Saffa, Liliana

Wright, Alexandra

English

Ithaca College

Ithaca CollegeDigital Commons @ ICAll Concert & Recital Programs Concert & Recital Programs3-19-2015Elective Recital: Liliana Saffa and AlexandraWright, sopranoLiliana SaffaAlexandra WrightFollow 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 CitationSaffa, Liliana and Wright, Alexandra, "Elective Recital: Liliana Saffa and Alexandra Wright, soprano" (2015). All Concert & RecitalPrograms. 1003.http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/1003Joint Elective Recital:Liliana Saffa, SopranoAlexandra Wright, SopranoSarah Broadwell, PianoKerry Mizrahi, PianoNabenhauer Recital RoomThursday, March 19th, 20158:15 pmProgramSull'aria W. A. Mozart(1756-1791)An die Nachtigall Immer leiser wird Vergebliches StändchenJohannes Brahms(1833-1897)I am RoseO You Whom I Often and Silently ComeMy Papa's WaltzFor SusanSee How They Love Me Ned Rorem(b. 1923)IntermissionAu bord de l'eauToujoursNotre amour Gabriel Fauré(1845-1924)La promessaLa pastorella dell'alpiLa fioraia fiorentinaL'orgia Gioachino Rossini(1792-1868)Liliana Saffa and Alexandra Wright are from the studio of Dr. Randie Blooding.TranslationsSull'ariaCosa mi narri, e che ne disse il What are you saying, and what did   Conte?     the Count say?Gli si leggeva in fronte il dispetto e One could read in his face the spite   la rabbia.      and the rage.   Piano, ch'  è meglio or lo porremo in Hold on there; it would be better   gabbia.    now to set a trap for him.   Dov'  è l'appuntamento che tu gli Where is it you proposed to meet   proponesti?    him?   In giardino. In the garden.Fissiamgli un loco. Scrivi. Let's fix the exact place. Write.Ch'io scriva... ma, signora... I should write to him... but my   Lady...   Eh, scrivi dico; e tutto io prendo su Go on, I tell you to write; and I will   me stessa.      be responsible for everything.   Canzonetta sull'aria... Little song on the breeze...Sull'aria On the breezeChe soave zeffiretto What a gentle little zephirQuesta sera spirer à This evening will sighSotto i pini del boschetto Under the pines in the little grove.Ei gi à il resto capirà. And the rest he'll understand.Certo, certo il capir à. Certainly, certainly he'll   understand.    An die NachtigallGeuss nicht so laut der Do not pour forth your   liebentflammten    love-enflamed songs'Lieder Tonreichen Schall Tuneful sounds so loudly,Vom Blütenast des Apfelbaums Down for the blossoming branch of   hernieder,    the apple tree,   O Nachtigall! Oh Nightingale!Du t önest mir mit deiner süssen With your sweet throat, you call me   and   Kehle Die Liebe wach; Awaken love within me;Denn schon durchbebt die Tiefen For already the depths of my soul   meiner Seele      are stirred   Dein schmelzend "Ach". By your melting cry.Dann flieht der Schlaf von neuem Sleep flees once more from this   dieses Lager,      place,   Ich starre dann I stare thenMit nassem Blick und totenbleich With a tearing gaze, deathly pale   und hager      and haggard,   Den Himmel an.  At the sky.Fleuch, Nachtigall in gr  üne Fly, nightingale, off into the green   Finsternisse,    darkness,   Ins Haingestr äuch Into the bushy grove.Und spend im Nest der treuen And shower kisses on your faithful   Gattin Küsse,      mate in your nest,   Entfleuch, Entfleuch!  Fly off, fly off! Immer leiser wirdImmer leiser wird mein Schlummer, My slumber grows ever more   peaceful;Nur wie Scheier liegt mein Kummer And only like a thin veil now does   my anxiety   Zitternd über mir. Lie trembling upon me.Oft im Traume hör' ich dich Often in my dreams I hear youRufen draus' vor meiner Tür, Calling outside my door;Niemand wacht und öffnet dir, No one is awake to let you in,Ich erwach' und weine bitterlich. And I wake up and weep bitterly.Ja, ich werde sterben müssen, Yes, I will have to die;Eine Andre wirst du küssen, Another will you kiss,Wenn ich bleich und kalt. When I am pale and cold.Eh' die Maienlüfte weh'n, Before the May breezes blow,Eh' die Drossel singt im Wald: Before the thrush sings in the   forest:   Willst du mich noch einmal seh'n, If you wish to see me once more,Komm', o komme bald!  Come, oh come soon! Vergebliches StänchenEr: Guten Abent mein Schatz, He: Good evening, my treasure,Guten Abent mein Kind! Good evening, sweet girl!Ich komm' aus Lieb' zu dir, I come from love of you,Ach, mach' mir auf die Tür, Ah, open the door,Mach' mir auf die Tür! Open the door for me!Sie: Meine Tür ist verschlossen, She: My door is locked,Ich lass dich nicht ein; And I won't let you in:Mutter, die rät' mir klug, My mother has advised me well!Wär'st du herein mit Fug, If you came in,Wär's mit mir vorbei! It would be all over for me!Er: So kalt ist die Nacht He: The night is so cold,So eisig der Wind, And the wind is so icyDass mir das Herz erfriert, That my heart will freeze,Mein' Lieb' erlöschen wird; And my love will be extinguished! Öffne mir, mein Kind! Open for me, sweet girl!Sie: Löschet dein' Lieb'; She: If your love starts dying,Lass' sie löschen nur! Then let it be extinguished!Löschet sie immerzu, If it keeps dyingGeh' heim zu Bett zur Ruh'! Go home to bed and rest!Gute nacht, mein Knab'!  Good night, my boy! Au bord de l'eauS'asseoir tous deux au bord du flot To sit together at the edge of the   qui passe,    passing wave,Le voir passer; To see it pass;Tous deux, s'il glisse un nuage en Together, if a cloud glides by in   l'espace,      space,   Le voir glisser; To see it glide;A l'horizon, s'il fume un toit de If a thatched roof sends smoke on   chaume,      the horizon,   Le voir fumer; To see it smoke;Aux alentours si quelque fleur If in the vicinity some flower gives   embaume,      off a scent,   S'en embaumer; To take in that scent;Entendre au pied du saule où l'eau To hear, at the foot of the willow   murmure,      where water murmurs,   L'eau murmurer; The water murmur;Ne pas sentir, tant que ce rêve Not to feel, so long as this dream   dure,      lasts,   Le temps durer; Time last;Mais n'apportant de passion But bringing no deep passion   profonde,   Qu'à s'adorer, Except to adore each other.Sans nul souci des querelles du With no concern for the quarrels of   monde,      the world,   Les ignorer; To know nothing of them;Et seuls tous duex devant tout ce And alone together, in the face of   qui lasse,      all that causes weariness,   Sans se lasser; Without becoming weary.Sentir l'amour devant tout ce qui To feel love, in the face of all that   passe,      passes away.   Ne point passer!  Not pass away! ToujoursVous me demandez de ma taire, You ask me to be silent,Du fuir loin de vous pour jamais, To flee far from you forever,Et de m'en aller, solitaire, And depart in solitude,Sans me rappeler qui j'aimais! Without remembering the one I   loved!   Demandez plutôt aux étoiles Rather ask the starsDe tomber dans l'immensité, To fall into the infinite,A la nuit de perdre ses voiles, The night to lose its veils,Au jour de perdre sa clarté! The day to lose its light!Demandez à la mer immense Ask the boundless oceanDe dessécher ses vastes flots, To drain its vast waves,Et, quand les vents sont en And, when the winds rage in   démence,      madness,   D'apaiser ses sombres sanglots! To still their mournful cries!Mais n'espérez pas que mon âme But do not hope that my soulS'arrache à ses âpres douleurs Will free itself from its bitter   sorrows,   Et se dépouille de sa flamme And cast off its fire,Comme le printemps de ses fleurs.  As the spring casts off its flowers. Notre amourNotre amour est chose légère Our love is a light thingComme les parfums que le vent Like the perfumes that the windPrend aux cimes de la fougère Takes upon the summits from the   fern   Pour qu'on les respire en rêvant. So that they can be inhaled while   dreaming.   Notre amour est chose légère! Our love is a light thing!Notre amour est chose charmante Our love is a charming thingComme les chansons du matin, Like the songs of the morning,Où nul regret ne se lamente, In which no sorrow is lamented,Où vibre un espoir incertain. In which an uncertain hope   vibrates.   Notre amour est chose charmante! Our love is a charming thing!Notre amour est chose sacrée Our love is a sacred thingComme les mystères des bois, Like the mysteries of the woods,Où tressaille une âme ignorée, Where an unknown soul trembles,Où les silences ont de viox. Where the silence has a voice.Notre amour est chose sacrée! Our love is a sacred thing!Notre amour est chose infinie Our love is an infinite thingComme les chemins des couchants Like the paths of sunsetsOù la mer, aux cieux réunie, Where the sea, reunited with the   skies,   S'endort sous les soleils penchants. Falls asleep under the setting suns.Notre amour est chose éternelle Our love is an eternal thingComme tout ce qu'un dieu Like everything that a conquering   vainqueur      god   A touché du deu de son aile, Has touched with the fire of his   wing,   Comme tout ce qui vient du coeur. Like everything that comes from   the heart.   Notre amour est chose éternelle! Our love is an eternal thing! La promessaCh'io mai vi possa lasciar d'amare, That I will ever be able to stop   loving you,Non lo credete, pupille care! No, don't believe it, dear eyes!Nè men per gioco vingannerò, nò. Not even to joke would I deceive   you about this.   Voi foste e siete le mie faville, You alone are my sparks,E voi sarete, care pupille, And you will be, dear eyes,Il mio bel foco fin ch'io vivrò!  My beautiful fire as long as I live,   ah!    La pastorella dell'alpiSon bella pastorella I am the beautiful shepherdessChe scende ogni mattino That descends every morningEd offre un cestellino And offers a little basketDi fresche frutta e fior. Of fresh fruit and flowers.Chi viene al primo albore Whoever comes at first dawnAvrà vezzose rose Will have lovely rosesE poma rugiadose, And dew sprinkled apples,Venite al mio giardin. Come all to my garden.Ahu, ahu...  Ahu, ahu...Chi del notturno orrore Whoever in night's frightnessSmarrí la buona via, Loses his way,Alla capanna mia At my little cabinRitroverà il camin. Will find his path again.Venite, o passagiero, Come, Oh traveler,La pastorella è qua, The shepherdess is here,Ma il fior del suo pensiero But the flower of her thoughtAd uno solo darà! She will give to only one!Ahu, ahu...  Ahu, ahu... La fioraia fiorentinaI più bei fior comprate, Buy the most beautiful flowers,Fanciulle amanti e spose: Amorous young men and spouses:Son fresche le mie rose My roses are freshNon spiran che l'amor. No! And will not die like love. No! Ahimé! Soccorso implora Alas! Begs for helpMia madre, poveretta, My mother, the poor woman,E da me sola aspetta And from me she expects onlyDel pan e non dell'or. Bread but not for gold.Ahimé! Ah!  Alas! Ah! L'orgiaAmiamo, cantiamo le donne e i Let us love, let us sing of the   liquor,    women and the wine,Gradita è la vita fra Bacco ed Amor! Life is pleasant with Bacchus and   Cupid!   Se amore ho nel core, I have love in my heart,Ho il vin nella testa,  I have wine in my head,Che gioia, che festa, che amabile What a joy, what a party, what   ardor!      sweet passion!   Amando, scherzando, trincando Loving, joking, drinking liquor,   liquor,   M'avvampo, mi scampo da noie e I burn, I escape from boredom and   dolor.      sorrow.   Cantiam, gradita è la vita fra Bacco Let us sing, life is pleasant with   ed Amor!      Bacchus and Cupid!   Danziamo, cantiamo, alziamo il Let us dance, let us sing, let us   bicchier,      raise the glass,   Ridiam, sfidiam i tristi pensier! Let us laugh, let us challenge the   sad thoughts!   Regina divina, la madre d'amor, Queen divine, the mother of love,Guiliva rinnova, rinnova ogni cor. With joy renew every heart.Balzante, spumante con vivo bollor, Leaping, sparkling, foaming over   with life,   E il fino divino del mondo signor. Is the divine wine the Lord of the   world.   Già ballo, traballo, che odor, che Already I dance, I stagger, what a   vapor!      fragrance, what an aroma!   Si beva, rebeva con sacro furor. So drink over and over again in a   holy frenzy.   Cantiam, la vita è compita fra Let us sing, life is complete among   Bacco ed Amor!      Bacchus and Cupid!   Evviva, evviva le donne e il liquor! Hurray, hurray for the women and   the liquor!   La vita è compita fra Bacco ed Life is complete among Bacchus   Amor!       and Cupid!    Meow!

Elective Recital: Liliana Saffa and Alexandra Wright, soprano

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