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11.
A Night at the Opera
In the winter of 2010 College of the
Desert sponsored a series of performances to benefit the
Michele Gaines Theatre Arts Scholarship Fund. One
program, organized by faculty member Mark Almy, featured
four soloists performing opera arias, which I
accompanied. Following are three selections from that
concert. |
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Mark Almy
"Mab, la reine des mensonges"
Composed by C. Gounod, 1867.
Performed at Pollock Theatre, February 2010. The first line of this aria from
Roméo et Juliette translates as "Mab,
queen of falsehoods, presides over dreams." |
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Melissa Batalles
"Après un rêve"
Composed by G. Faure, 1877.
Performed at Pollock Theatre, February 2010.
This song, whose title translates as "After a Dream,"
depicts a dream of romantic elopement with a lover, away
from darkness. However, in the end, the dreamer
longingly says "Return, o mysterious night!" |
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Kara Masek
"Glitter and Be Gay"
Composed by L. Bernstein, 1956.
Performed at Pollock Theatre, February 2010.
Leonard Bernstein's musical setting of Candide
features this showpiece coloratura aria. which begins
with the line "Glitter and be gay, that's the part I
play." |
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