“An Afternoon of Song” 

Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 3:15pm

Faith Adams, soprano

Audrianna Hughes, mezzo-soprano

Ryan Michki, tenor

Christopher Walters, baritone

with Miriam Charney, Rick Hoffenberg, Nathaniel LaNasa, Carol Rausch and Allison Voth, pianists

 Printed texts and translations for each piece may be found following the biographies of the artists.

“Schlafe wohl” (Midnight Quartet) from Martha 
Friedrich Flotow (1812-1883)

Mr. Michki (Lionel), Ms. Hughes (Nancy), Mr. Walters (Plunkett) and Ms. Adams (Harriet) 
with Ms. Charney

from Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42  
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) 
      3. Er, der Herrlichste von allen 
      4. Du Ring an meinem Finger

Ms. Hughes with Ms. Voth

from Fünf Gedichte von Friedrich Rückert, Op. 46 
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) 
      2. Gestern war ich Atlas 
      4. Morgenrot

Mr. Michki with Mr. LaNasa

from Five Songs, Op. 37 
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) 
      2. Lasse liten  
      5. Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte

Ms. Adams with Mr. LaNasa

from Let Us Garlands Bring 
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) 
      1. Come away, come away, death  
      2. Who is Silvia? 
      5. It was a lover and his lass

Mr. Walters with Mr. Hoffenberg

from Nightsongs  
H. Leslie Adams (1932-2024) 
Prayer

Trad. arr. Margaret Bonds (1913-1972) 
Lord, I just can’t keep from cryin'

Ms. Hughes with Ms. Rausch

from Mornings Innocent  
Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947) 
      1. Women should be pedestals 
      3. In autumn

Ms. Adams with Ms. Voth

from Banalités 
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) 
      2. Hôtel 
      5. Sanglots

Mr. Michki with Ms. Charney

from Seven Poems, Op. 33  
César Cui (1835-1918) 
      Sozhzhyonnoye pis’mo (The Burnt Letter)

from Six Romances, Op. 38 
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) 
      Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan’s Serenade)

Mr. Walters with Mr. Hoffenberg

Quartet, “Non ti fidar, o misera,” from Don Giovanni  
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Ms. Adams (Donna Anna), Mr. Michki (Don Ottavio),  
Ms. Hughes (Donna Elvira) and Mr. Walters (Don Giovanni)  
with Ms. Rausch

Today's program is made possible by a generous grant from Schmidt Vocal Arts.

To follow along with song texts and translations, please follow the link below:

Afternoon of Song #1 - Texts and Translations.pdf

General & Artistic Director: Steven Osgood

Music Administrator: Carol Rausch

Music Staff: Miriam Charney, Rick Hoffenberg, Nathaniel LaNasa, and Allison Voth

Director of Production: Michael Baumgarten

Production Stage Manager: Valerie Wheeler

Assistant Stage Managers: Hanna Atkinson and Alexandria Griner

Technical Director: JP Woodey

Costume Shop Supervisor: Cristine Patrick

Costume Shop Crew: Claire Gibbons and Natalie Juran

Wig Supervisor: Martha Ruskai

Manager: Helen Hassinger

Company Scheduler: Rick Hoffenberg

Management Associate: Kara Post

Marketing Associate: Nick Kemp

Opera Guild Intern: Mia O’Malley

Composer Intern: Jeremiah Trowbridge

2026 Chautauqua Opera Guild

Archangel ($2500+)

Barton, Constance

Eckert, Eileen

Georgescu, Barabara & Peter

Gorelick, Dr. Cheryl

Norton, Cynthia

Peters, Steven

Angel ($1000+)

Baird, Bruce

Barensfeld, David & Wendy

Branch, Laurie

Cummings, Conrad

Goldfarb, Joe

Goodman, Marylouise

Hajinilian, Arlene

Hopkins, John

Twist, Angela

Benefactors ($500)

Adele Thomas Charitable Foundation

Davis, Richard & Mary

First, Deborah & Ted

Holder, Sallie

James, Olivia

Langston, Nancy

Murrett, Ellen

Nobel, Sanford

Osborne, Rich

Parlato, Mary Lou

Perry, Kimberly J.

Robbins, Mark & Robin

Telkins, Pat & Steve

Tebor, Sue & Gary

Sponsors ($250.00+)

Baum, David & Diane Adler

Benson, Edith

Bowser, Rob

Claire, Judith

Goldman, Judith H.

Goldman, Judith & Elliott

Nickerson, David, list in program “In loving memory of Jean Swope Nickerson”

Osgood, Steven

Saulino, Lorraine

Walker, Mitchell

Zucker, Burton & Sandra