Thanks
for visiting! Mark your
calendars now for a marvelous program of works by Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss.
On May 19th and 20th of 2001, the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra will be presenting Mahler's Symphony
No. 4 and Richard Strauss' Vier Letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs) with soprano
Rebekkah Hilgraves.
May 19, 2001
Washington Middle School
May 20, 2001, 3:00 p.m.
Meany Hall
If you are in Seattle on May 19th or 20th, 2001, be sure to
catch this concert. in Seattle. You can buy tickets at the door if this event
is not sold out, or, you can call:
Ticketmaster's Charge by Phone #: 206-628-0888
Of Rebekkah Hilgraves distinguished pianist and critic John Bell Young (Opera News,
American Record Guide) writes: "...[Hilgraves] proves that some people are simply
born to perform the music of certain genres or composers. Without reservation I can say
much the same about Ms. Hilgraves and French chansons... soprano with a silvery
voice, impeccable diction and real interpretive savoir faire, she sings... music of
Debussy and the always charming Duparc divinely.Very much in the refined tradition of
Claire Croiza, Yvonne Printemps and Suzanne Danco...How I would love to hear this splendid
chanson interpreter as Melisande! Anyone casting at the moment?"
February 5th and 6th, 2000, I performed Samuel Barber's Knoxville:
Summer of 1915 (words by James Agee) with the Seattle Philharmonic
Orchestra. I'm delighted to report that we received a standing ovation on Sunday
afternoon at Meany Hall!
Also check the Seattle
Philharmonic Orchestra web site.
Other scheduled performances can be
found in the Events section of my web
site.
A week before the performances,
members of the Seattle Philharmonic appeared with conductor Marsha Mabrey to talk about
the program and offer some samples of what was to come. An excerpt from Knoxville:
Summer of 1915 from that performance can be heard here; check below!
I'm happy to report that we (pianist Violetta Decyatnik and I) have been signed with Eroica Classical Recordings, with our first CD, Monks
and Lovers, expected to be released soon. The CD will feature works by
Samuel Barber, Claude Debussy and Henri Duparc.
We have a new
CD available here, called The French
Connection. From a live performance recorded in November 1999, this is a charming mix
of Parisian "fin-de-siècle" salon songs and well-known opera arias. |
Rebekkah Hilgraves - Songs
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