Not sure if anyone else saw the recent Lise Davidsen recital from Oslo, via the Metropolitan Opera's "Met Stars Live in Concert" series. Given the whole big-picture question of willingness to pay for classical music content when so much has already been release without charging a fee (besides asking for donations), this was the first one that I ponied up the $20 for in the series. It turned out to be well worth the $20, and well worth waiting for this particular concert to pony up. Even watched it twice, live in the moment and again earlier this evening. Splendid recital all around, with James Baillieu a likewise terrific accompanist (with visually notable socks to boot). This was their program:
Wagner: Tannhäuser
(a) “Dich, teure Halle”
(b) "Allmächt’ge Jungfrau”
Grieg:
(a) “Ved Rondane,” Op. 33, No. 9
(b) “En Svane,” Op. 25, No. 2
(c) “Våren,” Op. 33, No. 2
Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera - “Morrò, ma prima in grazia”
Sibelius:
(a) “Säf, säf, susa,” Op. 36
(b) “Var det en dröm?” Op. 37
Richard Strauss:
(a) Ariadne auf Naxos - “Es gibt ein Reich”
(b) “Ruhe, meine Seele!” Op. 27, No. 1
(c) “Cäcilie,” Op. 27, No. 2
(d) “Heimliche Aufforderung,” Op. 27, No. 3
(e) “Morgen!” Op. 27, No. 4
Puccini: Manon Lescaut - “Sola, perduta, abbandonata”
Benjamin Britten: “Johnny” (text: W.H. Auden)
Kálmán: Die Csárdásfürstin - “Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimatland”
Landon Ronald: “O lovely night!”
Ernest Charles: “When I have sung my song to you”
Lerner and Loewe: My Fair Lady - “I Could Have Danced All Night”
Wagner: Tannhäuser
(a) “Dich, teure Halle”
(b) "Allmächt’ge Jungfrau”
Grieg:
(a) “Ved Rondane,” Op. 33, No. 9
(b) “En Svane,” Op. 25, No. 2
(c) “Våren,” Op. 33, No. 2
Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera - “Morrò, ma prima in grazia”
Sibelius:
(a) “Säf, säf, susa,” Op. 36
(b) “Var det en dröm?” Op. 37
Richard Strauss:
(a) Ariadne auf Naxos - “Es gibt ein Reich”
(b) “Ruhe, meine Seele!” Op. 27, No. 1
(c) “Cäcilie,” Op. 27, No. 2
(d) “Heimliche Aufforderung,” Op. 27, No. 3
(e) “Morgen!” Op. 27, No. 4
Puccini: Manon Lescaut - “Sola, perduta, abbandonata”
Benjamin Britten: “Johnny” (text: W.H. Auden)
Kálmán: Die Csárdásfürstin - “Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimatland”
Landon Ronald: “O lovely night!”
Ernest Charles: “When I have sung my song to you”
Lerner and Loewe: My Fair Lady - “I Could Have Danced All Night”
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