Recital by Catherine Aspinall, soprano, Assisted by Ladislas Helfenbein, at the piano

              T H E DEPARTMENT 0 F music
VASSAR COLLEGE
JANUARY 31, 1968, at 8:30 0-'CLOCK
SKINNER RECITAL HALL
RECITAL BY
CATHERINE ASPINALL, soprano
ASSISTED BY
LADISLAS HELFENBEIN, at the piano
I
Voi dolci aurette al cor (Tolomeo) George Frederic Handel
(1685-1759)
Ye sweet breezes, tell my heart where my loved one is wandering.
Ho perduto 11 caro sposo (Rodelinda)
My husband is dead and here, alone, my sorrow grows into pain.
What shall I do!' I dare not die and leave my son to the dangers
I tear for him.
Lusinghe pi6 care (Alessandro)
Allurements, like Cupid's arrows, lightly brushing lips and eyes,
captivate all senses. These enticements-jealous torment, painful
delight, joyful hope-what triumphant weapons!
Frauen-liebe und Loben3 OP- 42
(text by Adalbert von Charnisso) (i8io-i856)
(To be sung without pause)
i. Seit ich ihn gesehen
Since I first saw him, I have been blind to all else. Only his face
hovers in my dreams. All else is lightless and colorless. I have no
wish to play any more with my sisters, but prefer to stay weeping in
my room.
2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen
He is the noblest of all, so kind, so good. In my heaven he shines