Honors Voice Recital: The Female Archetype of the "Virtuous Woman" in Classical Vocal Repertoire Open Access

Sload, Evelyn (Spring 2023)

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I prepared and performed a 60-minute solo voice recital examining the archetype of the “Virtuous Woman” in Classical Vocal Repertoire. I was accompanied by Professor Erika Tazawa on piano and performed the recital at the Emory Performing Arts Studio on March 25th, 2023.

The program is as follows:

Love’s Beginnings:

"Seit ich ihn gesehen" from Frauenliebe und Leben — Robert Schumann

"Er, der Herrlichste von allen" from Frauenliebe und Leben — Robert Schumann

"Ce doux petit visage" — Francis Poulenc

"I Was Reading A Scientific Article" from Orange Afternoon Lover — Lori Laitman

"Solitudini amiche…Zeffiretti lusinghieri" from Idomeneo — W. A. Mozart

The Difficulties of Love:

"I Am Sitting on the Edge" from Orange Afternoon Lover — Lori Laitman

"Cantares" from Poema en formas de Canciones — Joaquín Turina

"Los dos miedos" from Poema en formas de Canciones — Joaquín Turina

"Je ne t’aime pas" — Kurt Weill

"Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan" from Frauenliebe und Leben — Robert Schumann

Expectations of Women in Love:

"Dedicatoria" from Poema en formas de Canciones — Joaquín Turina

 "Nunca olvida" from Poema en formas de Canciones — Joaquín Turina

"Ma se colpa io non ho… Batti, batti, o bel Masetto" from Don Giovanni — W. A. Mozart

"Las locas por amor" from Poema en formas de Canciones — Joaquín Turina

Love: Devotion, Aspiration, and Bittersweet Endings:

“Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben" from Frauenliebe und Leben — Robert Schumann

"Du Ring an meinem Finger" from Frauenliebe und Leben — Robert Schumann

"Against Still Life" from Orange Afternoon Lover — Lori Laitman

"Les Chemins de l’amour" — Francis Poulenc

 

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Program and Introductory Program Notes…………………………………………………………………………………1

Section Program Notes, Texts, and Translations…………………………………………………………………………9

 

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