Dawn Upshaw: The World So Wide

Description: This refreshing jewel of 20th-century opera arias allows Upshaw to put her personal stamp on music written for a variety of voice types. While some are more successful than others, they're all performed with intelligence and musciality--an Upshaw trademark. Her consistently even tone along with her commitment to sensitive interpretation and precise diction is impressive. The most beautiful of these arias (Copland's "The World So Wide," Floyd's "Ain't It a Pretty Night") capture the brilliance of American homegrown musical lyricism, as the cornucopia of musical sounds flows like a waterfall from magical orches ... (more)

Manufacturer: Nonesuch
Release date: 26 May 1998
EAN: 0075597945829 UPC: 075597945829

Tags: Opera (1), Bernstein (1), American (1), Songs (1), Barber (1), Copland (1), Weill (1), Leon (1), Adams (1), Upshaw (1)

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