Upcoming Events
Graduate Chamber Recital of Akosua Adwini-Poku
Join my collaborators and I at 6pm on December 7th in Caruth Auditorium for the occasion of my graduate chamber recital! Featuring the music of Johannes Brahms, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Melissa Dunphy, Jacqueline B. Hairston, Jacques Offenbach, Florence B. Price, and Ottorino Respighi.
Collaborators:
Katia Dinas, Piano
Sarah Elise Navy, Soprano
Huijie Gao, Violin
Adrian Fernandez, Violin
Valentina Gamarra, Viola
Matthew Velasquez, Viola
Braylon Hughes, Cello
Jordan Tillerson, Double Bass
Christopher Widomski, Conductor
LIVESTREAM HERE: https://youtube.com/live/EOATEl3wbbs?feature=share
Recital
Division of Music Student Recital
AKOSUA ADWINI-POKU, MEZZO SOPRANO
FROM THE STUDIO OF BARBARA HILL MOORE
IN COLLABORATION WITH KAMILYA AKHMETOVA, PIANO
Saturday, April 13, 2024
04:00 p. m. CST
O'Donnell Recital Hall
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
Program
Nulla temer … Generoso chi sol brama George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
from Scipione
O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?
from Semele
How Beautiful Are the Feet
from Messiah
Sechs Lieder Op. 48, (1884) Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907)
Gruss
Dereinst, Gedanke mein
Lauf der Welt
Die vershwiegene Nachtigall
Zur Rosenzeit
Ein Traum
Va! laisse couler mes larmes Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912)
from Werther
- PAUSE -
O ma lyre immortelle Charles Gounod (1818 – 1893)
from Sappho
Three Dream Portraits Margaret Allison Bonds (1913 – 1972)
Minstrel Man
Dream Variation
I, Too
The Sea Ghost
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
The Way We Dance (in Harlem)
from Tropics After Dark
This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Performer's Diploma of Music in Voice
Meadows Lyric Theatre: “Suor Angelica” & “Gianni Schicci” by Giacomo Puccini
Photo by April Hahn (@aprilehahn)
To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the death of Giacomo Puccini, Meadows Lyric Theatre presents a double-bill of the composer’s heart-rending Suor Angelica and his only comedy, Gianni Schicchi. These works, the second and third parts of his Il Trittico, premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in 1918.
Suor Angelica tells the story of a young woman who has had a child out of wedlock and is sent to a convent to atone for her sin. When she receives news that her child has died, she drinks poison. Realizing too late that she has committed a mortal sin, she begs the Madonna for mercy. In Gianni Schicchi, we meet the greedy Donati family who discover that the wealthy Buoso has left all his money to the church, leaving them bereft of an inheritance. Reluctantly, they team up with the wily Schicchi to rewrite the will in their favor, only to watch him turn the tables on them.
To purchase tickets online, please visit https://smu.universitytickets.com. For more information call 214-768-2787.
Admission
$17 for adults
$13 for seniors
$11 for students, faculty and staff
Schedule
7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.,
2:30 p.m. Sun.
Dinner and a Diva: Rigoletto
Join Capitol City Opera Company on April 18 and 20 at 7:00 pm at Petite Violette for a night of delicious food and performances from Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto.
Make a reservation at Petite Violette Restaurant by going to www.petitevioletterestaurant.com
“The work, Verdi’s sixteenth in the genre, is widely considered to be the first of the operatic masterpieces of Verdi’s middle-to-late career. Its tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda. The opera’s original title, La maledizione(The Curse), refers to a curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by a courtier whose daughter the Duke has seduced with Rigoletto’s encouragement. The curse comes to fruition when Gilda falls in love with the Duke and sacrifices her life to save him from the assassin hired by her father.”
Dinner and a Diva: Rigoletto is sponsored by Bob and Karen Coleman.
Messiah Sing Along
Join your voice with the Cumberland Orchestra and professional soloists at Grace Episcopal Church to sing the Christmas portion of Messiah by G. F Handel. The 2022 sing along is Sunday, December 18 at 3:00 PM.
CSU Music Preparatory School Recital
PRESENTED BY CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Cobb Summer Singers & Chamber Orchestra in Mozart: GREAT MASS IN C MINOR
Founder & Music Director Lynn Swanson leads the Cobb Summer Singers & Chamber Orchestra in their 14th annual concert, performing Mozart's GREAT MASS IN C MINOR. The chorus will be joined by Soprano Arietha Lockhart, Mezzo-Soprano Akosua Adwini-Poku, Tenor Jonathan Pilkington, and Baritone Ivan Segovia.