Before Jessye Norman became the global opera phenomenon that she is (still) today, she honed her skills in operas in Europe. For a brief visit to the United States in 1975 and 1976 she toured extensively, but instead of performing pieces from the operas she'd become known for across the Atlantic, she honed in on an amazing classical repertoire.
She'd return a few years later to dominate the American opera stage, but the 1975-76 tour was special. We were there — a radio station not quite ten years in — to record it for the Schubert Club. We're thrilled to present it as part of our Minnesota Encores series, celebrating highlights in MPR's 50-year history.
Tune in Monday night at 8 p.m. for a recording from the Schubert Club International Artist Series, featuring: Jessye Norman, soprano and Dalton Baldwin, piano;n Dennis Rooney hosts n
Program
Robert Schumann: Talismane Op. 25, No. 8
Robert Schumann: Die Lotosblume, Op. 25, No. 7
Robert Schumann: Widmung, Op. 25, No 1
Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und leben, Op. 42
Francis Poulenc: Voyage a Paris, from Banalites, FP 107 (text by Guillaume Apollinaire)
Francis Poulenc: Montparnasse, FP 127 (text by Guillaume Apollinaire)
Francis Poulenc: La grenouillere, FP 96 (text by Guillaume Apollinaire)
Francis Poulenc: Les chemins de l'amour, FP 106 (text by Jean Anouilh)
Henri Duparc: Chanson Triste (text by Jean Lahor)
Henri Duparc: Extase (text by Jean Lahor)
Henri Duparc: L'Invitation au voyage (text by Charles Baudelaire)
Traditional: My Lord, What a Morning (arranged by Harry T. Burleigh)
Traditional: Were you there when they Crucified My Lord
Traditional: Gospel Train (arranged by Hall Johnson)
Traditional: Great Day (arranged by Thomas H. Kerr)
Encore - Richard Strauss: Zueignung Op. 10, TrV 141, No. 1
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