PROGRAM
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) DIE SCHÖNE MÜLLERIN op. 25, D. 795 (Wilhelm Müller)
THE BEAUTIFUL MILLER'S WIFE
Das Wandern / Hiking, Nr. 1
Wohin? / Where to?, Nr. 2
Halt! / Halt!, Nr. 3
Danksagung an den Bach / Thanksgiving at the brook, Nr. 4
Am Feierabend / Evening rest, Nr. 5
Der Neugierige / The curious one, Nr. 6
Ungeduld / Impatience, Nr. 7
Morgengruss / Morning greeting, Nr. 8
Des Müllers Blumen / Miller's flowers, Nr. 9
Tränenregen / Rain of tears, Nr. 10
Mein! / Mine!, Nr. 11
Pause / Break, Nr. 12
Mit dem grünen Lautenbande / With the green lute ribbon, Nr. 13
Der Jäger / the Hunter, Nr. 14
Eifersucht und Stolz / Jealousy and Pride, Nr. 15
Die liebe Farbe / The sweet colour, Nr. 16
Die böse Farbe / The bitter colour, Nr. 17
Trockne Blumen / The dry flowers, Nr. 18
Der Müller und der Bach / The Miller and the brook, Nr. 19
Des Baches Wiegenlied / The brook's lullaby, Nr. 20
Baritone Lucas Somoza Osterc and guitarist Žarko Ignjatović have been collaborating for five years. Commissioned by the Glasbena Matica Ljubljana, they prepared the famous song cycle Die schöne Müllerin (Op. 25, D. 795) by Franz Schubert and performed it in its entirety for the first time in October 2020 at the Knights’ Hall in Križanke in Ljubljana. In addition to the concert in Ljubljana, they have performed at various other venues, including Radio Slovenia (ARS Chamber Studio), Novo Mesto, Slovenj Gradec, a gala concert organized by the Slovenian Embassy in Budapest, the renowned Argentine Writers’ Association Hall in Buenos Aires, Pula, Cekin Castle in Ljubljana, Tischler Hall in Klagenfurt, and elsewhere.
Lucas Somoza Osterc was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied vocal technique with Professor Victor Srugo and graduated in 2010 with a degree in opera and concert singing from the Instituto Superior de Arte at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. In 2008, he made his debut in the role of Mercutio (Gounod, Romeo and Juliet) for Juventus Lyrica at Teatro Avenida in Buenos Aires. At the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet in Ljubljana, he has participated as a soloist in various productions. At the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, he performed the role of Guglielmo (Mozart, Così fan tutte), and in Bad Wildbad, he appeared in Rossini’s opera Il viaggio a Reims. He recorded the solo part of the suite Estancia with the BBC Philharmonic for Chandos Records and also collaborated with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Cardiff.
Guitarist Žarko Ignjatović graduated from the Academy of Music in Zagreb (Croatia) under Prof. Darko Petrinjak in 1983 and from the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Graz (Austria) in the class of Prof. Marga Bäuml-Klasinc in 1987. He completed his postgraduate studies at the Salzburg Mozarteum under Prof. Eliot Fisk in 1995. He attended numerous master classes all around the world (held by Julian Bream, John Williams, etc.). He has been living in Ljubljana since 1984 and teaches at the Faculty of Education at the University of Maribor (Slovenia). In addition to giving solo concerts at home and abroad, he has dedicated his career to chamber music. So far, he has released two solo albums, two albums with guitarist Jerko Novak, one with cellist Nebojša Bugarski, a digital album with mezzosoprano Barbara Jernejčič Fürst and, most recently, in 2022 Dialogue with clarinetist Slavko Kovačič.