CCM Presents Acclaimed Tenor Stuart Skelton in Recital

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s Sesquicentennial Celebration welcomes back accomplished alumnus

Stuart Skelton

(MM Voice, 1995) for a

Busse Fund Guest Artist Recital

at

8 p.m.

on

Tuesday, Feb. 20

. Skelton will be accompanied by CCM faculty artist

Kenneth Griffiths

, in a program featuring works for piano and voice by Grainger, Liszt and Korngold, as well as several works by Icelandic composers.

A Grammy-nominated tenor and the 2014 International Opera Awards Male Singer of the Year, Skelton is critically acclaimed for his outstanding musicianship, tonal beauty and intensely dramatic portrayals. He has appeared in many of the world’s most celebrated opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, English National Opera and Paris Opera.

Some of the roles that Skelton has performed with great success include the title roles in

Lohengrin

,

Parsifal

and

Peter Grimes

, as well as Florestan in

Fidelio

, Max in

Der Freischütz

and Siegmund in

Der Ring des Nibelungen

. His schedule for the current season includes his debut at the Teatro alla Scala in

Fidelio

, performances of Mahler’s

Das Lied von der Erde

, and a reprisal of his lauded Siegmund in

Der Ring des Nielungen

in his Royal Opera House, Convent Garden debut.

Skelton is a

heldentenor

, or a heroic tenor, which means that his strengths are in projection and dramatic vocal delivery.

“What makes the portrayal so special is the tenor’s ability to run the gamut from the tenderest intimacy to the most thrilling heroics, with the voice itself smoothly running through the necessary gears, and able to grow yet further even when you think it has reached its limits,” said a review of Skelton’s performance of Siegmund in

Die Walküre

with the Hong Kong Philharmonic.

Skelton’s powerful and smooth vocal technique will be on full display during his triumphant return to CCM on Feb. 20 in the Robert J. Werner Recital Hall. In addition to his guest artist recital, Skelton will present master classes from

3-6 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 21

and from

10:10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22

in the Robert J. Werner Recital Hall.

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Repertoire

GRAINGER:

Bold William Taylor

GRAINGER:

Willow, Willow

GRAINGER:

Hard-Hearted Barbara

EINARSSON:

Draumalandið (Land of My Dreams)

PÓRARINSSON:

Fuglinn í fjörunni (The Seagull)

KALDALÓNS:

Ave María

LISZT:

Four Settings of Victor Hugo

KORNGOLD:

Lieder des Abschieds, Op. 14

TURINA:

Poema en forma de canciones

Performance Time

8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20

Location

Robert J. Werner Recital Hall, CCM Village,

University of Cincinnati

Purchasing Tickets

Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for non-UC students and FREE for UC students with valid ID.

Single tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online through our e-Box Office! Visit

ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice

for CCM Box Office hours and location.

Parking and Directions

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Please visit

uc.edu/parking

for more information on parking rates.

For detailed maps and directions, please visit

uc.edu/visitors

. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.

For directions to CCM Village, visit

ccm.uc.edu/about/directions

.

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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

Supported by the Thomas W. Busse Trust