Part I: Venus as a Boy
C. Gounod, ‘Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle’
Stephano’s aria from Roméo et Juliette, libretto by J. Barbier (Act III, Scene 2).
W. A. Mozart, ‘Voi che sapete’
Cherubino’s canzona from Le nozze di Figaro, libretto by L. Da Ponte (Act II, Scene 3)
C. Gounod, ‘Faites- lui mes aveux’
Siebel’s aria from Faust, libretto by J. Barbier (Act III, Scene 1).
G. Donizetti, ‘È sgombro il loco… Un bacio, un bacio ancora’
Smeton’s aria from Anna Bolena, libretto by F. Romani (Act I, Scene 9).
C. Saint-Saëns, ‘Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix’
Dalila’s aria from Samson et Dalila, libretto by F. Lemaire (Act II)
S. Barber, ‘Must the Winter Come So Soon’
Erika’s aria from Vanessa, libretto by G. C. Menotti (Act I, Scene 1)
K. Weill, ‘I’m a stranger here myself’
Venus’s aria from One Touch of Venus, libretto by O. Nash (Act I)
Part II: Pardon My English
Feeling Sentimental (from Show Girl)
But not for me (from Girl Crazy)
The Man I Love
George Gershwin
In the still of the night (from Rosalie)
Begin the Beguine
So in Love (from Kiss me, Kate)
Cole Porter
Je ne t’aime pas
Kurt Weill
Let’s call the whole thing off (from Shall we Dance)
George Gershwin
Performers
Francesca Placanica, Soprano
Douglas Gould, Piano