Marguerite in Faust and Mélisande in Pelléas et Mélisande are two of Victoria's emblematic characters that will be present in this recital that the legendary Natalie Dessay will offer in her debut at LIFE Victoria together with Philippe Cassard. The first, Marguerite, accompanied her in her international debuts at the Opéra de Paris (1949) and at the Metropolitan in New York (1951); the second, Mélisande, fascinated her all her life, choosing her to say goodbye to opera in 1981 at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid. In this personal programme, Natalie Dessay also chooses songs by composers such as Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Clara Wieck Schumann and Alma Mahler. French Chic for this recital dedicated to Victoria's relationship with the mélodie.
Natalie Dessay, soprano
Philippe Cassard, piano
Programme
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)
Dämmrung senkte sich von oben Op. 2
Vorwurf Op. 10 Núm. 2
Suleika Op. 18 Núm. 12
Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896)
Liebst du um Schönheit Op. 12 Núm. 2
Sie liebten sich beide Op. 13 Núm. 2
Warum willst du and’re fragen Op. 12 Núm. 11
Er ist gekommen Op. 12 Núm. 1
Romance Op. 21 piano sol
Alma Mahler (1879-1964)
Bei dir ist es traut
Laue Sommernacht
In meines Vater’s Garten
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)
La chanson perpétuelle
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
La dame de Monte-Carlo
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
‘Mes longs cheveux’ from Pelléas et Mélisande
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Élégie piano sol
‘Pleurez mes yeux’ from Le Cid
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
‘Ah, je ris de me voir si belle’ from Faust
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