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American child actress who went on to become an internationally renowned opera singer.
- soprano
- United States of America
- opera singer, film actor
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2024-03-22
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Dr. Preston Hawes on violinist Dr. Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse's legacy
2023-12-25 04:30:00
Our Favorite Christmas Recordings (CD Reviews)
[…] Manger; O Little Town of Bethlehem; The Holly and the Ivy; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; See Amid the Winter's Snow; Past Three O' Clock; Invitatory; Adam Lay Ybounden; Gabriel's Message; (CD2) Once in Royal David's City; Sussex Carol; Rocking; Rejoice and Be Merry; The Cherry Tree Carol; The Three Kings; As with Gladness Men of Old; A Great and Mighty Wonder; The Infant King;Balulalow; The Crown of Roses; Christ Was Born on Christmas Day; Blessed Be That Maid Mary; Lute-Book Lullaby; Myn Lyking; Personent Hodie; In the Bleak Mid-Winter; Coventry Carol; Shepherds in the Field Abiding; Torches; Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Simon Preston, Andrew Davis. organ; The Choir of King’s College; David Willcocks, conductor. Decca B0005302-02. This is the straight stuff, traditional carols sung by a young British choir in a beautiful chapel. As you listen, you can almost close your eyes and imagine yourself at a Christmas Eve candlelight service. A Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas. Joy to the World; Carol of the Bells; I Wonder As I Wander; Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance?; Masters in This Hall; The First Noel; How Far Is It […]
2023-10-31 01:41:00
I haven't seen this opera, though I can say that when I read about it a few weeks ago I was surprised and dismayed to see that two white men were telling the story of two women, one Black and one white, in a story set during the American Civil War. (Shades of Richard Danielpour and Toni Morrison's Margaret Garner, which is based on Morrison's novel Beloved.) I am not the only person who had this reaction.Joshua Kosman, SF Chronicle. This review also contains some comments on Heggie's first opera, Dead Man Walking, which I liked less than anyone I know.Ilana Walder-Biesanz, SFCV.Kendra Preston Leonard, Ph.D. (musicology), her blog.Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle (paywalled).Steven Brown, Texas Classical Review.Scott Cantrell, Dallas News.
2022-11-23 05:00:00
Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 7 (Simon Preston, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert)
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1756)Six Concertos for Organ, Op. 7, HWV306-311 Organ Concerto in F major, HWV 295Organ Concerto in D minor, HWV 304 Simon Preston, OrganTrevor Pinnock, The English Concert(Period Instruments)Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Produktion 413 468-2 (1984)2-Disc set [Flac & Scans]
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