William Burden and Frederica von Stade in recital

With special guests Christabel Nunoo and Brett Conway

Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano

One night only

September 19, 2019, 8pm

SF Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Tenor William Burden and Mezzo-Soprano Frederica von Stade headline this intimate, one-night-only event featuring the music of Berthomieu, Brackett, Britten, Brubeck, Duparc, Glass, Hammerstein (Arthur, not Oscar), Piaf, and Shelby. They will be joined by Soprano Christabel Nunoo, a protégée of Flicka’s who starred in the title role of OP’s “Harriet’s Spirit”, and dancer Brett Conway who was featured in OP’s Les Enfants Terribles, in a celebration of music and dance (with a few surprises) done in inimitable OP style.

Program

Chanson Triste Phidylé	Henri Duparc (1848-1933)	William Burden
La Vie en Rose	Édith Piaf (lyrics) (1915-1963) Louiguy (melody) (1916-1991) Marguerite Monnot (melody) (1903-1961) Arrangement by Jacques Desjardins	Frederica von Stade, William Burden
Jardin d’Albert Kahn Bois de Boulogne from Les Jardins de Paris	Marc Berthomieu (1906-1991)	Frederica von Stade
Les anges musiciens	Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)	Frederica von Stade
Excerpt from Les Enfants Terribles	Philip Glass b. 1937	Brett Conway
Winter Words	Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)	William Burden
Simple Gifts	Joseph Brackett (1797-1882) Arrangement by Aaron Copland	Frederica von Stade
I will not stand still From Harriet’s Spirit	Marcus Shelby b. 1966	Christabel Nunoo
Across your dreams	Chris Brubeck b. 1952	Frederica von Stade, Christabel Nunoo
Because of you	Arthur Hammerstein (1872-1955) Dudley Wilkinson (1897-1991) Arrangement by Jacques Desjardins	Frederica von Stade, William Burden
	Keisuke Nakagoshi, Piano

About the Artists

 

William Burden

American tenor William Burden has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Seattle Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Santa Fe Opera, Atlanta Opera, La Scala, Glyndebourne Opera Festival, Paris Opera, Munich State Opera, Netherlands Opera, Canadian Opera, and the Saito Kinen Festival. His many roles include the title roles of The Contes d’Hoffmann, Pelléas et Mélisande, The Rake’s Progress, and Béatrice and Bénédict; Loge in Das Rheingold, Laca in Jenufa, Captain Vere in Billy Budd, Aschenbach in Death in Venice, Don Jose in Carmen, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life, and Lensky in Eugene Onegin. He has also appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and with Les Arts Florissants on tour throughout Europe. His many recordings include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS Media), Barber’s Vanessa with the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Chandos) and Musique adorable: The Songs of Emmanuel Chabrier (Hyperion). He also appeared in the Metropolitan Opera’s live HD broadcast of Thomas Adès’ The Tempest.

Mr. Burden received his master’s degree in Vocal Performance at Indiana University. Mr. Burden has been a member of the faculty at the Mannes School of Music since the fall of 2015 and joined the voice faculty of the Juilliard School of Music in the fall of 2018.

photo by Simon Pauly

Frederica von Stade

Recognized as one of the most beloved musical figures of our time, Frederica von Stade has enriched the world of classical music for three decades with her appearances in opera, concert, and recital. The mezzo-soprano is well known to audiences around the world through her numerous featured appearances on television including several PBS specials and “Live from Lincoln Center” telecasts. She has made over sixty recordings with every major label, including complete operas, aria albums, symphonic works, solo recital programs, and popular crossover albums. Her recordings have garnered six Grammy nominations, two Grand Prix du Disc awards, the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, Italy’s Premio della Critica Discografica, and “Best of the Year” citations by Stereo Review and Opera News. Miss von Stade was awarded France’s highest honor in the Arts when she was appointed as an officer of L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and in 1983 she was honored with an award given at The White House by President Reagan in recognition of her significant contribution to the arts.

photo by Tai Power Seeff

 

Keisuke Nakagoshi

Keisuke Nakagoshi began his piano studies at the age of ten, arriving in the United States from Japan at the age of 18. Mr. Nakagoshi earned his Bachelors degree in Composition and Masters degree in Chamber Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied composition with David Conte and piano with Paul Hersh. Graduating as the recipient of multiple top awards, Keisuke was selected to represent the SFCM for the Kennedy Center’s Conservatory Project, a program featuring young musicians from major conservatories across the United States.

Mr. Nakagoshi has performed to acclaim on prestigious concert stages across the United States, including the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. He has received training from some of the most celebrated musicians of our time – Emanuel Ax, Gilbert Kalish, Menahem Pressler, Robert Mann, Paul Hersh, David Zinman – and enjoys collaborating with other accomplished musicians such as Lucy Shelton, Ian Swensen, Jodi Levitz, Robin Sutherland, Lev Polyakin, Axel Strauss, Mark Kosower, Gary Schocker and also conductors such as Alasdair Neale, George Daugherty, Nicole Paiement, Michael Tilson Thomas and Herbert Blomstedt. In 2014, he made a solo debut with San Francisco Symphony on Ingvar Lidholm’s Poesis with Herbert Blomstedt conducting.

In 2009, Keisuke and Swiss pianist Eva-Maria Zimmermann formed ZOFO, a piano duet team commissioning and performing music for piano four hands and their first CD was nominated for Grammy award for best chamber music/small ensemble in 2013. Mr. Nakagoshi is currently Pianist-in-Residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and he serves as pianist in the production team for Opera Parallèle.

Christabel Nunoo

Soprano Christabel Nunoo recently obtained her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, & Dance. She has sung in masterclasses led by esteemed artists such as Martin Katz, Evelyn Lear, Roderick Dixon, Jesse Blumberg, and Reri Grist. She is a former member of the Young Musicians Choral Orchestra from 2004 to 2012 where she also played principal clarinet in the orchestra. Christabel has been invited to perform on several occasions with renowned Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and was featured in a concert with American composer Jake Heggie for San Francisco Performances. She made her solo debut in 2012 with the Oakland Symphony under the direction of Michael Morgan at the Target Independence Day Celebration. She appeared with the Oakland Symphony again in June 2013 in A Celebration of the Music of Dave Brubeck,  performing alongside Frederica von Stade and Dave’s son Chris Brubeck. Christabel owes her passion and dedication for the arts to her mother who always pushed her to work hard and find her niche in life.