Festivals & Series

Christine Goerke Vocal Master Class

Part of the Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class Series

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 7:30pm CDT

Galvin Recital Hall

Calista Ro-Jei Smith, soprano; Emily Amesquita, mezzo-soprano; Wesley Diener, baritone; Spencer Greene, bass; (Katelyn Cox and Abigail Arnold, soprano, alternates); Yasuko Oura, piano 

The Wall Street Journal praises Christine Goerke’s “big, blazing soprano that not only has the gale-force power and sheen to slice through Strauss’ huge orchestra, but also seamless legato and an entire paintbox of colors.” Making appearances at the world’s major opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and Deutsche Oper Berlin, Goerke has sung much of the great soprano repertoire, from Mozart and Handel to Strauss and Wagner. Her recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony with Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra won a 2003 Grammy Award for Best Classical Recording and Best Choral Performance. She is the recipient of a 2001 Richard Tucker Award, the 2015 Musical America Vocalist of the Year Award, and the 2017 Opera News Award. The 2023-24 season saw her return to the Metropolitan Opera for Turandot, the Vienna State Opera for Elektra, and the Houston Grand Opera for Parsifal. In this master class, she coaches accomplished Bienen School voice and opera students.

Giacomo Puccini, “Era uguale la voce?” from Gianni Schicchi 
Spencer Greene, baritone

Gioachino Rossini, “En proie à la tristesse” from Le comte Ory
Calista Ro-Jei Smith, soprano
 

George Frideric Handel, “Se il mar promette calma” from Lotario 
Wesley Diener, baritone

Richard Strauss, “Wie du warst” from Der Rosenkavalier 
Emily Amesquita, mezzo-soprano

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.

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Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall

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70 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
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Located in the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this 400-seat hall features a 40-foot glass wall offering views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. Undulating walls of Forest Stewardship Council–certified wood, covered with a thin layer of African moabi wood, provide optimal acoustics, and the hall is equipped with state-of-the-art sound and video equipment for recording.