Art Song Recital
Sunday, March 13, 2016
to Sunday, March 13, 2016
2:00 PM
Location: Pittsburgh Opera Headquarters in the Strip, 2425 Liberty Ave., 15222
* NOTE: Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 AM today. Spring forward!
Art songs are vocal music compositions, typically written for one voice with piano accompaniment. Pittsburgh Opera's Resident Artists explore the vast art song repertoire on selected Sundays during the season. The March 13 Art Song recital features mezzo-soprano Laurel Semerdjian, bass-baritone Matthew Scollin, and Mark Trawka on piano.
The program will include selections from:
- Claude Debussy's Chansons de Bilitis
- Francis Poulenc's Le bestiaire
- Robert Schumann's Ich bin dein Baum, o Gärtner
- Hugo Wolf's Michelangelo Lieder
- and more
FRIENDS of Pittsburgh Opera are your hosts at the reception.
Art Song Recitals are on selected Sundays during the season, in the George R. White Studio at Pittsburgh Opera Headquarters. Admission is $5; free to members of FRIENDS of Pittsburgh Opera and donors at $50+.
Please note that the Pittsburgh Opera garage is available only for handicapped parking, by reservation. RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 4:00 PM FRIDAY, March 11. Click here to reserve a handicapped parking spot for the March 13 Art Song Recital.
