MEROLA OPERA

SONG AS DRAMA

ABOUT

Co-curated with San Francisco Opera Center Artistic Director Carrie-Ann Matheson, this vocal chamber recital explored the narrative arc of the song and featured ten artists from the 2024 Merola program and additional chamber musicians. Each piece offered audiences a deeply compelling story, summarized in just a few minutes.

PROGRAM

ANAHITA ABBASI: Ahou

CLARICE ASSAD: Enquanto a noite durar

MARY KOUYOUMDJIAN: Everlastingness

ERNEST CHAUSSON: Chanson perpetuelle

BARBARA STROZZI: L’Eraclito amoroso

REBECCA CLARKE: Binnorie

KAMALA SANKARAM: ramonanewyorkamsterdam

JAKE HEGGIE: Here and Gone