The Sixth Day of Christmas - The Feast of Saint Sylvester I

Susan Graham on the cover of Opera News

Another bright, blue, beautiful day but with temps down in the 20s so definitely no riding for the the Feast of Saint Sylvester.  However, my wife, stepson, and I did go out to see Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham perform with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Conducting, at the Kimmel Center.  They were amazing, she was awesome.  What a fantastic performance and what a great way to bring in the New Year.  Happy New Year to all!

The program included:

J. Strauss, Jr. - “Thunder and Lightning” Polka
Mozart - “Non sopiù,” from The Marriage of Figaro
Mozart - “Voi chesapete” from The Marriage of Figaro
Mozart - “Parto,ma tu ben mio,” from La clemenza di Tito
Haydn - Symphony No. 45(“Farewell”)
Suppé - Overture to Morning, Noon, and Night inVienna
Lehár - “Vilja,” from The Merry Widow
Offenbach - “Ah, que j’aime les militaires,” fromThe Grand Duchess of Gerolstein
Messager - “J’ai deux amants,” from L’Amour masqué
J. Strauss, Jr. - “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”Waltz