Met Opera: Kathleen Battle in Concert
$35-$210
- Kathleen Battle, soprano
- Bridget Kibbey, harp
- Chico Pinheiro, guitar
Henry Purcell
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"Music for a while" from Oedipus, Z. 583
George Frideric Handel — "O sleep, why dost thou leave me?" from Semele, HWV 58
Henry Purcell — Man is for the Woman Made, Z. 605, No. 3 (from The Mock Marriage)
Franz Schubert — Seligkeit, D. 433
Franz Schubert — Nacht und Träume, Op. 43, No. 2, D. 827
Franz Schubert — An die Laute D. 905
Felix Mendelssohn — Neue Liebe, Op. 19, No. 4
Felix Mendelssohn — Auf Flugen des Gesanges ("On the Wings of Song"), Op. 34, No. 2, MWV K 86
Gabriel Fauré — Mandoline Op. 58 No. 1
Reynaldo Hahn — Si Mes Vers Avaient des Ailes
Heitor Villa-Lobos — "Ária (Cantilena)" from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, W. 389-391
Johann Sebastian Bach — Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (ad. Bridget Kibbey)
Fernando Obradors — Canciones Clásicas Españolas, Vol. 1, No. 6: Del Cabello más sutil
Joaquín Rodrigo — Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios (No. 4: De los álamos vengo, Madre)
Jaime Ovalle — Azulão (arr. Robert Sadin)
Jayme Silva — Neuza Teixeira
Jayme Silva — O Pato
Traditional — Ain't That Good News (arr. Robert Sadin)
Hall Johnson / Traditional — Oh, Heaven is One Beautiful Place
George Frideric Handel — "O sleep, why dost thou leave me?" from Semele, HWV 58
Henry Purcell — Man is for the Woman Made, Z. 605, No. 3 (from The Mock Marriage)
Franz Schubert — Seligkeit, D. 433
Franz Schubert — Nacht und Träume, Op. 43, No. 2, D. 827
Franz Schubert — An die Laute D. 905
Felix Mendelssohn — Neue Liebe, Op. 19, No. 4
Felix Mendelssohn — Auf Flugen des Gesanges ("On the Wings of Song"), Op. 34, No. 2, MWV K 86
Gabriel Fauré — Mandoline Op. 58 No. 1
Reynaldo Hahn — Si Mes Vers Avaient des Ailes
Heitor Villa-Lobos — "Ária (Cantilena)" from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, W. 389-391
Johann Sebastian Bach — Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (ad. Bridget Kibbey)
Fernando Obradors — Canciones Clásicas Españolas, Vol. 1, No. 6: Del Cabello más sutil
Joaquín Rodrigo — Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios (No. 4: De los álamos vengo, Madre)
Jaime Ovalle — Azulão (arr. Robert Sadin)
Jayme Silva — Neuza Teixeira
Jayme Silva — O Pato
Traditional — Ain't That Good News (arr. Robert Sadin)
Hall Johnson / Traditional — Oh, Heaven is One Beautiful Place
Legendary soprano Kathleen Battle returns to the Metropolitan Opera for a special recital performance, featuring music by Purcell, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Fauré, Villa-Lobos, and Rodrigo, as well as selected spirituals. Harpist Bridget Kibbey and guitarist Chico Pinheiro join Ms. Battle for this one-evening-only event on the Met stage on Sunday, May 12, at 5pm.