This coming season
The Chvatal/Kritzer Duo will be touring with their concert event
ARIA...In
the Blue Hour
voice, guitar and orchestra
to accompany the release of their CD recording on MIRAMONT Records.
In this enchanting program, the Duo highlights popular Opera arias
and great classical melodies of composers like Mozart, Bellini, and Rossini, including
favorites such as the Carmen "Habanera", Gershwin's "Summertime"
and Puccini's "O Mio Babbino Caro".
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The "blue hour" is a poetic term for that time of evening,
between the sunset and the coming of night. It is sometimes called "twilight",
but the "blue hour" refers more to that short slip of time after the light of the sun is gone,
and the sky turns a deep, dark, sapphire blue, behind the black outline of the trees.
It is often pictured with a fat moon, bright and low on the horizon,
with the evening star appearing just beside it.
It is a time, many believe, when magical things happen,
and romance is at its peak.
ARIA...In the Blue Hour is a musical collection of Opera melodies, arias and lullabies, which describe, enlighten and admire this eternally romantic twilight time.
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Renowned for their inviting and casual performance style, Janet and Scott have the uncanny ability to strip away the stuffy context around any piece of classical music and make it breathe life again.
This quality makes them especially successful in live performances.
They offer audiences a fresh portrait of romance: the sensual and vibrant sound of the classical guitar, coupled with a voluptuous and pure voice, and the timeless depth and fullness of accompanying orchestra. These arrangements for voice, guitar and orchestra transcend traditional classical boundaries. Their sound reflects the mood of a romantic "movie score", while still tipping a respectful hat to the original.
The music touches audiences of all ages.
ARIA...In the Blue Hour opens a door to non-traditional audiences, offering them the chance to hear and fall in love with some of the world's most beautiful melodies,
outside of the opera house.
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ARIA...In the Blue Hour
voice, guitar and orchestra
program repertoire
The Chvatal/Kritzer Duo works with individual conductors/artistic directors to create a program to best suit your audience. Evenings can include sets of pieces for voice and guitar solo, as well as concerto movements for guitar and orchestra, and orchestral interludes.
Also available are versions of this repertoire for solo voice and guitar, as well as for
voice, guitar, and chamber ensemble.
Opera Arias for voice, guitar and orchestra:
| Barcarolle "Belle Nuit" (from Tales of Hoffmann) |
Offenbach |
| Evening Star "Abendstern" (from Tannhäuser) |
Wagner |
| Abendsegen - (Lullaby from Hänsel und Gretel) |
Humperdinck |
| O Mio Babbino Caro (from Gianni Schicchi) |
Puccini |
| Habanera (Carmen) |
Bizet |
| O Quante Volte (I Capuleti ed i Montecchi) |
Bellini |
| Berceuse (Lullaby from Lakmé) |
Delibes |
| Deh Vieni (from The Marriage of Figaro) |
Mozart |
| Adieu (Manon Lescaut) |
Massenet |
| E Lucevan le Stelle (from Tosca) |
Puccini |
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| American Opera Arias |
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| Summertime (Lullaby from Porgy and Bess) |
Gershwin |
| O Black Swan (Lullaby from The Medium) |
Menotti |
| Willow Song (from The Ballad of Baby Doe) |
Moore |
| Ain't it a pretty night (from Susanna) |
Floyd |
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| Other works available |
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| Variation No. 18 (from Variations on a theme of Paganini) |
Rachmaninov |
| Variations on a theme from Mozart's "The Magic Flute" |
Sor |
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