Salinas Opera Company
At Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula
Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 3.p.m

Four Serious Songs ~ Johannes Brahms ~  James Grainger, bass   
Den ist gehet dem menchen
Ich wandte mich   
O todt, wie bitter
Wenn ich mit menchen und mit Engelzungen redet 

Petrarc sonnets ~  Ferenc Liszt ~  Alfred Harris, tenor   
Pace non trovo
Benedetto sia 'l giorno   
I vidi in terra angelici costumi

“Francesco ! mio figlio ”duet” ~  Giuseppe Verdi ~  James Grainger
and from “I Masnadieri ~  Alfred Harris

Musica Proibita ~  Stanislaus.Gastaldon ~  James Grainger

Lo Spazzacamino (chimney sweep) ~  Giuseppe Verdi ~  Alfred Harris

We formed the Salinas Opera Company last month (it was going to be The Salinas Opera Society, but we decided that that name might imply that we were in Desperate need of help!). At the moment the company consists of our fabulous pianist, Lucy Faridany, our magnificent bass, James Grainger and our aged tenor, Alfred Harris.

The purpose of our Company is for us, the participants, to have fun learning, performing & communicating our historic wealth of music. Music is our love, our mind altering drugs, if you will, and, its still legal! We don’t expect fame or fortune. We perform mostly in churches/retirement communities. If you have any particular requests let us know.

Regarding background Lucy Faridany has an impressive musical education in England and the United States. James Grainger, mostly trained in New York, has had an operatic career in Europe. Alfred Harris started as a choirboy in pre-historic times and pursued music as an avocation in England and Europe while making a living06.07.09