Stephanie DeCiantis

Soprano

Digital OperA

Senta's Ballade

From Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer

Opera Sustenida Presents Stephanie DeCiantis singing Senta’s Ballade from Der fliegende Holländer, Suzanne Yeo - piano

Opera

Pace, pace mio Dio

G. Verdi

"Pace, pace mio Dio" from La Forza del Destino: In Verdi's La Forza del Destino, Leonora, hiding in a remote hermitage, prays for peace in this powerful aria. Haunted by guilt and sorrow over the deaths caused by her love for Alvaro, she begs God for release from her torment, longing for death as the only way to find peace.

Concert

Symphony No. 14

Shostakovich

Composed in 1969, this symphony is a haunting exploration of death and mortality, setting the poetry of several poets to music. The soprano and bass soloists alternate in expressing themes of life, love, and the inescapable nature of death, all conveyed through Shostakovich's intense and emotionally charged score.