Melbourne Art Song Collective

I AM LOST TO THE WORLD Tuesday 28 June 6pm, Salon Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & MASC

ARTISTS

Michael Smallwood, tenor Eidit Golder, piano

PROGRAM

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Adelaide, Op.46 An die ferne Geliebte, Op.98 I Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend II Wo die Berge so blau III Leichte Segler in den Höhen IV Diese Wolken in den Höhen V Es kehret der Maien, es blühet die Au VI Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder Bagatelles, Op.126 No.6 I Andante con moto, cantabile e con piacevole II Allegro III Andante. Cantabile ed espressivo IV Presto V Quasi allegretto VI Presto. Andante amabile e con moto FANNY MENDELSSOHN (1805-1847) 6 Lieder, Op.7 I Nachtwanderer II Erwin III Dein ist mein Herz IV Bitte V Du bist die Ruh VI Frühling GUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911) ‘Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen’ arr. for piano left hand by Adam Lee Rückert-Lieder I Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder II Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft! III Um Mitternacht IV Liebst du um Schönheit V Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen



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ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Australian tenor Michael Smallwood commenced vocal training while completing a law degree at the University of Melbourne. After studies at the Victorian College of the Arts, the Australian National Academy of Music and New York’s Juilliard School, he entered the prestigious Opera Studio of the Hamburg State Opera in 2001, later becoming a member of the ensemble. He has worked in many major houses in Europe and the US, including The Santa Fe Opera, Opera National de Paris, Glyndebourne, The Flemish Opera (Vlaamse Opera), Opera de Lyon, Opera National de Bordeaux, Opera de Dijon, Chicago Opera Theater, Badisches Staatstheater, Deutsche Staatsoper (Berlin), the Komische Oper Berlin, Barcelona’s Liceu, the Nederlanse Opera, and Staatsoper Kassel, as well as returning regularly to the Hamburg State Opera. Festival appearances have included: Ravinia, Aspen, the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts, the RuhrTriennale, Lincoln Center Festival and the Haendel Festspiele (Halle and Karlsruhe). In opera and concert he has worked with many important conductors including Yves Abel, Richard Farnes, Vladimir Jurowski, Friedemann Layer, Ingo Metzmacher, Julius Rudel, Ulf Schirmer, Steven Sloane, Stefan Soltesz, Constantinos Carydis, Ilan Volkov, Alfred Eschwe, Josep Pons, Karl-Heinz Steffens, Marek Janowski, Michael Boder, Sir Simon Rattle and Tomas Netopil. A sought-after performer of baroque music, his collaborators include William Christie, Alessandro de Marchi, Hermann Max, Michael Hofstetter, Jane Glover, Thomas Hengelbrock, Andreas Spering and Konrad Junghaenel. Eidit Golder is a highly respected solo pianist and chamber musician. She received her musical education at the exclusive Talma Yalin School For The Performing Arts in Israel and the Victorian College of the Arts. In 1999, Eidit received first place at the Australian National Piano Award. She has made a number of professional broadcasts and recordings for the ABC, and has played at the Melbourne International, Port Fairy, Woodend and Castlemaine Festivals. Eidit completed her Masters at Melbourne University under Professor Stephen McIntyre, and is a laureate of the Advanced Performance Program, Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). Between 2005 and 2010 she was the pianist with Freshwater Trio, with whom she made numerous festival and concert appearances, including performances at the 2010 Vancouver International Music Festival. Eidit is currently Artistic Director of the Melbourne Art Song Collective (MASC), in addition to teaching at Scotch College and Sacre Coeur.

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