rebecca Gulinello, Soprano
• Chelsea Laggan, Mezzo Soprano
• John Myers, Tenor
• Brent Smith, Bass
• Vivian Barton Dozor, Cello

Sergei Prokofieff (1891-1953)
Sun filled the room Op 27, No 1
True tenderness Op 27, No 2

• Kara Mulder, Soprano

Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915)
Elegy

• Matthew White, Tenor
• Tim Murray, Baritone
• Lev Voronov, Bass

Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951)
Arion   

• Renée Richardson, Soprano

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
MacPherson’s Lament

• Eric Delagrange, Bass

César Cui (1835-1918)
Heavenly Clouds

• Aubry Ballarò, Soprano
• Gabriela Flores, Mezzo Soprano

Alexander Gretchaninov (1864-1956)
Ai-Du-Du

• Piotr Buszewski, Tenor
• Anthony Whitson-Martini, Baritone

Reinhold Gliere (1875–1956)
Rusalka

• Claire de Monteil, Soprano

Mikhail Zeiger (b.1949)
Before a Spanish Noblewoman

• Brent Smith, Bass

 

Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951)
Sonata-Vocalise Op. 41 No. 1

1. Epigraph “A Sacred Place” (Goethe)
2. Sonata-Vocalise

• Meryl Dominguez, Soprano

Georgy Sviridov (1915-1998)
The Virgin in the City
St Petersburg Song

• Tim Renner, Baritone

*Program subject to change

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