Song of the Day Series
“Prometheus” by Otto Greiner, 1909
Prometheus sitting on a rock thoughtfully considers the body of the man whom he has just molded from clay, and in the meantime is waiting for the arrival of Psyche that will give him the life.
Prometheus (Schubert/Goethe)
Graham Johnson
For SongFest 2020 participant Alex Smith.
Duration: 33 minutes
About:
Hosted by Graham Johnson, The Song of the Day series is a daily meditation on the many layers and complexities contained in a single song. Each song is dedicated to one or more performers who would have taken part in SongFest this summer. Dedicatees were chosen in collaboration between our artistic Director Rosemary Ritter and the students.
Resources:
Graham Johnson's Prometheus Program Notes on Hyperion Records
About Our Participants
Alex Smith
Alex Smith, baritone, grew up in Kalamazoo, MI and is currently a rising junior at Oberlin Conservatory studying with Lorraine Manz. He attended Songfest 2019 as a Studio Artist and worked with many esteemed faculty including Bill McGraw, John Musto, and Amy Burton. As a sophomore, he was cast as Peter Quince in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Guglielmo in Mozart’s Così fan tutte at Oberlin Opera Theater. In addition, he was selected to premier and record a new composition by Elizabeth Ogonek titled Where Are We Now for six male voices, percussion, and piano.