Who wrote an eight-part song cycle for an English mezzo-soprano born in 1933?
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From the Diary of Virginia Woolf From the Diary of Virginia Woolf is an eight-part song cycle written by Dominick Argento in 1974 for the English mezzo-soprano Janet Baker. The work won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1975.
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Janet Baker Dame Janet Abbott Baker (born 21 August 1933) is an English mezzo-soprano best known as an opera, concert, and lieder singer.
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Marion Studholme Marion Studholme (27 June 1927 – 6 January 2016) was an English soprano, best known for her performances with Sadler's Wells Opera Company, and as a regular performer on the popular BBC radio programme "Friday Night is Music Night".
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Ernest Lough Ernest Arthur Lough (pronounced "Luff"; 17 November 1911 – 22 February 2000) was an English boy soprano who sang the famous solo "O for the Wings of a Dove", from Felix Mendelssohn's "Hear My Prayer", for the Gramophone Company (later HMV and then EMI) in 1927. The record became HMV's biggest seller for 1927, and made the piece, the choir and the soloist world-famous. The original master recording wore out, and a second version had to be recorded to replace it in 1928. In 1962, it became EMI's first million-selling classical record, earning it "gold disc" status.
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Sheila Jones Harms Sheila Harms (29 May 1931 – 12 December 2004) was a soprano in Germany and Austria. She specialized in the vocal interpretation of lieder, oratorio, and opera, which she combined with her musicianship at the piano.
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Songs and Proverbs of William Blake Songs and Proverbs of William Blake is a song cycle composed by Benjamin Britten (191376) in 1965 for baritone voice and piano and published as his Op. 74. The published score states that the words were "selected by Peter Pears" from "Proverbs of Hell", "Auguries of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience" by William Blake (17571827). It was premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival in June 1965 by the German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (19252012) and the composer. The critic William Mann thought that the cycle would be judged "Britten's deepest and most subtle song-cycle"; and John Warrack wrote in "The Daily Telegraph" that Britten "has, I feel, here come to terms with the darkness and sense of cruelty that has always stalked his art".
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Bess, You Is My Woman Now "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" is a duet with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. This song comes from the Gershwins' opera "Porgy and Bess" (1935) where it is sung by the main character Porgy and his beloved Bess. They express their love for each other and say that they now belong together.
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Love Blows As the Wind Blows Love Blows As the Wind Blows is a song cycle for voice and piano or string quartet composed in 191112 by George Butterworth (18851916). It sets four poems by William Ernest Henley from his "Book of Verses" (1888). The composer orchestrated three songs from the cycle in 1914, omitting "Fill a Glass with Golden Wine".
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Nancy Storace Anna (or Ann) Selina Storace, known as Nancy Storace (] ; ; 27 October 176524 August 1817), was an English operatic soprano. The role of Susanna in Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro" was written for and first performed by her.
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Amy Black Amy Black (17 September 1973 – 24 November 2009) was a British mezzo-soprano opera singer of international repute.
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Let me tell you (composition) let me tell you is a song cycle for soprano and orchestra by the Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen. The work was commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic with support from the Danish Arts Foundation. It is based on the eponymous 2008 novel "let me tell you" by the writer Paul Griffiths. Its world premiere was given by the soprano Barbara Hannigan and the Berlin Philharmonic under the direction of Andris Nelsons on December 20, 2013.
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Sophie Bevan Sophie Anna Magdalena Bevan (born 1983 in London) is a British soprano appearing in concerts, recitals, and opera.
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Rita Cullis Rita Cullis is an English soprano.
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From Jewish Folk Poetry From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79, is a song cycle for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and piano by Dmitri Shostakovich. It uses texts taken from the collection "Jewish folk songs", compiled by I. Dobrushin and A. Yuditsky, edited by Y. M. Sokolov (Goslitizdat, 1947).
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Anna Dawson Anna Dawson (born 27 July 1937) is an English actress and singer.
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Isn't It a Pity? "Isn't It a Pity?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1933 musical "Pardon My English". It was introduced by George Givot and Josephine Huston.
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Elvira Casazza Elvira Casazza (15 November 1887 – 24 January 1965) was an Italian mezzo-soprano opera singer (also known as Elvira Mari-Casazza). One of Toscanini's favourite singers, she was considered an outstanding interpreter of Mistress Quickly in Verdi's "Falstaff" during the 1920s and created several roles in Italian operas of the early 20th century.
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Let Us Garlands Bring (Finzi) Let Us Garlands Bring is a song cycle for baritone and piano composed by Gerald Finzi between 1929 and 1942, and published as his Op. 18. It consists of five settings of songs from plays by William Shakespeare. It was premiered on 12 October 1942, at a National Gallery Lunchtime Concert in London. That day was the 70th birthday of Ralph Vaughan Williams, and the cycle is dedicated to him. Finzi subsequently arranged the work for baritone and string orchestra.
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Christine Brewer Soprano Christine Brewer (born October 26, 1955) is an American opera singer.
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Laura Wright (singer) Laura Kathryn Wright (born 17 June 1990) is an English soprano. She is a classical-popular crossover singer who performs classical and operatic music, popular songs, musical theatre and folk songs.
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Catherine King (mezzo-soprano) Catherine King is an English mezzo-soprano, best known for her performances and recordings of mediaeval, renaissance and baroque music and also very active in performing classical oratorio, opera and contemporary music. She is the only female member of Gothic Voices and has made over 30 recordings.
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Lucy Arbell Lucy Arbell ("née" Georgette Gall, Georgette Wallace) (Le Vésinet, 8 June 1878 – Bougival, 21 May 1947), was a French mezzo-soprano whose operatic career was mainly centred in Paris and who was particularly associated with the composer Jules Massenet.