Performers
Matthew Polenzani, Tenor
Julius Drake, Piano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo-Soprano
Additional artists to be announced

Program
SCHUBERT Selected Lieder
BEETHOVEN An die ferne Geliebte
BRAHMS Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103
JANÁČEK The Diary of One Who Disappeared

Passionate works by Schubert and Beethoven, as well as Brahms’s delightful Gypsy songs set the stage for Janáček’s unique work. His The Diary of One Who Disappeared tells the tale of a young farmer who falls in love with a Roma woman, abandoning home and family to be with her. The dramatic vocal writing and unusual scoring—tenor, mezzo-soprano, and off-stage female voices—result in a gripping work that sits between song cycle and chamber opera.