Music Matters: From Broadway to Bizet, a Friendship in Song
Diana Higbee and Anne-Lise Saint-Amans reunite on stage at the La Grua Center in a luminous recital that celebrates the joy of friendship and the dialogue between voice and piano. From sultry jazz standards to fiery Spanish melodies and French lyricism, their program blends elegance, charm, and mischief. Together, they reinvent classics like Summertime, Tea for Two, and I Could Write a Book, with a playful intimacy that brings fresh life to every note. Their connection shines especially in Bernstein’s Maria and Weill’s cabaret-inspired colorings, revealing the full expressive range of the soprano-pianist duo who have been working together since 2003.
Rooted in mutual respect and years of musical complicity, this concert is more than a recital. It is a conversation between two artists who share the same love of music. Italian bel canto sparkles in Rossini’s Regata Veneziana and Giusto ciel, while the sensual rhythms of Obradors and Bizet evoke sun-soaked landscapes and the pulse of dance. The French songs, including Delibes’ Les filles de Cadix and Bizet's Ouvre ton Coeur are an hommage to Spanish Music where Rossini's Ariette à l'ancienne shows his love for French music. Whether singing of love’s sweetness or its heartbreak, Diana Higbee’s radiant voice meets Anne-Lise Saint-Amans’ subtle phrasing with perfect synchronicity. It’s a celebration of friendship through music, across genres, languages, and emotions and it is thrilling for both of them to return to the perfect accoustics of the La Grua center where they last performed in 2018.
Tickets $25 online only. There may be a limited number of tickets available at the door the day of the concert. Doors open at 4:30pm. Ages 18 and under admitted for free!