PROGRAM
• Mendelssohn — Sonntagsmorgen
• Schumann — Selections from Liederkreis, op.39
Intermezzo
Die Stille
Wehmut
Frühlingsnacht
• Mahler — Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Das irdische Leben
Rheinlegendchen
Lob des hohes verstandes
• Mendelssohn — Songs Without Words, Op. 30 No. 1-3
Andante espressivo “Contemplation”
Allegro molto “Unrest”
Adagio non troppo “Consolation”
• Berlioz — La Mort d’Ophélie
• Respighi — Il Tramonto
• Mendelssohn — Songs Without Words, Op. 30 No. 4-6
4. Agitato e con fuoco “The Wanderer”
5. Andante grazioso “The Brook”
6. Allegretto tranquilo “Venetian Boat-Song No. 2”
• Mendelssohn — Selections from “Six Duets for Two Sopranos”, Op 63
Ich wollt’, meine Lieb’
Abschiedslied der Zugvögel
Gruss
Herbstlied
CARLA DIRLIKOV CANALES is an internationally known opera singer who is emerging as a leader in the area of using the arts to advance important social issues. She has been a member of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities Turnaround Arts Program, was selected by Foreign Policy Magazine as one of its 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2015 and won the Medal of Excellence from the Sphinx Organization, which was presented to her at the Supreme Court by Justice Sotomayor. In each case, she was the first opera singer ever to receive the honor. As a singer she has received worldwide acclaim, and is best known for her portrayals of Bizet’s “Carmen” which she has performed close to 100 times in over a dozen countries. She has performed as a soloist at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall and top international venues in Europe, Asia and Latin America. She is the founder and CEO of The Canales Project, aimed at giving voice to issues of identity and culture through music and conversation. Her debut album, “Duende”, released in 2020, has received critical acclaim. Carla will become the youngest ever Advanced Leadership Institute Fellow at Harvard University from 2021-2022.
“She impressively merges the specific musical vernaculars of her past and present, and employs masterful vocal facility in order to create a refreshing record that feels entirely relevant in this moment of post-genre art that questions cultural identity and belonging in the landscape of an ever-fragmenting society.”-icareifyoulisten.com
OLIVIA VOTE, an American mezzo-soprano who is lauded for her “theatrical magnetism” and “her big, rich voice,” joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera in the 2018-19 season for the first time for productions of Die Walküre, Suor Angelica, and her debut as Countess Ceprano in Rigoletto. She returned to the Met in the 2019-20 season for their production of Akhnaten and covers the role of Charlotte in Werther. In the previous season, Vote made multiple house and role debuts throughout the season, beginning with the Inland Northwest Opera as Cherubino followed by the role of Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos with Cincinnati Opera. Recent appearances include her debut with The Atlanta Opera as Mary in a new production of The Flying Dutchman, her role debut as Adalgisa in Norma with Opera Southwest, and her company debut with North Carolina Opera as Maddalena in Rigoletto. On the concert stage, she was heard in Rossini’s Stabat Mater with The Choral Arts Society of Washington, D.C. under the baton of Antony Walker, and in Durefle’s Requiem at The Kennedy Center. Other recent debuts include appearing with Sarasota Opera as Mère Marie in the Dialogues des Carmélites and Nicklausse in Les contes d’Hoffmann with Hawaii Opera Theater.
With Santa Fe Opera and Opera Philadelphia Ms. Vote worked on Jennifer Higdon’s exciting premiere of Cold Mountain. Also with Santa Fe Opera she participated in the workshop of the premiere of The (R)evolution of Steven Jobs, by Mason Bates and Mark Campbell in San Francisco. She sang the role of his wife, Laurene Powell. Olivia joined the world renown Hugo Wolf Quartet from Vienna and performed Respighi’s Il Tramonto and selections from Wolf’s Italienisches Liederbuch in Massachusetts and New York. She has collaborated with pianist Brain Ganz performing multiple song recitals and later went on to win second place at the esteemed Fort Worth McCammon Opera Guild Competition, first place at the Partners for the Arts, Inc. competition in Virginia, and the Jensen Foundation International Vocal Competition.
Ms. Vote returned to Opernhaus Zürich to sing Dryade in Ariadne auf Naxos with Fabio Luisi and Flora in a new production of La traviata under Maestro Armiliato. She first came to Switzerland from 2012-2014 for the Internationales Opernstudio at Opernhaus Zürich. Highlights of her performances during this period included singing Fidalma in Il matrimonio segreto, Philomene in Martinů’s Zweimal Alexandre, and as a soloist in Hans Neuenfels’s new production, Wie ich Welt wurde, a co-production with the Zürich Shauspielhaus about the life of Richard Wagner. In addition, she performed roles in Rinaldo, La traviata, Meistersinger, Salome, and Rigoletto and covered roles in Madame Butterfly, Alcina, La Straniera, and Falstaff.
Future projects include further productions with the Metropolitan Opera and The Florentine Opera.
JAE KYO HAN began his piano studies at the age of 4. Early on he began to compete, receiving top prizes in competitions such as MMTA, NEPTA and was also a finalist in the 14th Chiang Wen-Yeh International Young Artist Piano Competition. During his undergraduate studies at Brandeis University, Jae won the school’s concerto competition and graduated magna cum laude with the highest honors in music and a second degree in philosophy. He was twice selected to perform in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, both times as a winner of the American Fine Arts Festival. Jae has also participated in piano festivals in New York City (The Beethoven Institute, IKIF), Austria (Mozarteum International Summer Academy), and England (Oxford Philomusica).
In 2010, Jae moved to New York City to pursue further musical studies. He received his master’s degree for classical piano performance at Mannes College for Music in 2013 and a Professional Studies certificate from Manhattan School of Music in 2017. Since completing his degrees, Jae has established his private teaching studio in Brooklyn, and founded A4 Music Center which connects classical musicians with students. Interested in the piano as a whole, Jae apprenticed as a piano tuner for two years, and is currently the resident piano technician at the Soapbox Gallery, a performance venue in Brooklyn. Jae is also an active volunteer with Sing for Hope, where he has previously served as the project leader at the NY Memory Center, bringing monthly concerts to those affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia.
