We are thrilled to share the program for the annual Barbara K. Jackson Rising Stars of Opera!
BARBARA K. JACKSON RISING STARS OF OPERA
featuring the San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows
and the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra
October 5, 2019
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano
Christopher Colmenero, tenor
Christopher Oglesby, tenor
Mark Morash, pianist and conductor
Cigánske melodie (Gypsy Songs), Op. 55 Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
Texts by Adolf Hejduk, sung by Christopher Oglesby
Má píseň zas mi láskou zní
Aj! Kterak trojhranec můj
A les je tichý kolem kol
Když mne stará matka
Struna naladěna
Široké rukávy
Dejte klec jestřábu
Seis canciones castellanas (Six Castillian Songs) Jesús Guridi (1886-1961)
Texts traditional, sung by Ashley Dixon
Allá arriba en aquella montaña
¡Sereno!
Llámale con el pañuelo
No quiero tus ave lanas
¡Como quieres que adivine!
Mañanita de San Juan
Four Neopolitan Songs
Texts by various poets, sung by Christopher Colmenero
Dicintencello vuie words Enzo Fusco/music by Rodolfo Falvo (1873-1937)
L’ultima canzone words by Francesco Cimmino/music by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)
Ideale words by Carmelo Errico/music by Francesco Paolo Tosti
Musica proibita words by “Flick-Flock”/music by Stanislao Gastaldon (1861-1939)
INTERMISSION
Prelude from Carmen Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
UC Davis Orchestra
"Habanera" from Carmen Bizet
Ashley Dixon, orchestra
"Che gelida manina" from La Bohème Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Christopher Oglesby, orchestra
"E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca Puccini
Christopher Colmenero, orchestra
"Ah, lève-toi soleil!" from Roméo et Juliette Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Christopher Oglesby, orchestra
C’est toi! C’est moi! (final scene) from Carmen Bizet
Ashley Dixon, Christopher Colmenero, orchestra