Recital Series
Isabel Leonard & Ted Sperling
Isabel Leonard Mezzo-Soprano
Ted Sperling Piano
January 5, 2018 - January 7, 2018
Board of Officers Room
Highly acclaimed for her expressive intensity, impeccable technique, and charisma, Grammy Award-winning Isabel Leonard has thrilled audiences around the globe both in the opera house and on the concert stage at the Vienna State Opera, Paris Opera, and at the Salzburg and Glyndebourne Festivals, amongst others. Having also become an audience favorite on the Metropolitan Opera stage, the celebrated mezzo-soprano moves to a much more intimate space—the Board of Officers Room for a program of beloved songs and lesser-known gems by Leonard Bernstein in celebration of the centenary of his birth.
Performances
Friday, January 5, 2018 at 8:00pm
Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 3:00pm
Program
All Bernstein Program
“Isabel Leonard is a glamorous young opera star, svelte and vivacious, whose career has rocketed into the stratosphere.”
Miami Herald
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Support
The Recital Series is supported in part by The Reed Foundation.
The Recital Series is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Also in the Series
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Nadine Sierra & Bryan Wagorn
Rising star soprano Nadine Sierra performs a wide-ranging program of art songs from Schumann and Strauss to Barber and Bernstein and works by Spanish and Brazilian composers showcasing her seamless technique, abundant musicality, and vocal beauty.
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Lindemann Young Artists
Hear some of the next generation of opera greats from the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Program—mezzo soprano Emily D’Angelo, bass David Leigh, and pianists Valeria Polunina and Nate Raskin in an evening of song at the Armory.
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The Crossing
New music champions The Crossing perform an ambulatory concert through the corridors and historic rooms to create a unique kind of seamless music featuring world and New York premieres by David Lang, Louis Andriessen, and a new work by Ted Hearne.
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Severin von Eckardstein
Making his New York recital debut, pianist Severin von Eckardstein explores Schumann's music in two distinct programs: one connecting Schumann with Russian composer Nikolai Medtner; and another pairing Schumann’s works with those of Wagner and Liszt.
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Thomas Oliemans & Malcom Martineau
Thomas Oliemans brings his burnished baritone across the Atlantic to make his U.S. recital debut in an artfully curated program of lieder and arts songs from the late Romantic period, including works by Mahler and Duparc.