Senior Recital: Isabel Duarte, soprano

Senior Recital: Isabel Duarte
Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 8 pm
Wilson Concert Hall/Lenfest Center

No tickets are required.
It will be streamed online at https://go.wlu.edu/livestream.

The recital will open with JS Bach's solo cantata, "Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke", which will be accompanied by a baroque ensemble. She will follow that with Norina's colorful and coquettish aria, "So anch'io la virtù magica" from the opera, "Don Pasquale".

After singing selections by Schumann, Strauss, and Brahms, Duarte will perform John Corigliano's rarely heard song cycle, "The Cloisters", which was inspired by the Met Cloisters Museum in New York City. The recital will conclude with a set of art songs in French composed by Amy Beach and Claude Debussy. She will be assisted by Dr. Anna Billias, Lecturer in Music and Collaborative Pianist at W&L.

Duarte is a biology and music major from Washington, DC, where she had numerous performance opportunities in music theater and opera productions.

At W&L, she has performed with the University Singers and Cantatrici as a singer and as a conductor through the Choral Conducting Mentorship Program. She sang the role of First Witch in the 2024 Bentley Opera production of Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas" and selections from Brahms' "Liebeslieder Waltzer" on the 2026 Piano Program Recital.

A winner of the 2025 Concerto-Aria Competition, Duarte will sing "So anch'io la virtù magica" with the University Wind Ensemble on its April 6, 2026 concert.

Ticket Information

Showtimes: Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 8 pm

Where: Wilson Concert Hall

No tickets are required.