Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Sergio Mims: Ravinia.org: Angel Blue in recital at Ravinia Festival Thurs. Aug. 18


Sergio Mims writes:

Soprano Angel Blue will perform in recital at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL on Thursday Aug. 8. She will sing works by Richard Strauss, Rachmaninoff and Jake Heggie among other composers. The performance will begin at 7:30PM

In addition she will give the following day a master class for singers at Ravinia at Bennett Gordon Hall on Friday Aug. 9 starting at 2PM. The master class is open to the public and free as well.

Ravinia Festival

Program

Mozart:   Alleluia from Exsultate, jubilate
Strauss:   Heimliche Aufforderung
Strauss:   Die Nacht
Strauss:   Allerseelen
Strauss:   Befreit,
Rachmaninoff:   Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Sing Not to Me, Beautiful Maiden)
Rachmaninoff:   Zdes’ khorosho (How Fair this Spot)
Rachmaninoff:   V molchan’i nochi taynoy (In the Silence of the Secret Night)
Rachmaninoff:   Vesenniye vody (Spring Waters)
Luna:   “De España vengo” from El niño judio
Chapí:   “Carceleras” from Las hijas del Zebedeo
Bruce Adolphe:   Valley Girl in Love from A Thousand Years of Love
Jake Heggie:   A Route to the Sky from Paper Wings
Jake Heggie:   Animal Passion from Natural Selection
Jake Heggie:   Joy Alone (Connection) from Natural Selection
Spiritual:   “Deep River”
Spiritual:   “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”
Spiritual:   “Ride on King Jesus”

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