Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Extraits de "West side Story"
Extraits de "On the Town"
"Peter Pan", extrait de "Peter Pan"
"I hate music, A cycle of Five Kid Songs"

Richard Hageman (1881-1966)
"Do not go my love"

William Bolcom (1938-)
"Amor", extrait de "Cabaret Songs, vol. I"
"The Serpent's kiss", extrait de "The garden of Eden"

John Sacco (1905-1987)
"That's life"

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
"I got rhythm", extrait de "An American in Paris"
"The man I love"
"Swanee"

Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
"Je ne t'aime pas"
"Buddy on the nightshift", extrait de "Lunchtimes Follies"

Aaron Jay Kernis (1960-)
"Play before Lullaby", extrait de "Before sleep and dreams"

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
"Sure on this shining night", op. 13 n° 3

John Corigliano (1938-)
"Prelude, Mr Tambourine man", extrait de "Mr Tambourine man, Seven poems of Bob Dylan"

Duo Rosa

Stephany Ortega, soprano
Léna Kollmeier, piano

"American Soul : From Broadway to Paris" is the title of Duo Rosa’s second opus, featuring art songs, Broadway melodies and cabaret tunes. In this new project, the two musicians maintain a concept that was one of the keys to the previous album’s success: a blend of classical and popular music in a varied, accessible programme that pleases audiences of all ages, regardless of whether they are classical music lovers or not. Concertgoers were mesmerized by the energy exuded by Duo Rosa on their first tour — Return World Tour — and by the theatrical effects with which they infused classical melodies and Latin American popular songs. Thus it is only natural that they would now turn to North American repertoire, in all its flamboyance, to present a recital brimming with emotions: happiness, nostalgia, humour, sadness…and many other surprises! To grasp the audience’s attention and hold them spellbound, the duo has selected a series of highly popular songs combined with less well-known classical melodies. They perform famous Broadway tunes such as I feel pretty and Somewhere by Bernstein from West Side Story, or Gershwin songs including The man I love and I got rhythm from An American in Paris. The cabaret genre is likewise present, with numbers by Kurt Weill (Buddy on the nightshift and Je ne t’aime pas) and William Bolcom’s humorous Amor. Léna Kollmeier also displays her skill as a solo pianist in two attractive, demanding pieces filled with imagery.