Lisa Delan

Acclaimed as an interpreter of a vast range of repertoire, soprano Lisa Delan is recognized for her versatility and breadth of accomplishment. The soprano has enriched and enlivened the field of contemporary American art song, premiering close to eighty new works. Among others, she has performed, commissioned and recorded music by Mark Adamo, William Bolcom, John Corigliano, David Garner, Gordon Getty, Philip Glass, Jake Heggie, Andrew Imbrie, Aaron J. Kernis, Jack Perla, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Luna Pearl Woolf.

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  • A Certain Slant of Light

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    Twenty two Emily Dickinson poems set by composers Aaron Copland, Gordon Getty, Jake Heggie and Michael Tilson Thomas. Lisa Delan (soprano), Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille, Lawrence Foster (conductor).

  • Out of the Shadows

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    American Art Songs by composers Paul Bowles, David Garner, Gordon Getty, Paul Nordoff and Stephen Paulus. Lisa Delan (soprano), Kevin Korth (piano), Matt Haimovitz (cello).

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    December Celebration

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    New American carols by Mark Adamo, William Bolcom, John Corigliano, David Garner, Gordon Getty and Luna Pearl Woolf. Lisa Delan (soprano), Lester Lynch (baritone), Volti Chorus, New Century Chamber Orchestra.

  • Angel Heart

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    Created by Lisa Delan and composer Luna Pearl Woolf. Narrated by Jeremy Irons. A tale of a girl whose heart has broken into a thousand pieces. She meets an angel who enlists the help of four spirits to mend her heart. Woolf’s original music is interwoven with songs and lullabies.

  • The Hours Begin to Sing

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    Revisits living American composers featured on And if the Song be Worth a Smile: William Bolcom, John Corigliano, David Garner, Gordon Getty, Jake Heggie and Luna Pearl Woolf. Lisa Delan (soprano), Matt Haimovitz (cello), David Krakauer (clarinet), Kristin Pankonin (piano), Maxim Rubtsov (flute).

  • Usher House

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    Gordon Getty’s second opera, for which he wrote his own libretto (loosely based on Poe’s short story, ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’). Lisa Delan (soprano), Etienne Dupuis (baritone), Phillip Ens (bass), Christian Elsner (tenor), Benedict Cumberbatch (spoken role), Gulbenkian Orchestra, Lawrence Foster (conductor).

  • Phenomenon

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    The Music of David Garner. Lisa Delan (soprano), Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano), Francisco Araiza (tenor), William Stone (baritone), Stephanie Friede (soprano), Kristin Pankonin (piano).

  • The White Election

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    Cycle of 32 songs for soprano and piano composed by Gordon Getty, based on poems by Emily Dickinson. Lisa Delan (soprano), Fritz Steinegger (piano).

  • And If the Song Be Worth a Smile

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    Songs by living American composers William Bolcom, John Corigliano, David Garner, Gordon Getty, Jake Heggie, Luna Pearl Woolf. Lisa Delan (soprano), Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano), Matt Haimovitz (cello), Kristin Pankonin (piano).

  • Joan and the Bells

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    Cantata written and composed by Gordon Getty based on the story of Joan of Arc. Lisa Delan (soprano), Vladimir Chernov (baritone), Eric Ericson Chamber Choir Stockholm, Russian National Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov (conductor).

  • Young America

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    Choral works by Gordon Getty on the dawn of a new country. Lisa Delan (soprano), Vladimir Chernov (baritone), Pavlo Hunka (bass-baritone), Gunnar Birgersson (baritone), Mats Carlsson (tenor), San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) Russian National Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov (conductor), Eric Ericson Chamber Choir (Stockholm).

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