Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 • 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 • 5 p.m.
The Ohio State University School of Music
Timashev Recital Hall
1900 College Rd
OPERA THEATRE AT OHIO STATE
Eric Gibson, stage director
Ed Bak, vocal coach/collaborative pianist
Musical Preparation Assistance
Malik Khalfani, Jae Park, graduate conducting associates
Marc Heeg, Opera Project Columbus
Love is a plaintive song – a collection of songs about love and relationships
"Love is a…." is a humorous and poignant reflection on love. A young lady speaks with her therapist about her feelings about love, and out of the session comes arias, songs and ensembles from operas and musicals written by favorite composers of the lyric theatre stage including Bernstein, Gilbert & Sullivan, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Adamo, Mozart, Sondheim, Bizet and Humperdinck.
PROGRAM
“Love is a Plaintive Song”
from Patience
W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) & Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)
Sophia, the patient: Sophia Longo
“We are Women”
from Candide
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Cunegonde/“Cousin Connie”: Dana Carlson-Kottke
Connie’s old lady friend: Jenna Hunnicutt
“Long Years Ago”
from Patience
Sophia with her former babysitter, Angela:
Katerina Warner
“Love, I hear”
from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021)
Hero: Malik Khalfani
“Fear no Danger”
from Dido and Aeneas
Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
Sophia’s friends:
Samantha Sayar and Natalie Mahalla
“Ah, fuggi”
from Don Giovanni
W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Aunt Elvira: Nini Qiao
“In my own little corner”
from Cinderella
Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) & Oscar Hammerstein (1895–1960)
Sophia, feeling like Cinderella:
Natalie Mahalla
“Sull’ aria”
from Le nozze di Figaro
W. A. Mozart
Two friends from summer camp:
Samantha Sayar and Leigha Schumaker
“You could drive a person crazy”
from Company
Stephen Sondheim
Aria Cadeau
“We stand together”
from Little Women
Mark Adamo (b. 1962)
Sophia’s mom, Alma: Anabella Petronsi
Sophia’s dad, Gideon: Darren Templeton
“Card Trio”
from Carmen
Georges Bizet (1838–1875)
“Aunts” Frasquita and Mercedes:
Karenna Peterson and Jordan Popovsky
“Cousin” Carmen: Stephanie Ranallo
“Cheerily carols the lark”
from Ruddigore
Gilbert & Sullivan
Great Aunt Margaret: Paige McHenry
“Prenderò”
from Così fan tutte
W. A. Mozart
Doctor Hunnicutt: Jenna Hunnicutt
Dr. Hunnicutt’s sister: Leigha Schumaker
“Sandman’s Aria”
from Hansel und Gretel
Engelbert Humperdinck (1854–1921)
Sandman: Bella Gabriel
“Fra gli amplessi”
from Così fan tutte
Sophia with Ferrando, an unwilling
former boyfriend: Roman Wentzel
“Il core vi dono”
from Così fan tutte
Guglielmo/“Uncle Greg”: Tristan Hejl
Dorabella/“Aunt Dora”: Lauren Meadows
“Death to the Invaders”
from Princess Ida
Gilbert & Sullivan
"Cousin" Ida: Carolyne Giannini
Ida’s defenders:
ALL the women in the family
Mankind: ALL the men of the world
“You’re Lovely”
from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Non-plaintive happiness in human form:
Shreyas Sunder
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