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THE SONGBIRD: Born in Milwaukee in 1996, Emily Pogorelc studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She won a prize at the first Glyndebourne Festival Opera competition in 2018 and took part in young artists programs at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, the Aldeburgh Festival, and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Pogorelc made her debut as Cunegonde at the Washington National Opera. She performed in Glimmerglass (Romilda, Berenice, Johanna) and became a member of the Bavarian State Opera in 2020 (Gretel, Sofia, Pamina, Adina, Musetta, Ilia). Other engagements have included Cherubino in Munich, Amina in Dresden, Violetta in Detroit, Cleopatra in St Louis, and Lisette at the Met in New York.

THE MUSIC: Mozart's florid concert aria K.580 "Schon lacht der holde Frühling" was written 1789 for Josepha Hofer (née Weber), his sister-in-law, to replace an aria in another opera. Of course, she needed something showier: Hofer is the coloratura diva who premiered the iconic role of the Queen of the Night in his opera "The Magic Flute." This buoyant da capo aria celebrates the season of spring with a highly ornamental line including final leaping figures to three high Ds.