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Heidi Melton, soprano
Salon at the Rex Wednesday, February 4, 6:30pm |
PROGRAM
PURCELL (arr. BRITTEN):
The Blessed Virgin’s Expostulation
BERG: Sieben frühe Lieder
MESSIAEN:
Selections from Harawi
DEBUSSY:
Trois Chansons de Bilitis
BOLCOM: Toothbrush Time; Waitin'; George
ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE
Already impressing critics and opera lovers with her huge voice and “shimmery technical assurance,” Heidi Melton is a second-year Adler Fellow of the San Francisco Opera. She brings her immense talent to this intimate space, with songs by Berg and Bolcom that showcase her sensitivity to the simple, profound connection between words and music.