Ozols, Rachel

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Ithaca CollegeDigital Commons @ ICAll Concert & Recital Programs Concert & Recital Programs4-3-2015Senior Recital: Rachel Ozols, mezzo-sopranoRachel OzolsFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programsPart of the Music CommonsThis Program is brought to you for free and open access by the Concert & Recital Programs at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted forinclusion in All Concert & Recital Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC.Recommended CitationOzols, Rachel, "Senior Recital: Rachel Ozols, mezzo-soprano" (2015). All Concert & Recital Programs. 1013.http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/1013Senior Recital:Rachel Ozols, mezzo-sopranoKerry Mizrahi, Piano Collaborator Zoe Weiss, baroque celloMatthew Hall, harpsichord Ford HallFriday, April 3rd, 20157:00 pmProgramVoi che sapetefrom Le Nozze di Figaro W.A Mozart (1756-1791)Geditchte der Königin Maria Stuart, Op. 135R.  Schumann(1810-1856)I. Abschied von FrankreichII. Nach der Geburt ihres SohnesIII. An die Königin ElisabethIV. Abschied von der WeltV. GebetHWV 145 Lucrezia G. F. Handel(1685-1759)O Numi eternisuperbo del mio affannoMa voi force nel CieloIl suol che premeAh! che ancor nell'abissoQuesti la disperata anima miaA voi, a voi padreGià nel seno cominciaIntermissionBanalités Francis Poulenc(1899-1963)I. Chanson d'OrkeniseII. HôtelIII. Fagnes de WallonieIV. Voyage à Paris V. SanglotsValentine to Sherwood Anderson William Flanagan(1923-1969)Toothbrush TimeAt the Last Lousy Moments of LoveWilliam Bolcom(b. 1938)Lost in the StarsKurt Weill(1900-1950)This recital is in fulfillment of the degree BM. Rachel Ozols is from the studioof Professor Scott Mello/Dr. Brad Hougham.Voi che sapeteVoi che sapete che cosa è You, who know what thing is   amor,    love,donne, vedete, s'io l'ho nel ladies, see if I have it in my   cor.      heart!   Qu'ello ch'io provo, viridirò; That which I feel, to you I'll   explain;   è per me nuovo, capir nol so. it is to me new, I understand   not.   Sento un affetto pien di I sense a tender feeling full   desir,      of desire,   ch'ora è diletto, chora è which now is pleasure, then   martir.      agony   Gelo, e poi sento l'al ma I freeze, then i feel my soul   avampar,      on fire,   e in un momento tor no a and in a moment I return to   gelar.      freezing!   Ricerco un bene fuori di me I seek a prize outside myself,no so chi il tiene, no so cos'è. I dont know wh it holds, or   what it is   Sospiro e gem senza voler; I sigh and moan without   wanting to   palpito e tremo senza saper. I quiver and tremble without   knowing why   Non trovo pace notte nè di, I don't find peace night or   day,   ma pur mi piace languir così.  but yet me it pleases to   suffer this way!    Gedichte der Königin Maria StuartI. Abschied von Frankreich I.Farewell from FranceIch zeih’ dahin! I go away!Ade, mein frolic Franken land Farewell, my cheerful   Frankish land   wo ich die liebste Heimath Where I the dearest   fand,    homeland found,   du meiner Kindheit Pflegerin! You my childhood nurseAde, du Land, du schöne Goodbye you land, you   Zeit,    beautiful time   mich trennt das Boot vom me separates the boat from   Glück so weit!    happiness so far   Doch trägt’s die Hälfte nur Yet comes the half only of   von mir,    me   ein Theil für ummer bleibet A portion forever remains   dein.    yours   mein fröhlich Land, my cheerful landder sage dir, des andern ein it will say to you, of the other   gendenk zu sein!    mindful to be   Ade! Farewell!II.Nach der Geburt ihres II. After the birth of her   Sohnes      son:Herr Jesu Christ, den sie Lord Jesus Christ,  who they   gekrönt mit Dornen,      crowned with thornsbeschütze die Geburt Protect the birthdes hier Gebornen.  of the one here bornUnd sei’s dein Will' And if it be thy will,lass sein Geschlect zu gleich let his lineage at the same   lang herrschen noch    time long rulein diesem Königreich. in this kingdomUnd alles, was geshieht in and all that happens in his   seinem Namen,    nameSei dir zu Ruhm Be to you as gloryund Preis und Ehre, and praise and honorAmen AmenIII.An die Königin III.  To the Queen   Elisabeth:    ElisabethNur ein Gedanke, der mich Only one thought that me   freut und quält,      gladdens and torments   halt ewig mir den Sinn holds eternally the mind   gefangen,    captiveso dass der Furcht und so that the fears and hopes   Hoffnung Stimmen Klangen,    voices ringals ich die Studen ruhelos as I the hours restlessly   gezählt    countedUnd wenn mein Herz dies And when my heart as   Blatt zum Boten wählt,    messenger choosesund kündet, euch zu sehen, and announces you to see   mein Verlangen,    my desiredann theure Schwester the dear sisterfast mich neues Bangen seizes me a new anxietyweil ihm die Macht, es zu because in it the power to   beweisen fehlt.    prove is lackingIch she’den Kahn, im Hafen I see the boat, in the harbor   fast geborgen,    almost safelyVom Sturm und Kampf der From storm and battle of   Wogen fest gehalten,    waves firmly held backdes Himmels-heit’res Antlitz the heavens serene face   nachtumgraut.    darkened by nightSo bin auch ich So am I alsobewegt von Furcht und moved by fears and worries   Sorgen,vor euch nicht, Schwester: of you not, sisterDoch des Schicksals Walten But by fates rule tears apart   zerreisst das Segel oft    the sail oftenDem wir vertraut in which we trustIV. Abschied von der Welt IV.Was nützt die mir noch What use to me still allotted   zugemessne Zeit?      time?   Mein herz erstarb für My heart has died to earthly   irdisches Begehren,    desiringnur leiden soll mein Schatten only suffering can my   nicht ent behren,    shadowy body not do   withoutmir blieb allein die Todes for me remains only deaths   freudigkeit.    joyIhr Freunde last von eurem You enemies desist from   Neid:    your envymein Herz ist abgewandt der my heart has turned away   Hoheit Ehren,    from royalties honorsdes Schmerzes Übermass the pains excess will me   wird mich verzehren    consumebald geht mit mir zu Grabe Soon goes with me to the   Hass und Streit.    grave, hatred and strifeIhr Freunde, die ihr mein You friends, you who of me   gedenkt in Liebe,    think with loveerwägt und glaubt dass ohne consider and believe, that   Kraft und Glück    without strength   and happinesskein gutes Werk mir zu no good work for me to   vollenden bliebe    achieve would remainSo wünscht mir bessre Tage So wish for me, better days   nicht zurück,    not to returnund weil ich schwer gestrafet and because I sorely   werd hienieden,    punished am here belowerfleht mir meinen Theil Entreat for me my portionam ewgen Frieden! of eternal peaceV. Gebet V. PrayerO Gott, mein Gebieter, Oh God, my master, ich hoffe auf dich! I hope in youO Jesu, geliebter, Oh Jesus my beloved, nun rette du mich! now rescue you to meIm harten Gefängniss, In the hard prisonin schlimmer Bedrängniss In bad affliction long for you I er sehne ich dich; In lamentation,in Klagen dir klagend, to you crying,im Staube verzagend, in the dust despairing,erhör, ich beschwöre hear, I imploreund retter du mich and rescue you, to meLucrezia01. O Numi eterni! 01. Oh Dieties eternal!O Numi eterni! O stelle! Oh Dieties eternal! Oh   stars!che fulminate empiitiranni, Who strike down by   lightning evil tyrants,   impugnate a miei voti grasp at my prayers horrible   darts   orridi strali voi con fochi You with fires thundering   tonanti   incennerite il reo Tarquinio e incinerate the evil Tarquins   Roma;      of Rome;   dalla superba chioma, from his proud head of hair,o mai trabocchi il vacillante may fall the unsteady laural   alloro   s'apra il suolo in voragini, si it may open earth into   celi,      abysses, it conceals,   con memorando essempio, with memorable example,nelle viscere sue l'indegno e in the viscera his unworthy   l'empio.      one and the wicked one.02. Già superbo del mio 02. Already proud of my   affanno      anguish   Già superbo del mio Already proud of my   affanno,      anguish,Traditor dell'onor mio parte Betrayer of the honor mine   l'empio lo sleal.      departs the wicked   one the disloyal one.   Tu punisci il fiero in ganno You punish the cruel   deception   del felon, del mostro rio of the criminal, of the   monster evil   giusto Ciel, parca fatal.  just Heaven, death   predestined.   03. Ma voi forse nel cielo 03. But you perhaps in   Heaven   Ma voi forse nel cielo, But you perhaps in   Heaven,per castigo maggior del mio for chastement greater of my   delitto,      sin,   stateoziosi, o provocati you remain idel, oh provoked   Numi;      Deities;   se son sorde le stelle, if are deaf the stars,se non miodon le sfere, if not me listen the spheres,a voi tremende Dieta to you terribe Deietydel abisso, mi volgo, of the abyss, myself I turna voi, s'aspetta del traditor to you, one awaits for the   onor mio,      betrayed honor,   far la vendetta.  mine take vengence.04. Il suol che preme 04. The ground which he   presses   Il suol che preme, The ground which he   presses,   l'aura che spira the air which he breathes,l'empio Romano, s'apra the evil Roman, may open   s'infetti.      up, may itself infect.   Se il passo move, se il If the step he moves, if the   guardo gira      glance he turns   incontri larve, ruine aspetti! he may meet with spectors,   ruins he may expect!    05. Ah! che ancor 05. Ah! that still in the   nell'abisso      abyss   Ah! che ancor nell'abisso, Ah! that still in the abyss,   dormon e furie,      sleep the furies,   i sdegni e le vendette. the wraths and the   vengence.   Giove dunque per me non ha Jupiter than for me not has   saette,      arrows,   e pietoso l'inferon? and pity the hell?Ah! ch'io gia sono in odio Ah! that I know am in hateal Cielo ah! dite: by Heaven ah! say:e se la pena non piomba sul and if the punishment not   mio capo,      falls on my head,   a' miei rimorsi e rimorso il at my remorse the power   poter   di castigarmi.  to punish me.06. Questi la disperata 06. The desperate soul    animaQuesti la disperata anima The desperate soul, my may   mia puniscan, si!      punish, yes!   Ma, il ferro che gia intrepida But, the iron sword which   stringo.      now fearlessly I hold   tight.alla salma infedel porga la to the body disloyal, may it   pena.       give punishment.    07. A voi, a voi, padre, 07. To you, father,   consorte      husband   A voi, padre, consorte, To you, father, husband,a Roma, al mondo presento il to Rome, to the world I offer   mio morir;      my dying;   mi si perdoni il delitto me one may pardon the   essecrando      crime abdominable   on'io macchiai in volontaria il by which I stained   nostro onor      unintentionally our honorun'altra più detestabil colpa and other more detestable   sin   di non m'aver uccisa pria del of not myself to have before   misfatto      the crime   mi, si perdoni. me, one forgive.08. Già nel seno cominca 08. Already in my breast   beginsGià nel seno cominca a Already in my breast begins   comprir      to complete   questo ferro i duri uffizii; this swords, the harsh duties;sento ch'il cor si scuote più I fell that the heart is shaken   dal dolor      more from the sorrow   di questa caduta in of downfall unavenged,   vendicata,   che dal furor del la vicina then from the fury of my   morte.      approaching death.   Ma se qui non m'edato But if here not to me it is   given   castigar il tiranno, opprimer to chastise the tyrant, to   l'empio      crush the wicked one   con più barbaro essempio, with a more barbaric   example,   per ch'ei sen cada estinto so that he may fall deadstringerò a danni suoi mortal I will take up to damage his   saetta,      mortal arrow,   e furibonda e crude and raging and cruelnell in ferno farò la mia in the hell I will take my   vendetta.          vegence.    BanalitésI. Chanson d'Orkenise I. Song of OrkenisePar les portes d'Orkenise In the town of Orkenise   veut entrer un charrertier    wants to enter a carterPar les portes d'Orkenise In the town of Orkenise   veut sortir un vanupieds.    wants to leave a tramp.Et les gardes de la ville, And the guards of the town   Courant sus au vanupieds:    run to the tramp and   ask,   "Qu'emportestu de la ville?" "What will you take from the   villiage?"   "J'y laisse mon coeur entier." "I am leaving my heart   whole."   Et les gardes de la ville, The guards of the town run   Courant sus au charretier    up to the carter and   ask,   "Qu'apportestu dans la ville?" "What are you bringing into   the town?"   "Mon coeur pour me marier." "My heart, I am getting   married!"   Que de coeurs dans Orkenise What a lot of hearts in   les gardes riaient!      Orkenise, the guards   laughed!   Vanupieds la route est grise, Tramp, the road is dreary,l'amour grise ô charretier. love is dreary o carter.Le beaux gardes de la ville The handsome guards of the   Tricotaient superbement;      town knitted superbly   Puis les portes de la ville Then the gates of the town   sefermèrent lentement.       slowly shut.   II. Hôtel II. HotelLa chambre a la forme d'une My room is the form of a   cage      cage   le soliel passes son bras the sun passes its armspar las fenetre mais moi, qui through the window, but I   veux fumer      who wants to smoke   pour faire des mirages, for the sake of making the   smoke pictures,   j'ai lume au feu dy jour I light with the fire of dayma ciggarette my cigaretteJe ne veux pas travailler I do not at all want to workJe veux fumer  I want to smoke III. Fagnes de Wallonie III. Walloon moorlandsTant de tristrsses plénières So much sadness   overwhelming   Prirent mon cœur aux fagnes took-over my heart on-the   désolées      moors desloate   Quand las j'ai reposé dans when weary I rested among   les sapinières      the fir-trees   Le poids des kilomètres the weight of the kilometers   pendant que râlait      while moanded   le vent d'ouest the wind of the west.J'avais quitté le joli bois I had left the pretty woodsLes écureuils y sont restés the squirrels they have   remained   Ma pipe essayait de faire des my pipe tried to make clouds   nuages   Au ciel in the sky,Qui restait pur obstinément which remained clear   obstinately.   Je n'ai confié aucun secret I did not confide any secretsinon une except a song enigmatic   chanson énigmatique   Aux tourbières humides to the peatbog damp.Les bruyères fleurant le miel The heather fragrant with   honey   Attiraient les abeilles attracted the bees,Et mes pieds endoloris and my feet achingFoulaient les myrtilles et les trod the bilberries and the   airelles      blueberries   Tendrement mariée, Nord tenderly brought together,   North   La vie s'y tord there life itself twistsEn arbres forts Et tors in the trees strong, and   gnarles   La vie y mord, La mort there life bites the deathÀ belles dents, Quand bruit le with strong teeth, when   vent      howls the wind.   IV. Voyage à Paris IV. Trip to ParisAh! la charmante chose Ah! the charming thingQuitter un pays morose to leave a place gloomyPour Paris for Paris!Paris joli! Paris lovely,Qu'un hour du créer once-upon a atime must   have created    l'Amour!  the love! V. Sanglots V. SanglotsNotre amour est réglé par les Our love is ruled by the calm   calmes étoiles      stars   Or nous savons qu'en nous Now we know that within usbeaucoup d'hommes many people breathe   respirent   Qui vinrent de trés loin who came from far offet sont un sous nos fronts and our one under our browsC'est la chanson des rêveurs It is the song of dreamersQui s'étaient arraché le coeur who have torn our their heartEt le portaient dans la main and carry it in the hand right   droite   Souviens-t'en cher orgueil de Remember dear pride all of   tous ces souvenirs      these memories   Des marins qui chantaient Of the sailors who sang like   comme des conquérants.    the conquerers.   Des gouffres de Thulé, The chasms of Thule,des tendres cieux d'Ophir the soft skies of OphirDes malades maudits, The sick ones accursed,de ceux qui fuient leur ombre of those who fled their   shadows   Et du retour joyeux des and the return joyous of the   heureux émigrants.      happy immigrants.   De ce coeur il coulait du sang Of the heart that ran with   blood   Et le rêveur allait pensant and the dreamer went on   thinking   À sa blessure délicate of his wound delicateTu ne briseras pas la chaîne You will never break the   de ces causes      chain of these causes   Et douloureuse et nous disait and painful and to us saidQui sont les effets d'autres which are the effects of other   causes      causes   Mon pauvre coeur, My poor heart,mon coeur brisé my heart broken,Pareil au coeur de tous les similar to the hearts of all the   hommes      men   Voici nos mains que la vie fit Here, here our hands which   esclaves      life has enslaved   Est mort d'amour, ou c'est Has died of love, or so it   tout comme,      seems,    Est mort d'amour, et le voici. Has died of love, and it is   here   Ainsi vont toutes choses So goes all thingsArrachez donc le vôtre aussi! tear out then yours alsoEt rien ne sera libre And nothing will be freejusq'à la fin des temps until the end of timeLaissons tout aux morts let us leave all to the deadEt cachons nos sanglots and let us hide our sobs

Senior Recital: Rachel Ozols, mezzo-soprano

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