ORATORIO AND CONCERT

Andriessen, Louis De Stijl
Bach, J.C. Ach, dass ich Wassers gnug hätte
Bach, J.S. B Minor Mass
Christmas Oratorio
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St. John Passion

St. Matthew Passion
Cantatas: 4, 6, 8, 29, 36b, 45, 54, 78, 79, 110, 115, 125, 170, 207a
Beethoven, L.V. Choral Fantasy
Berio, Luciano Sinfonia
Britten, Benjamin Phaedra
Ceremony of Carols
Brooks, William Crazy Jane (premier)
Byrd, William

 

Christ Rising Again
Ye sacred muses
Masses (one to a part)
Carissimi, Giacomo Jeptha | Historicus
Duruflé, Maurice Requiem
Elgar, Sir Edward The Music Makers
Sea Pictures
Handel, G.F.

 

Dixit Dominus
Messiah
Utrecht Te Deum
Duets:
“Langue, geme, sospira si lagna”
“Conservate, raddoppiate”
Haydn, Joseph Harmoniemesse
The Creation
Horovitz, Joseph Lady Macbeth
Ives, Charles The Celestial Country | solo octet
Lotti, Antonio Chamber duets and trios:
Voi che cercate Amore
Querèla amorosa
A la tromba di Marte
Quel sol, quell sol istesso
Mendelssohn, Felix Elijah “O Rest in the Lord”
Mozart, W.A. Requiem
La Betulia Liberata | Giuditta “Parto, inerme, e non pavento”
Pergolesi, G.B. Stabat Mater
Purcell, Henry Rejoice in the Lord
Rachmaninoff, S. All-Night Vigil
Rossini, G. Petite Messe Solennelle
Stabat Mater
Satie, Erik Socrate | Phedre
Scarlatti, A. La Giuditta | Nutrice
Steffani Duets:
Aure, voi che volate
Sia maledetto Amor
Begl’occhi, oh Dio, non più
Striggio, Alessandro Ecce beatam lucem (one to a part)
Missa Ecce beatam lucem (one to a part)
Tallis, Thomas Spem in alium (one to a part)
Telemann, G.P. Die Tageszeiten Cantata no. 2 “Der Mittag”
Vaughan Williams, R. Serenade to Music
Viadana, Ludovico Psalms (one to a part)
Vivaldi, Antonio Gloria
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ROLES PERFORMED

COMPOSER OPERA ROLE
Agazzari, Agostino Eumelio Mercurio
Anonymous 17th c Daphnis Damon
Barber, Samuel Vanessa (scenes) The Old Baroness
Bizet, Georges Carmen (scenes) Carmen
Boismortier, Joseph Bodin Don Quichotte (scenes) Don Quichotte
Britten, Benjamin Albert Herring Florence Pike
Cesti, Antonio L’Orontea Aristea
Fleury Playbook The Play of Herod
The Slaughter of the Innocents
Shepherd
Rachel
Handel, George Frideric Parnasso in festa (concert production) Clori
Hildegard Ordo Virtutum Humility
Hughes, Jon The Women of Trachis (premier) Alto narrator, chorus
Mozart, Wolfgang A. La Clemenza di Tito (scenes)
Cosi fan tutte (scenes)
Le nozze di Figaro (scenes)
Die Zauberflöte (scenes)
Annio
Dorabella
Cherubino
Zweite Knabe
Offenbach, Jacques Orpheus in the Underworld Public Opinion
Purcell, Henry King Arthur
The Fairy Queen (concert production)
Dioclesian (concert production)
Saxon Priestess
Alto solos
Alto solos
Stravinsky, Igor Le Rossignol (concert production) Woman
Sullivan, Arthur Gondoliers
Iolanthe
Pirates of Penzance
Duchess of Plaza-Toro
Iolanthe
Kate

 

ROLES STUDIED

COMPOSER OPERA ROLE
Britten, Benjamin The Rape of Lucretia Lucretia
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine Actéon Junon
Handel, George Frideric Alcina
Orlando
Rinaldo
Ruggiero
Orlando
Rinaldo

 

ARIAS

COMPOSER OPERA ARIA ROLE
Barber, Samuel Vanessa “Must the Winter Come so Soon? Vanessa
Cavalli, F. La Calisto
La Didone
“Erme, e solinghe cime”
“Alle ruine del mio regno”
Endimione
Ecuba
Gluck, C. W. Orfeo “Che faró senza Euridice?” Orfeo
Handel, G.F. Alcina
Ottone
Serse
“Vorrei vendicarmi”
“Al’orror d’un duolo eterno”
“Ombra mai fu”
Bradamante
Matilda
Serse
Menotti, G. C. The Consul “I shall find for you shells and stars” Nurse
Monteverdi, C. Il ritorno d’Ulisse “Di misera regina” Penelope
Mozart, W. A. Ascanio in Alba “Ah, di si nobil alma” Ascanio
Rossini, G. L’Italiana in Algeri
Il barbiere di Siviglia
“Cruda sorte!”
“Una voce poco fa”
Isabella
Rosina
Saint Saëns, C. Samson et Dalila “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix” Dalila

SONG

Barber, Samuel Hermit Songs Op. 29
Sure on this shining night Op. 13, No. 3
Bataille, Gabriel Des maux si déplorables
Berg, Alban Vier Gesänge Op. 2
de Bornelh, Giraut Reis glorios
Brahms, Johannes Liebeslieder Op. 52
Neue Liebeslieder Op. 65
Vier Duette, Op. 28
An eine Äolsharfe
Auf dem Kirchhofe Op. 105, No. 4
Feldeinsamkeit Op. 86, No. 2
Liebestreu Op. 3, No. 1
Meine Lieder Op. 106, No. 4
Ständchen Op. 106, No. 1
Vergebliches Ständchen Op. 84, No. 4
Von ewiger Liebe Op. 43, No. 1
Wiegenlied Op. 49, No. 4
Wie Melodien zieht es mir Op. 105, No. 1
Wir wandelten Op. 96, No. 2
Britten, Benjamin A Charm of Lullabies Op. 41 (studied)
A Poison Tree (The Red Cockatoo)
The Last Rose of Summer
Caplet, André L’adieu en barque
Copland, Aaron Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson (selections)
Danyel, John Grief keep within
Why can’st thou not as others do?
Debussy, Claude Trois Chansons de Bilitis
de Dia, Beatriz Estat ai en greu cossirier
Dowland, John First Booke of Songs of Ayers in Four Parts
Flow my tears
Time stands still
Weep you no more, sad fountains
Duparc, Henri Chanson triste Op. 2 No. 4
Durant, Gilles Ma belle si ton ame
Ford, Thomas Since first I saw your face
de Frumerie, Gunnar Hjärtats sånger Op. 27
Enesco, Georges Sept Chansons de Clement Marot Op. 15
Fauré, Gabriel Les Berceaux Op. 23 No. 1
La Chanson d’Ève, Op. 95 – Crépuscule
Pleurs d’Or Op. 72
Gershwin, George Embraceable you
Summertime
Honegger, Arthur Quatre Chansons pour voix Grave (studied)
Mozart, Wolfgang An Chloe K.524
Ravel, Maurice

 

Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
Histoires naturelles (selections)
Rudel, Jaufre Quan lo rius de la Fontana
Somervell, Arthur James Lee’s Wife
Schubert, Franz Der Jüngling und der Tod D.545
Der Tod und das Mädchen Op. 7, No. 3
Ständchen, D.920
Schumann, Robert Frauenliebe und leben Op. 42
Ich bin dein Baum Op. 101, No. 3
Aus den hebräischen Gesängen
Stravinsky, Igor The owl and the pussycat
Vaughan Williams, Ralph Silent Noon
White, Robert Have you seen but a bright lily grow?

MADRIGALS

As an ensemble musician Robin has performed an extensive repertoire of Renaissance madrigals, chansons and Lieder one to a part, by composers including but not limited to the following:

Agricola, Agresta, Alleotti, Arcadelt, Banchieri, Bartlet, Borlet, Brumel, Byrd, Croce, d’India, Eccard, Encina, Farmer, Farnaby, Festa, Gabrieli, Gesualdo, Ingegnieri, Isaac, Janequin, Josquin, Lacorcia, Lassus, Lechner, Marenzio, Monteverdi, Palestrina, Passereau, Rore, de la Rue, Schütz, Striggio, Tromboncino, Valentini, Vecchi, Vincentino, Weelkes, Wert, Willaert.