John R. Stratton Visitor in Music Masterclass: Carrie-Ann Matheson *New venue and start time*

Please note: This event was originally scheduled at 1:30pm in Walter Hall, but is now taking place at 1pm in Geiger-Torel Room, Edward Johnson Building.

In conjunction with a series of private coaching sessions with our Faculty of Music singers and pianists, acclaimed conductor, pianist, and educator, Carrie-Ann Matheson will give a public master class.

PROGRAM

Ah! Lève-toi, soleil! (Roméo et Juliette)

Charles Gounod (1818–1893)

Zueignung (Acht Gedichte aus 'Letzte Blätter', Op. 10)

Richard Strauss (1864–1949)

Frank Yu, tenor; Helen Becqué, piano

Se il cor guerriero (Tito Manlio, RV 738)

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Le manoir de Rosemonde

Henri Duparc (1848–1933)

Mena Lukic, bass-baritone; Helen Becqué, piano

Apparition (Quatre chansons de jeunesse, No. 4)

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Ach, ich fühl's (Die Zauberflöte)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Xijia Zhang, soprano; Ruping Tai, piano

Pierrot’s Tanzlied (Die tote Stadt, Op. 12)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957)

Chanson d'Orkenise (Banalités, No. 1)

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)

Evan Korbut, baritone; Mindy Eng, piano

Alternate:

Lakmé, ton doux regard se voile (Lakmé)

Léo Delibes (1836-1891)

Non t'accostare all'urna (Seste Romanze I, No. 1)

Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)

Josh Gibson, baritone; Helen Becqué, piano

Named for a great collector of vocal music and historical recorded sound, the John R. Stratton Visitor in Music brings distinguished specialists in the field of voice, opera, and collaborative piano to the Faculty of Music. We are grateful to Stephen Clarke, trustee of the Stratton Estate for his generous support of the Faculty of Music.

Canadian pianist, conductor and educator Carrie-Ann Matheson is Artistic Director of the San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program. Previous engagments include long tenures at the Metropolitan Opera and Opernhaus Zürich where she was as assistant conductor, prompter, pianist and vocal coach.

As recital pianist, she regularly collaborates with leading opera singers, including Piotr Beczała, Benjamin Bernheim, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Jonas Kaufmann and Rolando Villazón. “Douce France’, her debut CD with Bernheim was recently released by Deutsche Grammophon

In addition to her musical work, she is an ICF certified leadership coach, specializing in working with artists who are striving to achieve their full potential.