L to R: Ariana Iniguez, Samantha Hornback, Piper Pack-Smith, Michelle Perrier, Jamey Wright, Mark Hockenberry, Kristen Lucas, Abigail Hart, Soleil Oliva. (photo by Leo Belardinelli)
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Ariana Iniguez, soprano: Carceleras, from Las hijas del Zebedeo, by Ruperto Chapí (1851–1909).
This lyric love song (romanza) has been a favorite of sopranos and mezzos, both Spanish and foreign.
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Samantha Hornback, soprano : O luce di quest’anima, from Linda di Chamounix, by Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848).
Linda sings of her love for Carlo, the “light of her soul.”
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Piper Pack-Smith, mezzo-soprano : Re dell’abisso, affrettati, from Un ballo in maschera, by Giuseppi Verdi (1813–1901).
The fortune-teller Ulrica calls upon the King of the Abyss to give her the power to see the future.
Note: Video and audio recordings of this aria have been removed at the singer’s request.
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Michelle Perrier, soprano: Guilleaume Walzer, from Zehn Mädchen und kein Mann, by Franz von Suppé (1819–1895).
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Jamey Wright, soprano : Ach, ich fühl’s, from Die Zauberflöte, by W. A. Mozart (1756–1791).
Pamina fears that the absent Tamino does not love her.
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(tie) Mark Hockenberry, baritone: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre, from Carmen, by Georges Bizet (1838–1875).
In the famous Toreador Song, Escamillo conveys the excitement of the bull ring and the reward—love!
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(tie) Kristen Lucas, soprano: Glitter and Be Gay, from Candide, by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990).
Cunegonde is surviving as a courtesan. She assuages her guilt and shame by reveling in her luxurious lifestyle.
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Abigail Hart, soprano : Ah! Je veux vivre, from Roméo et Juliette, by Charles Gounod (1818–1893).
When others speak of marriage, Juliet sings that she prefers to live inside her dream, in eternal spring.
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Soleil Oliva, soprano: Klänge der Heimat, from Die Fledermaus, by Johann Strauss II (1825–1899).
Rosalinda, disguised as a Hungarian countess, sings a rousing csárdás to prove her nationality.