I’m honored to be invited to contribute to NYFOS’s Song of the Day for a second time. As summer gets into full swing, this week I wanted to feature a few songs that celebrate the season. Here to start us off are the incomparable Louis and Ella with “Summertime.”
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Nicole Dalé Halton is a French-Spanish-English linguist, who worked on the NYFOS staff for several years. Also a pianist and classically-trained soprano, she lives in Barcelona with her daughter Amélia.
In my mind, J. S. Bach is the greatest composer who ever lived. I know that he never wrote an opera, but my first...
The only other “art song” on the list this week, Mahler’s “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” from Rückert Lieder is...
I chose this song both because it’s a wonderful song from a great show, but also to highlight Jerry Herman and Marin...
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