Organization: Hartt Vocal Studies
Submitter Name: Michelle Fiertek
Submitter Email: fiertek@hartford.edu

Voice faculty member Dr. Michelle Fiertek, together with pianist Dr. Priyeshni Perera, performs Hoiby's The Italian Lesson and Poulenc's Le dame de Monte Carlo. Based on the monologue by Ruth Draper, The Italian Lesson chronicles the morning activities of a formidable and pretentious Park Avenue matron of the 1920s. Setting out to translate the opening lines of Dante’s Inferno with her Italian teacher, she is continually distracted by her mischievous children and others. Le dame de Monte Carlo tells the mysterious story of a woman's last wild night on earth, gambling her life away at the Monte Carlo casino. This event is free and open to the public.