Kuka, Katrina

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Ithaca CollegeDigital Commons @ ICAll Concert & Recital Programs Concert & Recital Programs10-13-2013Senior Recital: Katrina Kuka, SopranoKatrina KukaFollow this and additional works at: https://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 CitationKuka, Katrina, "Senior Recital: Katrina Kuka, Soprano" (2013). All Concert & Recital Programs. 2713.https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/2713Senior Recital:Katrina Kuka, sopranoMatthew Recio, pianoNathan Breton, piano Ford HallSunday October 13th, 20137:00 pmProgramOmbre pallide George F. Handel(1685-1759)Alcina's aria from AlcinaMatthew Recio, harpsichordFabeln von La Fontaine Jacques Offenbach(1819-1880)Le Berger et la MerLe Corbeau et le RenardLe Savetier et le FinancierTemerari... Come scoglio immoto resta Wolfgang A. Mozart(1756-1791)Fiordiligi's aria from Cosi fan tutteNathan Breton, pianoIntermissionOp. 10 Richard Strauss(1864-1949)NichtsDie NachtAllerseelenZueignungMatthew Recio, pianoThe Bestiary of Flanders & Swann Michael Flanders(1922–1975)Donald Swann(1923–1994) GnuSlothWarthogHippopotamusNathan Breton, pianoThis recital is in fulfillment of the degree Bachelor of Music in VocalPerformance and Music Education. Katrina Kuka is from the studio of Dawn Pierce.Ombre pallide  Pale shades  Ombre pallide, Pale shades, lo sò mi udite; I know you hear me;d'intorno errate, around you wander, e vi celate and you hidesorde da me: perché? deaf from me: why? Fugge il mio bene; My beloved flees,voi lo fermate, deh! Go stop him, ah!per pietate, deh! For pity's sake, ah!Se in questa verga, For in this wand, ch'ora disprezzo, that I now despise,e voglio frangere, and wish to break,forza non è. there is no strength.Le Berger et la Mer The Shepherd and the SeaDu rapport d'un troupeau On the yield of his herd,dont il vivait sans soins, he lived without care,se contenta longtemps he was content for a long timeun voisin d'Amphitrite: a neighbor of Amphitrite*:si sa fortune était petite, If his fortune was small,elle était sûre tout au moins. she was certain at any rate. A la fin, les trésors At last, the treasures weredéchargés sur la plage. dumped onto the beach.Le tentèrent si bien Tempted, he was well,qu'il vendit son troupeau, so he sold his herd,trafiqua de l'argent, trading for the money,le mit entier sur l'eau. he began out on the sea.Cet argent périt par naufrage. That money perished in a   shipwreck.     Son maître fut réduit His master was reducedà garder les brebis, to keeping the sheep,non plus berger en chef no longer Chief Shepherdcomme il était jardis, as he once was,quand ses propres moutons When his own sheep werepaissaient sur le rivage: grazing on the shore,celui qui s'était vu Coridon ou Tircis He who had been Coridon or Tircisfut Pierrot et rien davantage. was now Pierrot*, and nothing   more.    Au bout de quelque temps, After a short time,il fit quelques profits, he made some profits,racheta des bêtes à laine; he bought back the wool beasts;et comme un jour les vents and like one day the windsretenant leur haleine, held their breath, Laissaient paisiblement He then peacably aborder les vaisseaux: addressed the vessels:"Vous voulez de l'argent, "You want the money,ô Mesdames les Eaux!" O Madam of the water!"Dit-il, "Adressez-vous, He says, "Ask, please,je vous prie, à quelque autre: I pray, to any other person:Ma foi! Vous n'aurez pas le nôtre." Well! you will not have ours."*In Greek mythology, Amphitrite is a sea-goddess and the wife of Poseidon,the God of the Sea. *In "The Eclogues" by Virgil, Coridon and Tircis are two names for shepherds,while Pierrot is a name reserved for farmers. In essence, the line means thathe who was once wealthy is now a mere peasant. Le Corbeau et le Renard The Raven and the FoxMaître corbeau, sur un arbre Mister Raven, perched on a tree,   perché,   tenait en son bec un fromage. held in his beak a piece of cheese.Maître renard, par l'odeur alléché, Mister Fox, enticed by the smell,lui tint à peu prés ce langage: addressed him in this way:»  Hé! bonjour, monsieur du "Oh! hello, Mister Raven,   corbeau.Que vous êtes joli!, How pretty you are!,que vous me semblez beau! how beautiful you seem to me!Sans mentir, si votre ramage In truth, if your songse rapporte à votre plumage, is anything like your plumage,vous êtes le phénix des hôtes de you are the phoenix of these   ces bois.«    woods."   A ces mots le corbeau ne se sent At these words, the Raven becomes   pas de joie;      overjoyed;   et, pour montrer sa belle voix, and to show off his beautiful voice,il ouvre un large bec, laisse tombe he opens his beak wide, and let his   sa proie.      prey fall.   Le renard s'en saisit, et dit: The Fox grabs it, and says:»Mon bon monsieur, "My dear sir,apprenez que tout flatteur Learn that every flatterervit aux dépens de celui qui l'écoute: lives at the expense of the one who   listens to him:   cette leçon vaut bien un fromage, that lesson is easily worth the   sans doute.«    cheese, no doubt."   Le corbeau, honteux et confus, The Raven, ashamed and confused,jura, mais un peu tard, swore, though a bit late, qu'on ne l'y prendrait plus. that he would not be fooled again.Le Savetier et le Financier The Cobbler and the FinancerUn savetier chantait du matin A cobbler used to sing from   jusqu'au soir:      morning to evening:   c'était merveilles de le voir, it was wonderful to see, wonderful   merveilles de l'ouïr;      to hear;   il faisait des passages, he was performing cadenzas,plus content qu'aucun des sept happier than any of the seven   sages.      sages.   Son voisin au contraire, His neighbor, on the contrary,étant tout cousu d'or, everything sewn in gold,chantait peu, dormait moins encor. sang very little, slept even less.C'était un homme de finance. He was a man of finance.Si sur le point du jour parfois il If at daybreak he sometimes dozed   sommeillait,      a bit,   le savetier alors en chantant then the cobbler would awaken him   l'éveillait,      with singing,   et le financier se plaignait, and the Financer complained,que les soins de la Providence that the plans of the ProvidenceN'eussent pas au marché fait had not arranged at market to sell   vendre le dormir,      sleep,   comme le manger et le boire. like food or drink.En son hôtel il fait venir le chanteur, To his hotel he called the singer,   et lui dit:      and he said:   »Or çà, sire Grégoire, que "Look here, sir Gregory, What do   gagnez-vous par an?«    you earn per year?"   »Par an! ma foi, monsieur,« "Per year! my goodness, sir,"dit avec un ton de rieur, he said with a ton of laughter,»Le gaillard savetier, "A general cobbler,ce n'est point ma manière I don't normally countde compter de la sorte; my earnings that way,et je n'entasse guère and I don't pile up receiptsun jour sur l'autre: one day to the next;il suffit qu'à la fin It suffices that at the endj'attrape le bout de l'année: that I catch them annually:chaque jour amène son pain.« every day brings in some bread."»Eh bien! que gagnez-vous, "Well then! what do you earn, tell   dites-moi, par journée?«    me, per day?"   »Tantôt plus, tantôt moins: "Sometimes more, sometimes less: le mal est que toujours; The trouble is that always;(et sans cela nos gains seraient (and otherwise our income would   assez honnêtes,)      be quite respectable,)   Le mal est que dans l'an The trouble is that during the year   s'entremêlent des jours    the days are mixed in,   qu'il faut chommer; on nous ruine when we sit idle; they ruin us with   en Fêtes.      holidays.   L'une fait tort à l'autre; et Monsieur And one drives out the other, and   le Curé      the Priest   de quelque nouveau Saint charge with some new Saint is always   toujours son prône.«    filling his sermon."   Le Financier, riant de sa naïveté, lui The Financer, laughing at his   dit:      naiveness, said to him:   »Je vous veux mettre aujourd'hui "Today I shall place you high on the   sur le trône.    throne.   Prenez ces cent écus: gardez-les Take this hundred crowns: guard it   avec soin,      with care,   pour vous en servir au besoin.« so you can use it when needed."Le savetier crut voir The cobbler thought he sawtout l'argent que la terre avait, all the money that the Earth had,depuis plus de cent ans for over a hundred years, produit pour l'usage des gens. produced for the use of man.Il retourne chez lui: He returned back home:dans sa cave il enserre, In his basement, it encircles him,l'argent, et sa joie à la fois. The money, and his joy all at once.Plus de chant; il perdit la voix More singing; he lost his voicedu moment qu'il gagna ce qui from the moment he won what   cause nos peines.      causes our pain.   Le sommeil quitta son logis, Sleep left his home,il eut pour hôtes les soucis, it was a host to his worries,les soupçons, les alarmes vaines. his suspicions, his vain alarms.Tout le jour il avait l'œil au guet; All the day he had an eye on the   watch,   et la nuit, si quelque chat faisait du And at night, if perchance a cat   bruit,      made a noise,   le chat prenait l'argent. The cat would take the money.A la fin le pauvre homme s'en At the end the poor man ran to him,   courut,   chez celui qu'il ne réveillait plus! ran to the man that he never woke   up!   »Rendez-moi,« lui dit-il, "Give me," he said to him,»mes chansons et mon somme, "My songs and my nap,et reprenez vos cent écus.« and take back your hundred   crowns."   Temerari... Come scoglio Bold creatures... Like a rock I   immoto resta      stand immobile   Temerari, Bold creatures,sortite fuori di questo loco! go away from this place!E non profani l'alito infausto And do not profane with accursed   breath   degl'infami detti nostro cor, these shocking words of our hearts,nostro orecchio, e nostri affetti. our ears, and our affections.Invan per voi, per gli altri invan In vain do you, and others also,si cerca le nostre alme sedur; seek to seduce our souls;L'intata fede che per noi già The intact fidelity which we have si diede ai cari amanti already committed to our dear   lovers   saprem loro serbar infino a morte, we will keep our pledge until death,a dispetto del mondo, e della sorte. in spite of the world, and of fate.  Come scoglio immoto resta, Like a rock I stand immobile,contra il venti e la tempesta, against the wind and the storm,così ognor, quest'alma è forte thus always this soul is strongnella fede e nell'amor. in fidelity and love.Con noi nacque quella face In us is born that torch-fireche ci piace e ci consola, that pleases and consoles us,e potrà la morte sola, and only death alonefar che cangi affetto il cor. could change my heart's devotion. Rispettate anime ingrate, Respect, you ungrateful souls,questo esempjo di costanza, this example of constancy,e una barbara speranza and let not an immoral hopenon vi renda audaci ancor. make you so bold again!Nichts NothingNennen soll ich, sagt ihr, Shall I name, say you, meine Königin im Liederreich? My Queen in the realm of song?Torren, die irh seid, Fools, that you are,ich kenne sie am venigsten von I know her even less than all of   euch.       you.     Fragt mich nach der Augen Farbe, Ask me about the eye color,fragt mich nach der Stimme Ton, ask me about the voice's sound,fragt nach Gang, und Tanz und ask about gait, and dance, and   Haltung,       attitude,   ach; unt was weiss ich davon! ah, and what do I know of that! Ist die Sonne nicht die Quelle Is the Sun not the source ofalles lebens, alles lichts? all life, all light?Und was wissen von derselben, And what do we know of that,ich, und ihr, und alle? Nichts. I, and you, and everyone? Nothing.Die Nacht The NightAus dem Walde tritt die Nacht, Out of the woods steps the night,aus den Bäumen schleicht sie leise, out of the trees it steals softly,schaut sich um in weitem Kreise, it looks around in a wide circle,nun gib acht. now give heed. Alle Lichter dieser Welt, All light of this Earth,alle Blumen, alle Farben löscht sie all flowers, all colors, it puts out   aus   und stiehlt die Garben weg vom and steals the sheaves away from   Feld.       the field.    Alles nimmt sie, was nur hold, All it takes, that is lovely,nimmt das Silber weg des Stroms, takes the silver away from the   stream,   nimmt vom Kupferdach des Doms takes the gold from the copper roof   weg das Gold.       of the cathedral.    Ausgeplündert steht der Strauch, Plundered out is the shrub,rükke näher, Seel' an Seele; it draws nearer, soul to soul;o die Nacht, mir bangt, o the night, I fear,sie stehle dich mir auch. it will steal you from me also.Allerseelen All Souls' DayStell' auf den Tisch die duftenden Place on the table the fragrant   Reseden,      mignonette,   die letzten roten Astern trag' the last red asters bring in,   herbei,   und laß uns wieder von der Liebe and let us speak again of love   reden,   wie einst in Mai. as once in May. Gip mir die Hand, daß ich sie Give me the hand, that I secretly   heimlich drükke,      may press it,   und wenn man's sieht, mir ist es and if one sees it, to me it is all the   einerlei,      same,   gip mir nur einen deiner süßen give me just one of your sweet   Blikke,      glances,   wie einst in Mai. as once in May. Es blüht und duftet heut' auf jedem It is blooming and fragrant today on   Grabe,      every grave,   ein Tag im Jahr ist ja den Toten frei, for one day in the year are the dead   free,   komm an mein Herz, daß ich dich come to my heart, that I may have   wieder habe      you again   wie einst in Mai. as once in May.Zueignung DedicationJa, du weißt es teure Seele, Yes, you know it dearest soul,daß ich fern von dir mich quäle, how away from you I suffer,Liebe macht die Herzen krank, love makes the heart sick,habe dank. have thanks.Einst hielt ich, der Freiheit Zecher, Once held I, the freedom reveller,hoch, den Amethysten Becher, high, the amethyst cup,und du segnetest den Trank, and you blessed the drink,habe Dank. have thanks.Und beschworst darin die Bösen, And you exorcised within the evilsbis ich, was ich nie gewesen, until I, as I never had been before,heilig an's Herz dir sank, holy, on your heart I sank,habe Dank. have thanks.

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