Julia Bullock
photo by Brent Arnold
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
MET Lindemann Opera Program (Artists)
Juilliard Opera Department (Artists)
Philadelphia Singers Choir
David Hayes, conductor
Cecile Licad, piano
Ken Noda, piano
Michael Stairs, harmonium
Perelman Theater| Monday, February 18 | 8pm | buy tickets! |
Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
Gioachino Rossini characterized his Petite Messe Solennelle as "the last of my péchés de vieillesse" (sins of old age). The witty composer, who produced little for public hearing during his long retirement, prefaced his mass—characterized, apocryphally by Napoleon III, as neither little nor solemn, nor particularly liturgical—with the words: "Good God—behold completed this poor little Mass—is it indeed sacred music [la musique sacrée] that I have just written, or merely some damned music [la sacré musique]? You know well, I was born for comic opera. Little science, a little heart, that is all. So may you be blessed, and grant me Paradise!' Rarely heard and one of the final works by Rossini—PCMS audiences are in for a treat when four young soloists from the MET and Juilliard Opera programs visit Philadelphia along with the wonderfully talented pianists Ken Noda and Cecile Licad and as a bonus the Philadelphia Singers Chorus led by David Hayes will also be a part of this special event.The four soloists are Julia Bullock, soprano;
Rachel Wilson, mezzo-soprano; Alexander Lewis, tenor; and Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone.
6:45pm - 7:30pm: Free Pre-concert Lecture in the Comcast Circle (Tier I) with Cori Ellison
All artists and programs subject to change.