Curtis on Tour in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Presented by Fontana Chamber Arts
Artists
Sage DeAgro-Ruopp, soprano
Anastasiia Sidorova, mezzo-soprano
Dominic Armstrong (’09), tenor
Patrick Wilhelm, baritone
Mikael Eliasen, piano
Miloš Repický, piano
The lilting Liebeslieder Waltzes for vocal quartet and piano duo find Johannes Brahms at his most intimate, romantic, and joyful. Spend a charmed afternoon with singers from the Curtis Opera Theatre as they share these enduringly popular love songs. At the piano are Mikael Eliasen, the beloved outgoing artistic director of the Curtis Opera Theatre, and Miloš Repický, vocal coach for Curtis, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Cleveland Orchestra, among others.
Program is subject to change
| SIGMUND ROMBERG |
“Serenade,” from The Student Prince Sage DeAgro-Ruopp, soprano |
| BERNSTEIN (’41) |
“Glitter and Be Gay,” from Candide Sage DeAgro-Ruopp, soprano |
| BIZET |
“Près des ramparts de Séville (Seguidilla),” from Carmen Anastasiia Sidorova, mezzo-soprano |
| WEILL |
“It Never Was You,” from Knickerbocker Holiday Patrick Wilhelm, baritone |
| MOZART |
“Là ci darem la mano,” from Don Giovanni Anastasiia Sidorova, mezzo-soprano |
| FRANZ LEHÁR |
“Dein ist mein ganzes Herz,” from Das Land des Lächelns Dominic Armstrong, tenor “Lippen schweigen,” from Die lustige Witwe Sage DeAgro-Ruopp, soprano |
| BERNSTEIN |
“Tonight,” from West Side Story Sage DeAgro-Ruopp, soprano |
| VERDI |
“Bella figlia dell’amore,” from Rigoletto Sage DeAgro-Ruopp, soprano |
| BERNSTEIN |
Overture to Candide Miloš Repický, piano |
| BRAHMS |
Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52 Sage DeAgro-Ruopp, soprano |
