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Songs for Summer Love

Make Believe from Showboat Kern and Hammerstein
From Six Elizabethan Songs Spring
Hymn
Diaphenia
Dominic Argento
Amarilli Giulio Caccini
Musica Prohibita Gastaldon
Regnava nel silencio from Lucia di Lamermoor
Dies Bildniss ist bezaubernd schön from Die Zauberflöte
Dai vieni non tardar from Le Nozze di Figaro
G. Donizetti
W.A. Mozart
W.A. Mozart
La Donna e mobile from Rigoletto Signor, ne principe
G. Verdi
Intermission

Dei miei bollenti spiriti from La Traviata Parigi o cara
G. Verdi

Gold is a fine thing from The Ballad of Baby Doe
Douglas Moore
From Street Scene Kurt Weill
Lonely House
What good would the moon be?
Being Alive! from Company Anyone can whistle from Anyone Can Whistle
Steven Sondheim
From My Fair Lady On the Street where you live
Show me!
Lerner and Lowe
O soave fanciulla from La Boheme G. Puccini

Nicole Haslett
Hailed by the New York Times for her “technically accomplished coloratura” as well as, “floating lyricism,” soprano Nicole Haslett recently joined On Site Opera creating the roles of Frog/Mechanincal Nightingale in Lisa Despain’s Song of the Nightingale, as well as made her role debut in an abridged version of The Golden Cockerel, singing Tsaritsa of Shemakha. She was also be a soloist in “Yiddish and Hebrew songs of the Weimar Republic”, in conjunction with Carnegie Hall and the Leopoldo Baeck Institute. Last season she returned to the role of Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos with Arizona Opera, and reprised the role of Kristina in Oceane with Deutsche Oper Berlin. She made her Opera Hong Kong debut as Gilda in Rigoletto, and is engaged to return there for her role debut as Ophélie in Thomas’ Hamlet. She also recently made her role debut as Ännchen in Der Freischütz with Heartbeat Opera, and returned to the
Deutsche Oper Berlin as Berthe in Le Prophete and Adele in Die Fledermaus. She also made her Toronto Symphony debut in performances of Carmina Burana, and returned to the Metropolitan Opera for their production of Nico Muhly’s Marnie.

Doohyun Yoon
Tenor Doohyun Yoon recently appeared as a featured soloist in the "Music for a Spring Evening" gala with Waldman Opera Studio. In recent seasons, he engaged with the Regina Opera Association, bringing to life the roles of Gastone in La Traviata, Beppe in I Pagliacci, and Normano in Lucia di Lammermoor. His expanding operatic repertoire also includes Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor with the Hudson Opera Association, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi at Montclair State University's Alexander Kasser Theater, and Lyonel in Martha at the Manhattan School of Music. Noting his vocal capabilities, Voce di Meche praised his performance of "Non piangere, Liù" from Puccini's Turandot, highlighting how his "full tenor was employed with subtle dynamics" to deliver a "fine performance."

Equally accomplished on the concert stage and in intimate chamber settings, Yoon recently performed for the Belle Sylvester Recital Series at the Freeport Memorial Library alongside pianist Mara Waldman. He also previously presented a curated program, "Bel Canto Reverie: A Journey Through Italian Art Songs," for Groupmuse. Demonstrating his broader musical leadership, he served as Artistic Director and Conductor for a 120-member ensemble Christmas Cantata at KAPCQ. He has honed his craft through programs with Classic Lyric Arts and The Gerda Lissner Foundation, and participated in a masterclass with renowned Metropolitan Opera tenor Michael Fabiano. Yoon holds an Artist Diploma from Montclair State University, alongside Master of Music degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and the New England Conservatory.

Mara Waldman
Pianist, Conductor, Composer, Voice Teacher
Mara Waldman graduated from the Manhattan School of Music with a Masters' Degree in piano and made her Carnegie Recital Hall (Weill Hall) debut sponsored by the Leschetizky Association. She was a winner in the New York Chopin Foundation Council International
Auditions, the International Piano Recording Competition, and recorded solo piano music by
Vittorio Rieti for Columbia Records.
She made her conducting debut with the Bel Canto Opera Company and went on to conduct several productions with that company. This led to her work with the New York City Opera Company national tours and South Texas Lyric Opera performances. Ms Waldman was Music Director/Conductor of the Encompass New Opera Theatre for 10 years, held the positions of
Chorus Director and Associate Conductor with the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera for 6 years, and Music Director /Conductor of the Belleayre Music Festival Opera for 4 years.
She was on faculty of the New Opera Festival di Roma, Italy, for 6 years as conductor and voice teacher, and performed Rachmaninoff Second Concerto with the Festival Orchestra. She was a coach at the AIMS program in Graz, Austria for 2 summers. She joined the voice faculty of the Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy in 2010, after teaching and coaching privately for over 35 years. Ms Waldman is a certified Level 3 instructor in Somatic
Voicework, the Lovetri Method™, is President Emerita of the New York Singing Teachers’ Association, the Leschetizky Association, Joy in Singing and currently is on the board of the Musician’s Club of New York and the Advisory Board of Killer Queen Opera.