Rosenblatt Recitals - Bryan Hymel (tenor) and Irene Roberts (mezzo-soprano)

American tenor Bryan Hymel is one of opera’s fastest-rising stars. Impressing audiences with his “clarion tone and a ringing top” (Opera), he is joined by guest mezzo-soprano Irene Roberts. Hymel is an exclusive Warner Classics recording artist and winner of the 2013 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for a trio of performances at London’s Royal Opera House.

“Pavarotti, roll over. There’s a new king of the high Cs.…Hymel’s voice is rare these days: a combination of Wagnerian muscle and bel canto refinement, comfortable in the stratospheric register… This is why we listen to opera!” NPR

“If Hymel had been born a generation earlier we might have had The Four Tenors. That’s how good he is.” Sinfini Music


VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS Four Hymns for Tenor

Lord, Come Away!

Who is this fair one?

Come Love, Come Lord

Evening Hymn


WAGNER Wesendonck Lieder

Der Engel

Stehe still!

Schmerzen

Träume


INTERVAL


GOUNOD Roméo et Juliette

Ah! lève-toi, soleil!


MASCAGNI Cavalleria rusticana

Mamma, quell vino è generoso


BERLIOZ La damnation de Faust

D'amour l'ardente flamme


BIZET Carmen

Flower song: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"

Duet and final Chorus: "C'est toi! C'est moi!"