Defining French Arias of Early 19th Century New Orleans Alissa Mercurio Rowe, Irina Cunev, Tyler Smith

• Daniel Auber (1782 - 1871): Fra Diavolo (Excerpts Arr. for Soprano & Piano):
• 1 Auber: Fra Diavolo (Excerpts Arr. for Soprano & Piano): Quel bonheur respire 03:53
• 2 Auber: Fra Diavolo (Excerpts Arr. for Soprano & Piano): Voyez sur cette roche 03:15
• André Grétry (1741 - 1813): Le tableau parlant (Excerpts):
• 3 Grétry: Le tableau parlant (Excerpts): Je suis jeune [Arr. for Soprano & Piano] 03:57
• 4 Grétry: Le tableau parlant (Excerpts): La nuit dans les bras [Arr. for Soprano, Tenor & Piano] 03:51
• 5 Grétry: Le tableau parlant (Excerpts): Il est certains barbon [Arr. for Soprano & Piano] 04:11
• 6 Grétry: Le tableau parlant (Excerpts): Tiene ma reine [Arr. for Soprano & Piano] 05:19
• Daniel Auber: Le maçon (Excerpts):
• 7 Auber: Le maçon (Excerpts): Je suis en ta puissance [Arr. for Soprano, Chorus & Piano] 03:48
• 8 Auber: Le maçon (Excerpts): Je m'en vas [Arr. for Soprano, Tenor & Piano] 02:58
• 9 Auber: Le maçon (Excerpts): A chaque instant [Arr. for Soprano & Piano] 03:58
• 10 Auber: Le maçon (Excerpts): Ah, sur notre hymen [Arr. for Soprano & Piano] 04:04
• André Grétry: Zémire et Azor (Excerpts Arr. for Soprano & Piano):
• 11 Grétry: Zémire et Azor (Excerpts Arr. for Soprano & Piano): Rose chérie 02:39
• 12 Grétry: Zémire et Azor (Excerpts Arr. for Soprano & Piano): La fauvette 06:17
• Total Runtime 48:10

Info for Defining French Arias of Early 19th Century New Orleans

The present album showcases works by Daniel-Francois Auber and Andre Ernest Modeste Gretry. New Orleans was one of the first cities in the U.S. to embrace opera on a significant level. New Orleans was well-noted for its French Opera House in the 19th Century. This album features some key French arias that figured prominently in New Orleans in the early 19th Century. Dr. Alissa Mercurio Rowe is an active choralAlissa Rowe conductor, voice teacher, and soloist. She currently serves as Professor, Director of Choral Activities at Southeastern Louisiana University. During the summers of 2003 and 2004 she served as a member of the All-State voice faculty at Interlochen Arts Academy. She conducts the Southeastern Concert Choir, Southeastern Louisiana University's premiere choral ensemble, with which she conducted the world premiere of Theodore Morrison's Canzoni d'amore and Stephen Suber's His Rhythm! She is active as an adjudicator, has given choral and vocal workshops in the Midwest and Southeastern states and has conducted numerous Honor Choirs.

Alissa Mercurio Rowe, soprano
Irina Cunev, piano
Tyler Smith, tenor
Members of the Southeastern Louisiana University Women’s Chorale

Alissa Mercurio Rowe
is an active soprano soloist, choral conductor, and voice teacher. As a soloist, she has performed with the Tallahassee Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Baton Rouge Symphony, New Hampshire Symphony, and the National Symphony Orchestra (Mexico). She also performed and recorded three roles in David Schiff’s opera Gimpel the Fool, conducted by Kenneth Kiesler, with Third Angle, Portland Oregon’s renowned new music ensemble. Dr. Rowe is a versatile performer who regularly performs a wide variety of works such as the Beethoven’s Mass in C, Messiah of Handel, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater and Schubert’s Mass in G, as well as opera roles in La Cenerentola, The Consul, Magic Flute and La Perichole, among others. She currently serves as Associate Professor, Director of Choral Activities at Southeastern Louisiana University. Dr. Rowe conducts the Southeastern Concert Choir, Southeastern Louisiana University’s premiere choral ensemble and the Bella Voce Ensemble. Dr. Rowe holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Louisiana State University, a Master of Music in Conducting and Vocal Performance, a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Teacher Certification K-12 from the University of Michigan.

Irina Cunev
a native from Republic of Moldova, Dr. Cunev earned a Bachelor of Music from Moldova State University of Arts, Master of Music from Southeastern Louisiana University and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Louisiana State University. Dr. Cunev joined the faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University in 2006 as a staff accompanist, collaborating with vocal and instrumental studios and providing accompaniment for faculty, students and guest artists recitals on a regular basis and is currently Piano Instructor and Accompanying Area Coordinator.

Tyler Smith
has appeared in numerous operatic and concert performances throughout the United States, Europe, and South America. Most recently he was seen as Canio in the Mobile Opera production of I Pagliacci. He also performed the role of Howard Boucher in New Orleans Opera’s critically acclaimed production of Dead Man Walking. Other appearances with Louisiana Opera include Rodolfo in La bohéme and Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana. For Opéra Louisiane he has performed the roles of Siegmund and Siegfried in a production of The Ring: a reduction created by Michael Borowitz. For his portrayal of Canio with New Orleans Opera, Opera News deemed his performance a “heroic job...[a] powerful voice and was remarkably in touch with the drama.” Other roles performed include Don Jose in Carmen, Sam in Susannah, Max in Der Freischütz, Boris in Katya Kabanova, the title role in Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann, Florestan in Fidelio, and Belfiore in Argento’s Casanovas Homecoming (released on the Newport Classics label). In 2001 he made his Houston Grand Opera debut in Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and Men (released on the Albany label).

He is currently Extraordinary Professor of Voice and Coordinator of Voice Studies at Loyola University of New Orleans.

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