Sunday, October 17, brings Soprano Christina Smith to the Jussi Björling stage for a performance of “Songs From a Woman’s Life,” a collection of music she has performed which gives a glimpse into the life and mind of different women. With Pianist Bonnie Jorgensen, Smith presents her “Songs” at 1:30 p.m. in Björling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited to attend.
As Smith describes her recital, “It has been a few years since I had performed a recital and I was concerned about having to prepare so much new material in the midst of a busy schedule. Then I thought of all the songs I knew already: the ones I’d learned, but never performed, the ones I had performed, but wanted to sing again…All of them songs I enjoy singing. I started to list them and a theme emerged. Each song was a glimpse into the life and mind of a different woman.”
Her recital opens with a set of Stephen Sondheim works from Sweeney Todd, Saturday Night and Merrily We Roll Along. She continues with selections Aida, The Music Man, Whoop Dee Doo, The King and I and others.
With Pianist Bonnie Jorgensen, Soprano Christina Smith presents “Songs From a Woman’s Life” on Sunday, October 17 at 1:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.
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