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Inspired by William Hogarth’s famous series of paintings, Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress charts one man’s path from pleasure to ruin. When the mysterious Nick Shadow appears, Tom Rakewell abandons his sweetheart, Anne Trulove, and leaves behind his country life for the temptations of the city. But London’s glittering promise soon dissolves as love, money and sanity slip farther and farther from his grasp. Can true love save him, or will the devil get the last laugh.

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The Rake's Progress

Simpson College

Lunchtime Opera Recital

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Artist Diploma. Joseph Park is a student of Robin Rice. 

Joseph Park, Baritone

Voice students of the Shepherd School perform Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin with vocal coach and pianist Lyndsi Maus. 

Die Schöne Müllerin

Haydn’s exuberant and life-affirming oratorio The Creation tops off the summer’s theme “The Adoration of the Earth.” During his first visit to London, Haydn attended one of the Handel festivals held in Westminster Abbey. He was so overwhelmed by Messiah and Israel in Egypt that he determined to compose an oratorio himself that could stand alongside Handel’s supreme masterpieces in the genre. The work was an immediate success and received many performances all over Europe. As in opera and most oratorios, The Creation has named characters. Soloists represent the archangels Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphael, and later Adam and Eve. Parts One and Two describe the six days of Creation. In Part Three, Adam and Eve make their appearance and celebrate the newly created world and their happiness together.

Festival Orchestra: Final Sunday! Haydn's Creation

Aspen Meadows Resort

Tune in to a free livestream of this concert live from the Benedict Music Tent.

Haydn’s exuberant and life-affirming oratorio The Creation tops off the summer’s theme “The Adoration of the Earth.” During his first visit to London, Haydn attended one of the Handel festivals held in Westminster Abbey. He was so overwhelmed by Messiah and Israel in Egypt that he determined to compose an oratorio himself that could stand alongside Handel’s supreme masterpieces in the genre. The work was an immediate success and received many performances all over Europe. As in opera and most oratorios, The Creation has named characters. Soloists represent the archangels Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphael, and later Adam and Eve. Parts One and Two describe the six days of Creation. In Part Three, Adam and Eve make their appearance and celebrate the newly created world and their happiness together.

Bass-baritone

Joseph Park

Events

Past events

5 - 18 Jul, 2025

The Rake's Progress · Des Moines Metro Opera

Sep 27 - Oct 4, 2024

Lunchtime Opera Recital · The Shepherd School of Music

Future and recently performed repertoire

Keeper of the Madhouse in The Rake’s Progress by Stravinsky

Des Moines Metro Opera

Riccardo/ Dottore in Giovanna ho dei rimorsi by Verdi

The Shepherd School of Music

Riccardo/ Dottore in La traviata - “Libiamo ne lieti calici” by Verdi

The Shepherd School of Music

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