Wigmore Hall Live series - 2

Finzi: Dies natalis, Clarinet Concerto & Farewell to Arms

Finzi: Dies natalis, Op. 8: I. Intrada

Finzi: Dies natalis, Op. 8: II. Rhapsody. Recitativo stromentato (feat. Martyn Hill)

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City Called Heaven - Negro Spiritual

An die Geliebte from the settings of Eduard Moerike. Recorded live Oct. 13, 2022 in Jordan Hall, Boston, MA. MaryAnn McCormick,  mezzo-soprano and JJ Penna, piano.

An Die Geliebte - Hugo Wolf

MaryAnn McCormick, mezzo-soprano and Kayo Iwama, pianist.

Schubert - Schwanengesang, D. 957, XIV. Die Taubenpost

Carnival

Mira

The Ultimate Relaxation Album

Finzi: Romance for String Orchestra, Op. 11

Performed live on Dec. 31st 2015 with the CSO and Ken Lam, MaryAnn McCormick, mezzo-soprano.

CSO/ New Year's Eve Gala

Um Mitternacht by Gustav Mahler

MaryAnn McCormick, alto soloist with the Spokane Symphony and Chorale. Recorded live on October 22nd and 23rd 2016.

Mahler symphony no 3

"O Mensch" and "Es sungen drei Engelein" from Mahler symphony no. 3

Erda's scene "Weiche Wotan" from Das Rheingold performed live September 16th 2016 with the North Carolina Opera.

"Weiche Wotan" from Das Rheingold

From Cantata 74, "Nichts kann mich erretten" performed live on October 29th 2016 with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Ken Lam, conductor.

Bach - Cantata No. 74- VII. Nichts Kann Mich Eretten

Auf dem Wasser zu singen of Franz Schubert performed on April 3, 2018 at NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA. MaryAnn McCormick, mezzo-soprano and Kayo Iwama, pianist.

Singing upon the Water:
In the middle of the shimmering waves
Glides like swans, the swaying boat;
Oh, on the joy of gently shimmering waves
Floats the soul like the boat;
For from Heaven down onto the waves
Dances the sunset all around the boat.

Over the treetops of the western grove
The reddish gleam beckons, in a friendly way;
Under the branches of the eastern grove
Murmurs the reeds in the reddish light;
Joy of Heaven and the peace of the grove
Is breathed by the soul in the reddening light.

Alas, time vanishes for me on dewy wings,
In the cradle of the waves;
Tomorrow, time will vanish with shimmering wings
Again, as yesterday and today,
Until I, on loftier more glorious wing,
Myself vanish in the inconstancy of time.

Schubertiade - Lieder of Franz Schubert

Schubert, Auf dem Wasser zu singen D.774

Ganymed of Franz Schubert performed on April 3, 2018 at NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA. MaryAnn McCormick, mezzo-soprano and Kayo Iwama, pianist.

Ganymede:
How in the morning light
you glow around me,
beloved Spring!
With love's thousand-fold bliss,
to my heart presses
Your eternal warmth,
Sacred feelings, endless beauty!

Would that I could clasp 
you in these arms!
Ah, at your breast
I lie and languish,
and your flowers and your grass
press themselves to my heart.
You cool the burning
thirst of my breast,
lovely morning wind!

The nightingale calls 
lovingly to me from the misty vale.
I am coming, I am coming!
but to where?

Upwards I strive, upwards!
The clouds float
downwards, the clouds
bow down to yearning love.
To me! To me! In your lap
upwards! Embracing, embraced!
Upwards to your bosom,
All-loving Father!

Ganymed

Schubert, Ganymed D. 544

Recorded live with the CSO; Ken Lam, conductor, Yuriy Bekker, solo Violin, MaryAnn McCormick, mezzo-soprano.

MaryAnn McCormick with the CSO

Morgen Op. 27, No. 4 by Richard Strauss

Internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano MaryAnn McCormick has performed at top theaters all over the world for more than 25 years. Such companies include La Scala as Isabella in L’italiana in Algeri; Rome Opera as the title role of Carmen; Turin Opera also as Carmen and Azucena in Il Trovatore; Lyric Opera of Chicago as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly; and with the Metropolitan Opera for 25 seasons. Her varied repertoire has included the great roles from Handel to premieres of new works such as Dr. Sun Yat-Sen by Huang Ruo for the Santa Fe Opera in 2014. The recipient of a 2012 Grammy award for her participation in Wagner’s Ring Cycle with the Metropolitan Opera, Ms. McCormick has performed many roles there in 118 performances, most recently as Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro. Equally at home with concert repertoire, she has performed with many of the greatest orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. As a recitalist and chamber musician, Ms. McCormick’s notable venues include New York’s Morgan Library and Alice Tully Hall, Boston’s Jordan Hall, The Châtelet in Paris, and Tokyo’s Suntory Hall and Philadelphia’s Academy of Music accompanied by Wolfgang Sawallisch. She has recorded with the Emerson String Quartet; the New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur; and the Orchestre National de France in the role of Tigrane in Puccini’s Edgar. In 2015, Ms. McCormick was honored to join the voice faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

An Die Geliebte - Hugo Wolf

Mary Ann McCormick, mezzo-soprano

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