Hitting the High Notes!
On Sunday, March 8 at 3pm, Schimmel Center at Pace University will present an afternoon with the powerhouse soprano, Anna Christy accompanied by pianist Ken Noda. Praised by The New York Times as “nimble of voice, body and spirit”, soprano Anna Christy continues to impress and delight audiences with an extraordinary blend of sparkling voice, powerful stage presence and innate musicality. Ms. Christy regularly performs at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, English National Opera, and at a wide variety of other opera venues around the world. The afternoon will feature an eclectic program, which will range from Mozart, Schubert and Strauss lieder to Handel arias as well as music from lesser heard Japanese composers.
Anna Christy
The program for Voce: Rising Opera Stars in Recital is as follows:
“Endless Pleasure” from Semele – George Frederic Handel
“Angels Ever Bright and Fair” from Theodora – George Frederic Handel
“O Had I Jubal’s Lyre” from Joshua George – Frederic Handel
“Das Veilchen” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Als Luise der Briefe ihres ungetreuen” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben” from Zaide – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Die Forelle” – Franz Schubert
“Heidenröslein” – Franz Schubert
“Du Bist die Ruh” – Franz Schubert
“Lied der Delphine” – Franz Schubert
Intermission
“Amor” – William Bolcom
“Waitin’” – William Bolcom
Muffin’s aria from A Wedding – William Bolcom
“Hatsu Koi” – Tatsunosuke Koshitani
“Hamabe no Uta” – Tamezo Narita
“Kono michi” – Kosaku Yamada
“Ständchen” – Richard Strauss
“Morgen” – Richard Strauss
“Ich sehe wie in einem Spiegel” – Richard Strauss
“…this lovely and elegant soprano is well on her way to becoming one of the great coloraturas of the 21st Century…The first half closed with five of the six lieder from op. 68 (the so-called “Brentano Lieder”) by Richard Strauss. Devilishly difficult, these pieces required perfect intonation, control and placement, all of which Christy performed with seeming ease…Her tone was at all times focused, bright and ringing. Well done…at all times, Christy appeared at ease, as if she were in her natural element. While recitals do not call for dramatic action, it is clear that she is a singing actress of the first order.” Gary Hoffman, Opera Today, October 13, 2005
Enjoy this video of Anna Christy performing the role of Cunegonde in Robert Carsen’s production of Candide in Paris.
Tickets can be purchased at (212) 346-1715 or by visiting https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/937432
