tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88348055148187326962024-03-08T03:39:37.774-08:00Maya's ArrivalDebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333679319695824890noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834805514818732696.post-32214248111319112112011-04-22T14:09:00.000-07:002011-04-22T14:10:18.856-07:00Listen to her sing, now!<img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzMDM*OTM1MzA1NTMmcHQ9MTMwMzQ5MzUzNDc5MiZwPTI3MDgxJmQ9cHJvX3BsYXllcl9maXJzdF9nZW4mZz*xJm89/ZTIzMDRlMWY5NzFmNGY1YWJiYzA5YTgzNTliNzM1MGUmb2Y9MA==.gif" border="0" height="0" width="0" /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="326" width="434"><param name="movie" value="http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/swf/40/pro_widget.swf?id=artist_1507693&posted_by=&skin_id=PWAS1002&border_color=938B38&auto_play=false&shuffle=false"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="quality" value="best"><embed src="http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/swf/40/pro_widget.swf?id=artist_1507693&posted_by=&skin_id=PWAS1002&border_color=938B38&auto_play=false&shuffle=false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="opaque" quality="best" height="326" width="434"></embed></object><script type="text/javascript">wordpress_embed = '[reverbnation]http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/swf/40/pro_widget.swf?id=artist_1507693&posted_by=&skin_id=PWAS1002&border_color=938B38&auto_play=false&shuffle=false&width=434&height=326[/reverbnation]';</script><br /><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://www.reverbnation.com/widgets/trk/40/artist_1507693//t.gif" border="0" height="0" width="0" /><br /><br />Recorded at Patrych Sound Studios<br />Bronx, New York<br />April 8, 2011<br />Amalia Morales Osuga, soprano<br />Keith Chambers, pianoDebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333679319695824890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834805514818732696.post-52257295999680610752011-04-22T12:15:00.000-07:002011-04-22T12:19:09.052-07:00Der Hölle RacheThe Queen of the Night's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_H%C3%B6lle_Rache_kocht_in_meinem_Herzen">Aria from Mozart's Magic Flute</a><br /><br />German Text<br /><br />Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen,<br />Tod und Verzweiflung flammet um mich her!<br />Fühlt nicht durch dich Sarastro<br />Todesschmerzen,<br />So bist du meine Tochter nimmermehr.<br />Verstossen sei auf ewig,<br />Verlassen sei auf ewig,<br />Zertrümmert sei'n auf ewig<br />Alle Bande der Natur<br />Wenn nicht durch dich!<br />Sarastro wird erblassen!<br />Hört, Rachegötter,<br />Hört der Mutter Schwur!<br /><br />English Translation of "Der Hölle Rache"<br /><br />The vengeance of Hell boils in my heart,<br />Death and despair flame about me!<br />If Sarastro does not through you feel<br />The pain of death,<br />Then you will be my daughter nevermore.<br />Disowned may you be forever,<br />Abandoned may you be forever,<br />Destroyed be forever<br />All the bonds of nature,<br />If not through you<br />Sarastro becomes pale! (as death)<br />Hear, Gods of Revenge,<br />Hear a mother's oath!Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333679319695824890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834805514818732696.post-58104672978065750442011-04-22T12:10:00.000-07:002011-04-22T12:13:42.380-07:00Caro NomeGilda's Aria from Giuseppe Verdi's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigoletto">Rigoletto</a><br /><br />Italian Text<br /><br />Caro nome che il mio cor<br />festi primo palpitar,<br />le delizie dell'amor<br />mi dêi sempre rammentar!<br />Col pensiero il mio desir<br />a te ognora volerà,<br />e pur l' ultimo sospir,<br />caro nome, tuo sarà.<br /><br />English Translation<br /><br />Sweet name, you who made my heart<br />throb for the first time,<br />you must always remind me<br />the pleasures of love!<br />My desire will fly to you<br />on the wings of thought<br />and my last breath<br />will be yours, my beloved.Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333679319695824890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8834805514818732696.post-5944994182513192202011-04-22T11:59:00.000-07:002011-04-22T12:03:26.944-07:00Glitter and Be GayAria from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide_%28operetta%29">Candide</a> by Leonard Bernstein<br /><br />Glitter and be gay,<br />That's the part I play;<br />Here I am in Paris, France,<br />Forced to bend my soul<br />To a sordid role,<br />Victimized by bitter, bitter circumstance.<br /><br />Alas for me! Had I remained <br />Beside my lady mother,<br />My virtue had remained unstained<br />Until my maiden hand was gained <br />By some Grand Duke or other.<br /><br />Ah, 'twas not to be;<br />Harsh necessity<br />Brought me to this gilded cage.<br />Born to higher things,<br />Here I droop my wings,<br />Ah! Singing of a sorrow nothing can assuage.<br /><br />And yet of course I rather like to revel, <br />Ha ha!<br />I have no strong objection to champagne,<br />Ha ha!<br />My wardrobe is expensive as the devil,<br />Ha ha!<br /><br />Perhaps it is ignoble to complain...<br />Enough, enough<br />Of being basely tearful!<br />I'll show my noble stuff<br />By being bright and cheerful!<br />Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha!<br /><br />Pearls and ruby rings...<br />Ah, how can worldly things<br />Take the place of honor lost?<br />Can they compensate<br />For my fallen state,<br />Purchased as they were at such an awful cost?<br />Bracelets...lavalieres<br />Can they dry my tears?<br />Can they blind my eyes to shame?<br />Can the brightest brooch<br />Shield me from reproach?<br />Can the purest diamond purify my name?<br />And yet of course these trinkets are endearing,<br /><br />Ha ha!<br />I'm oh, so glad my sapphire is a star,<br />Ha ha!<br />I rather like a twenty-carat earring,<br />Ha ha!<br />If I'm not pure, at least my jewels are!<br /><br />Enough! Enough!<br />I'll take their diamond necklace<br />And show my noble stuff<br />By being gay and reckless!<br /><br />Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha!<br /><br />Observe how bravely I conceal<br />The dreadful, dreadful shame I feel.<br /><br />Ha ha ha ha!Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04333679319695824890noreply@blogger.com