Recitals Australia Presents
Lunch Hour Autumn Series
North Adelaide Baptist Church Hall – Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Commencing at 12.30pm
Program
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Ch’io mai vi possa
From Siroe, re di Persia
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
L’invito
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
La pastorella
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Quando me’n vo’
From La bohème
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Nuit d’étoiles
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Romance
George Crumb (1929-2022)
Three Early Songs – Night, Let It Be Forgotten, Wind Elegy (7 minutes)
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Eccomi in lieta vesta… Oh! quante volte
From I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Les berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Pastorale
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Zueignung, Op. 10, No. 1
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Die Nacht, Op. 10, No. 3
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Allerseelen, Op. 10, No. 8
ABOUT TERESA
Yishan (Teresa) Chen is a soprano currently pursuing a Master of Music (Performance Studies) in Classical Voice at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Adelaide University. She previously completed a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance at South China Normal University.
Yishan has performed in a variety of operatic and concert settings. Her recent performances include a production of Bellini’s Norma with SOSA as a chorus member, the Act IV Finale of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro as part of Big Sing at the Opera 2025. She is also a member of Recitals Australia’s Fellowship Program 2026-2027. In recognition of her artistic and academic achievements, Yishan was awarded the George Boland Scholarship, the Frederick Bevan Prize for Singing, and the Robert Whinham Prize by Adelaide University in 2026.
ABOUT SACHIKO
Originally from Japan, Sachiko Hidaka is an Adelaide-based accompanist who works regularly with classical singers, emerging artists and community choirs.
Sachiko has been a repetiteur for several Co-Opera productions and has also worked with companies including Various People Inc, Mopoke Theatre Productions and Emma Knights Productions. Her recent projects include Music Director and pianist for Menotti’s “The Telephone” by Mopoke Theatre Productions (2025) and pianist for Gounod’s “Faust” by Co-Opera (2026).
She is an accompanist for Classical Voice department at the Elder Conservatorium of Music and also enjoys collaborating with instrumentalists.
