An Afternoon of Song
July 23, 2026
Sydney Dardis, soprano
Lindsey Weissman, mezzo-soprano
Gabriel Chona Rueda, tenor
Jared Peterson, bass
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.
Program:
from Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
5. Brauner Bursche, führt zum Tanze
6. Röslein dreie in der Reihe
7. Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
8. Rote Abendwolken ziehn
Ms. Weissman and Ms. Rausch
Erlkönig, D. 328
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Mr. Rueda and Mr. LaNasa
from Quatre Chansons de Don Quichotte
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
1. Chanson du départ
2. Chanson à Dulcinée
Mr. Peterson and Ms. Rausch
from Canciones clásicas españolas
Fernando Obradors (1896-1945)
Al amor, Vol. 1, No. 2
El molondrón, Vol. 4, No. 2
El vito, Vol. 3, No. 6
Ms. Dardis and Ms. Voth
from Combat del somni
Frederic Mompou (1893-1987)
3. Jo et pressentia com la mar
Algún día
Jaime León Ferro (1921-2015)
Mr. Rueda and Ms. Charney
from A Charm of Lullabies
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
2. A Highland Balou
5. The Nurse’s Song
Ms. Weissman and Ms. Charney
from Songs of Travel
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
1. The Vagabond
2. Let Beauty Awake
3. The Roadside Fire
Mr. Peterson and Mr. Hoffenberg
from Dear Theo
Ben Moore (b. 1960)
1. The Red Vineyard
Mr. Rueda and Mr. Hoffenberg
from Brettl-Lieder
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Galathea
Gigerlette
Ms. Dardis and Mr. LaNasa
from Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
1. Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes
2. Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut
3. O die Frauen
4. Wie des Abends schöne Röte
5. Die grüne Hopfenranke
6. Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel
Ms. Dardis, Ms. Weissman, Mr. Rueda, and Mr. Peterson with
Ms. Charney, Mr. Hoffenberg, Ms. Rausch and Ms. Voth
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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
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Osborne, Rich
Parlato, Mary Lou
Perry, Kimberly J.
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Tebor, Sue & Gary
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Baum, David & Diane Adler
Benson, Edith
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Claire, Judith
Goldman, Judith H.
Goldman, Judith & Elliott
Nickerson, David
“In loving memory of Jean Swope Nickerson”
Osgood, Steven
Saulino, Lorraine
Walker, Mitchell
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