Repertoire Wish List #3

If I were to give a recital and I'd have free rein to choose what songs to include in the program, I'd choose this song.

"It Must Be So" from Candide by Leonard Bernstein.  

Also called, Candide's Lament, this is wonderfully sung by the tenor Jerry Hadley.  I am a great fan of Jerry Hadley and I admire his impeccable diction and naturally beautiful voice.

More clips to follow.

Repertoire Wish List #2

If I were to give a recital and I'd have free rein to choose what songs to include in the program, I'd choose this song.

"Un'aura amorosa" [A loving breath] from Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.  

This aria is commonly heard in recitals and most everything that has to be said about it has already been said.  However, the wonderful Topi Lehtipuu, the interpreter in this particular clip, is a new find.  Here's a link to Topi's Wikipedia entry.

More clips to follow.

Repertoire Wish List #1

If I were to give a recital and I'd have free rein to choose what songs to include in the program, I 'd choose this song.

"The Night Is Young" - the version from Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

I know it's not an aria nor an art song but I would definitely want to sing it.

I'll be posting links to the other songs I'd include in the program.

DO (DOE a deer ...)

Let's start from the very beginning and DO is the beginning of the scale, at least in the key of C.

With this blog, I am aiming to document my journey towards becoming a tenor.  The whole idea terrifies me because I will be stepping out of my comfort zone.  Also, of all the human voices, the tenor voice is the most exposed.  Statistically, tenors crack more often than any other voice classification.

I will be giving a more detailed account of my vocal history in subsequent posts but first a picture of 4 of the tenors I admire the most.

I would like to thank Clement Perdana for the picture.

From left to right: Miguel Fleta, Enrico Caruso, Fritz Wunderlich and Luciano Pavarotti.