Paul Appleby, tenor
Conor Hanick, piano
| SCHUMANN | An den Mond, Op. 95, No. 2 Aufträge, Op. 77, No. 5 Meine Rose, Op. 90, No. 2 Loreley, Op. 53, No. 2 Einsamkeit, Op. 90, No. 5 Geisternähe, Op. 77, No. 3 |
| BEETHOVEN | An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 |
| SCHUBERT | An den Mond, D. 259 An die Entfernte, D. 765 Der Zwerg, D. 771 |
| BERG | Altenberg Lieder, Op. 4 |
| SCHUBERT | Im Frühling, D. 882 Alinde, D. 904 Abendlied für die Entfernte, D. 856 Willkommen und Abschied, D. 767 |
| SCHUMANN | Sängers Trost, Op. 127, No. 1 Die Sennin, Op. 90, No. 4 Abendlied, Op. 107, No. 6 |
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| NINA SIMONE | If You Knew |
The dynamic American tenor Paul Appleby “is that special singer who puts words first in performing songs,” says the New York Times. Appleby has won fans for his lead roles in Nico Muhly’s Two Boys, Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, and Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande at the Metropolitan Opera, and here in the Bay Area, he played the lovesick miner Joe Cannon in the world premiere production of John Adams’ and Peter Sellars’ Girls of the Golden West at San Francisco Opera.
Wherever he performs, Appleby’s interpretations mine the soaring power, delicate beauty, and buoyant energy of the tenor repertoire. Passionate about song, Appleby, accompanied by pianist Conor Hanick, presents an impressive program featuring Schumann and Schubert songs, Berg’s Altenberg Lieder (traditionally performed by a mezzo-soprano), and Beethoven’s celebrated lone song cycle, An die ferne Geliebte.