Antonín Dvořák: Dobrú noc, má mila

Antonín Dvořák: Dobrú noc, má mila

The music of Antonín Dvořák has brought into my singing life perhaps the most pure joy. Dvořák’s blend of sophistication and rustic folk traditions yields melodies that are like rivers; you start floating among that beauty and you never want it to stop.  One of...
Franz Lehár:  Schön wie die blaue Sommernacht

Franz Lehár: Schön wie die blaue Sommernacht

The final group of songs in Act I of “The Art of Pleasure” is simply called “Romance,” and that gave me an opportunity to program the steamy duet “Schön wie die blaue Sommernacht” from Lehár’s Giuditta. When it comes to high-calorie, high-fat romance, there’s no one...