by Corinne Winters | Apr 18, 2019 | Song of the Day
As a young American soprano studying opera in the early 2000s, Renée Fleming was my hero. Who am I kidding, she still is. She has the most beautiful tone quality, consummate technique, and an air of ease that makes the whole thing seem effortless. Of course now, as a...
by Roberto Sierra | Jan 25, 2019 | Song of the Day
When I think of of exquisite writing for the voice and absolute masterful orchestration, I always think of this piece. For me this is the way to write for voice and orchestra. Absolute care about the registers, and the way Ravel keeps the balances has not been...
by Joseph Kaiser | Aug 16, 2017 | Song of the Day
Sheer perfection. All I ever wanted as a singer was to have even 50% of her breath control.
by Penny Ross | Jun 16, 2017 | Song of the Day
For the finale, back to harmony and counterpoint. This is the final trio from Der Rosenkavalier, by my all-time favorite cast of Renee Fleming, Susan Graham, and Christine Schaefer. In 2000 a friend and I saw the Fleming-Graham-Schaefer trio in Rosenkavalier at the...
by Penny Ross | Jun 13, 2017 | Song of the Day
“Sing for Your Supper”, a Rodgers and Hart trio from The Boys from Syracuse is irresistibly goofy, especially when it’s done so enthusiastically by world class singers. I couldn’t decide who did it better—the Broadway stars Rebecca Luker, Audra McDonald...
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