A graduate recital in voice

Valeria Kishkunas, soprano, presented a graduate voice recital on Friday, September 20, 2013 at 8:00 PM in Davis Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at the University of Northern Iowa. The recital was performed in collaboration with pianist Dr. Robin Guy and presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Music in Vocal Performance. Assisted by tenor Juan Ahumada, the recital opened with the Act I duet “Ah, del padre…Fuggi, crudele, fuggi” from Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Mozart (1756 – 1791). The remainder of the program included the Wesendonck Lieder by Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883), “La mamma morta” from Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano (1867 – 1948), three selections by Ottorino Respighi (1879 – 1936), and the song cycle The Shining Place by Lee Hoiby (1926 – 2011)