Lorraine Hunt Lieberson sings again... Recitative (Ah! Whither should we fly, or fly from whom?) and air (As with rosy steps the morn). Production by...
A wonderful rendition of 'Bane of Virtue' by the great, unforgettable Lorraine Hunt Lieberson at Peter Sellars production of Theodora for Glyndebourne.
"Ombra mai fu"
from Serse/Xerxes, HWV40
by George Frideric Handel
Libretto: ?; After Silvio Stampiglia, 1694, from Niccolo Minato, 1654
Composed: 26 December 1737 - 14 February 1738...
Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
1. Thy Hand Belinda (Dido)
2. When I am laid in earth (Dido)
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Mezzo (Dido)
Nicholas Mcgegan; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Handel's Theodora
1. Ah wither should we fly! (Irene)
2. As with rosy steps of morn (Irene)
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Mezzo (Irene)
Harry Bicket; Orchestra of the Age of...
John Harbison's Song Cycle North and South
1. Ballad for Billie (I)
2. Late Air
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Mezzo
Chicago Chamber Musicians:
Michael Henoch, English Horn
Larry Combs, Clarinet
William Buchman, Bassoon
Joseph...
Two of my favorite opera singers of all time- Lorraine Hunt (R.I.P) and Jayne West.
Handel's Hercules
1. Joys of freedom (Dejanira, Iole)
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Mezzo (Dejanira)
Jayne...
Mahler's Funf Ruckert Lieder
1. Ich atment' einen linden Duft
2. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
3. Liebst du um Schonheit
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Mezzo
Roger Vignoles, Piano
Schumann - Frauenliebe und-leben, Op. 42.
Julius Drake, piano.
Seit ich ihn gesehen,
Glaub ich blind zu sein;
Wo ich hin nur blicke,
Seh ich ihn allein;
Wie im wachen Traume
Schwebt...
Here I'm encouraging Rich to smile for the camera, and he's actually enjoying the schtick!
Apparantly the curmudgeon the world knew, was like most of them....a...
