written by

Maria Valdes

Soprano
Stravinsky: No Word from Tom

Stravinsky: No Word from Tom

In order to end this week on a high note, I bring you Laura Claycomb singing "No Word from Tom" from Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress. This is one of my favorite arias to sung by one of my favorite sopranos. There are so many things that make this piece wonderful, but...

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Song of the Day: April 21

Song of the Day: April 21

This week, soprano María Valdés curates Song of the Day. She will perform with NYFOS next Tuesday, April 26th, in Compositora: Songs by Latin American Women, alongside baritone Efraín Solís. She is a recent alumna of the Adler Fellowship at San Francisco Opera where...

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Skip James: Devil Got My Woman

Skip James: Devil Got My Woman

When I was about 20, I became very interested in early American music after being introduced to Alan Lomax. Lomax was an American folklorist and ethnomusicologist. He collected thousands of field recordings for The Archive of American Folk song at the Library of...

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Song of the Day: April 19

Song of the Day: April 19

This week, soprano María Valdés curates Song of the Day. She will perform with NYFOS next Tuesday, April 26th, in Compositora: Songs by Latin American Women, alongside baritone Efraín Solís. She is a recent alumna of the Adler Fellowship at San Francisco Opera where...

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Song of the Day: April 18

Song of the Day: April 18

This week, soprano María Valdés curates Song of the Day. She will perform with NYFOS next Tuesday, April 26th, in Compositora: Songs by Latin American Women, alongside baritone Efraín Solís. She is a recent alumna of the Adler Fellowship at San Francisco Opera where...

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