In response to current protests against police brutality, NYFOS is re-posting Songs of the Day from tenor Joshua Blue, who has been bringing our attention to the Black Lives Matter movement on Song of the Day since 2017. He is currently requesting donations to support the Equal Justice Initiative. Finding himself deeply affected by the death […]
Read MoreIn response to current protests against police brutality, NYFOS is re-posting Songs of the Day from tenor Joshua Blue, who has been bringing our attention to the Black Lives Matter movement on Song of the Day since 2017. He is currently requesting donations to support the Equal Justice Initiative. Set to the tune of “My Favorite […]
Read MoreIn response to current protests against police brutality, NYFOS is re-posting Songs of the Day from tenor Joshua Blue, who has been bringing our attention to the Black Lives Matter movement on Song of the Day since 2017. He is currently requesting donations to support the Equal Justice Initiative. Written for the movie 2014 film Selma which […]
Read MoreThe Golden Carriage Text by Gottfried KinkelEs ist so still geworden,Verrauscht des Abends Wehn,Nun hört man aller OrtenDer Engel Füße gehn,Rings in die Tiefe senketSich Finsterniß mit Macht —Wirf ab, Herz, was dich kränketUnd was dir bange macht! Nun stehn im HimmelskreiseDie Stern’ in Majestät;In gleichem festem GleiseDer goldne Wagen geht.Und gleich den Sternen lenketEr […]
Read MoreA Melodious Plea “Moon Song” by Arthur Johnston, lyrics by Sam Coslow I don’t have much to say about “Moon Song” except that it is one of my favorite songs, especially this delightful version from the great Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson album. These are two more of my favorite American artists and although both […]
Read MoreRunning from the House White moon comes in on a baby face.The shafts across her bed are flimmering. Out on the land White Moon shines,Shines and glimmers against gnarled shadows,All silver to slow twisted shadowsFalling across the long road that runs from the house. Keep a little of your beautyAnd some of your flimmering silverFor […]
Read MoreDream On Text and translation This classic gem from Fauré’s La bonne chanson evokes an unusually unmitigatedly positive image of the moon. For the Germans it seems der Mond can never come up without reminding you of death and loneliness, lol. For the French, it’s often simply the thing that gives you just enough light […]
Read MoreHey song-of-the-day-ers! Thanks to NYFOS for welcoming me back to this blog to offer you guys songs to listen to this week. I am grateful for the artistic outlet this opportunity is affording me to think about songs in a deep way again. This pandemic is such a scary time for all of us in […]
Read MoreThe 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 the most inspiring and heart wrenchingly beautiful performances I ever had the honor to be […]
Read MoreHandel, simply put, is a wonderful composer. Dramatic, crisp, complex, emotional — his music maintains such freshness that my spirit and my senses light up every time I hear it. Handel was not in my repertorial “comfort zone,” but I was lucky to sing the title role in Rodelinda in three productions, and the biggest […]
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