Crossing Over:
Music from Shows that Don’t Fit
a concert of scenes from shows that are both operas and musicals
FALL 2024 ENSEMBLE
Jaquaila Bowers
Zach Goggin
Isabelle Hurtado
Caelen Larsen
Paola Melo
Kelsi Moore
Leyla Morris
Angel Del Mar
Alicia Romariz
David Savoy
Jose Velasquez
DIRECTOR
Wayne J. Davis
COLLABORATIVE PIANIST
Valeria Diaz Navarro
Friday, November 15th
7:00 PM
Highland Recital Hall
"Hark! The Hour"
From: Trial by Jury
Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)
Performed by: Ensemble
"When I First Put This Uniform On"
From: Patience
Arthur Sullivan
Performed by: Jose Velasquez
"Summertime"
From: Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin (1898–1937)
Performed by: Jaquaila Bowers
"Mack the Knife"
From: The Threepenny Opera
Kurt Weill (1900–1950)
Performed by: Zach Goggin
"Sorry Her Lot"
From: HMS Pinafore
Arthur Sullivan
Performed by: Isabelle Hurtado
"I Am Easily Assimilated"
From: Candide
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Performed by: Paola Melo
"Incantation"
From: The Sorcerer
Arthur Sullivan
Performed by: Angel Del Mar
"The Sun, Whose Rays"
From: The Mikado
Arthur Sullivan
Performed by: Kelsi Moore
"Solomon’s Song"
From: The Threepenny Opera
Kurt Weill
Performed by: Leyla Morris
"Is Life a Boon?"
From: The Yeomen of the Guard
Arthur Sullivan
Performed by: Caelen Larsen
"Candide’s Lament"
From: Candide
Leonard Bernstein
Performed by: David Savoy
"Ballad of Dependency"
From: The Threepenny Opera
Kurt Weill
Performed by: Alicia Romariz
"Make Our Garden Grow"
From: Candide
Leonard Bernstein
Performed by: Ensemble
The Operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan
G&S refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896. All their works have two things in common: they are satirical in nature, and their plots make a "topsy-turvy" twist.
The Threepenny Opera (1928) by Kurt Weill
The Threepenny Opera offers a socialist critique of the capitalist world. It focuses on Macheath, an amoral antihero who leads a criminal gang, committing robbery, arson, rape, and murder. It is a reflection of the decay and decadence of the Weimar period.
Porgy and Bess (1935) by George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess tells the story of Porgy, a disabled Black street beggar living in the slums of Charleston. It deals with his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her violent and possessive lover, and Sportin' Life, her drug dealer. The opera features an all-Black cast.
Candide (1956) by Leonard Bernstein
Candide is based on the satirical novel by Voltaire. It is about a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with optimism by his mentor. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow and painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world.
Shane Anderson
Chair, Department of Music, Piano
Stephanie Johnston
Administrative Assistant
Dr. Blythe Cates
Assistant Chair, Department of Music; Area Coordinator, Voice
Voice Faculty
Blythe Cates
Ben Cox
Wayne Davis
George Hogan
Laura Mercado-Wright
Page Stephens
