Nicole Cabell, soprano
Donna Loewy, piano
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 3:00 PM
This recital was originally scheduled for March 27, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, it was rescheduled to June 7, 2020 and has again been rescheduled to the above date and time. Please check our ticket policy if you have additional questions about the reschedule.
Reception after the performance to meet the artists in person.
Memorial Hall
1225 Elm St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Nicole Cabell, the 2005 Winner of the BBC Singer of the World Competition in Cardiff, and a Decca recording artist, is one of the most sought-after lyric sopranos of today. Her solo debut album “Soprano” was named Editor’s Choice by Gramophone and has received extensive critical acclaim and several prestigious awards, including the 2007 Georg Solti Orphée d’Or from the French Académie du Disque Lyrique.
Nicole Cabell’s current season includes returns to Michigan Opera Theatre for Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, to Master Voices for Micaela in an English version of Carmen as well as to the Boston Symphony for Poulenc’s Gloria with Andris Nelsons, to the Atlanta Symphony for Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with Robert Spano (to be recorded commercially), as well as to Hiroshima for a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Ms. Cabell will also be heard in recital in Cincinnati. Future engagements include debuts in Vienna and in St Louis. More...
Donna Loewy, piano
Donna Hallen Loewy is Professor of Collaborative Piano at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ms. Loewy has prepared and accompanied many top prize winners of the National Federation of Music Cubs Artist Competition, NATS Artist Awards, D’Angelo Competition, and the Montreal Concours International de Musique. She is much in demand as a collaborative pianist and master class teacher, performing frequently throughout the United States.
Ms. Loewy served as the official accompanist for the Metropolitan Opera Auditions, Southern Ohio region for over twenty-five years, and has held similar positions with the International Clarinet Conference, the Congress of Strings, the International Double Reed Society, the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Winners Recital, Tubamania, in Sydney, Australia, and the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference. More...
Program
Five Greek Folk Songs…………………Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
- Chanson de la mariée
- Là-bas, vers l’église
- Quel galant m’est comparable?
- Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
- Tout gai!
Quatre poèmes hindous…………….Maurice Delage (1879 – 1961)
- Madras: Une belle
- Lahore: Un sapin isolé
- Bénarès: Naissance de Bouddha
- Jeypur: Si vous pensez à elle
Les Illuminations……………………Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976)
- Fanfare
- Villes
- Phrase – Antique
- Royauté
- Marine
- Interlude
- Being Beauteous
- Parade
- Départ
INTERMISSION
Excerpts from “Canciones Clásicas Españolas”…………Fernando Obradors (1897 – 1945)
- Al amor
- Del cabello mas sutil¿
- Corazón, porqué pasáis?
- La mi sola Laureola
- Chiquitita la novia
Excerpts from “Canciones Clásicas Españolas”…………Fernando Obradors (1897 – 1945)
- Genius Child
- Kid in the Park
- To Be Somebody
- Strange Hurt
- Border Line
- My People
- Joy
Reception following the recital. Meet the artists and enjoy complimentary refreshments!
