Martial Singher coaches "Vision fugitive"
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- Опубліковано 1 кві 2012
- Martial Singher coaches "Vision fugitive"
Accompanist: James Massengale
From Hérodiade by Jules Massenet (1884)
Libretto by Paul Millet and Nenri Grémont, based on the novella Hérodias by Gustave Flaubert (1877)
Archive video from THE FESTIVAL OF LEARNING AND PERFORMING, 1983
This potion could give me such a dream!
I could see her again,
Contemplate her beauty.
The promised that I would see divine voluptuousness!
Hope comes too briefly to cradle my heart
And trouble my reason.
Ah! Don't vanish, sweet illusion!
Fleeting vision which forever haunts me,
Mysterious angel who takes away my life,
Ah! It's you that I want to see,
O my Love, my Hope!
Fleeting vision, it is you who take my life.
To clasp you in my arms!
To feel your heart beat with loving ardor,
Then to die, intertwined in shared ecstasy.
For this enchantment, for this flame,
Ah! Without remorse, without complaint,
I would give my soul for you, my Love, my Hope!
Fleeting vision! It is you who take away my life!
Yes, it is you, my Love, my only Love, my Hope!
Exsultate! Productions is proud to host the video archives of the FESTIVAL OF LEARNING AND PERFORMING. The Festival was created in the early 1970's by Susan Brenner to give young singers the opportunity to work with master artists, and apply their knowledge by performing in the community. Classes were open to the public and encompassed the interpretation of opera, art song, operetta and musical theater, as well as movement and physical conditioning. Classes with Charles Roe, Calvin Simmons, and Martial Singher were videotaped for the Festival's archives, allowing new audiences to be inspired and enriched by the great teaching that is the legacy of Susan Brenner.
Martial Singher (1904-1990) debuted at the Paris Opera in 1930, and at the Metropolitan Opera in 1943, where Virgil Thomson wrote of his "incomparable elegance" and "perfection of vocal style." He sang for 12 seasons at the Met, also appearing with the opera companies of Chicago and San Francisco, with leading orchestras, and in recital. He taught at Mannes College of Music, the Curtis Institute, and Music Academy of the West, and received the order of Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor. In 1983 he published "An Interpretive Guide to Operatic Arias."
He was an amazing teacher, but would often get frustrated when he knew I had been lazy.
The first time I sang this song in a lesson, he let me finish, praised me for what I did right, then said, "It was very beautiful, but you would never be mistaken for a native." We spent the next 45 minutes working on my French. He and my Dad made me the singer I am today.
Loved that man!
Thank you for sharing the work of M. Singher, truly a great gentleman of The Art.
Who's the student ?
Your question is understandable, but our purpose is to share the great teaching that has been captured in these video clips. A master class situation is not a performance, and we will not publish the name of any singer without his or her consent. Those who have given permission are identified in the notes of their sessions; if others come forward, we will be happy to add their names.
Ok. Thank you. I was just curious to see more of his further work. Thank you very much for posting these precious videos
My uncle, Stephan Hewko
Nice joke at 9:00 (about tenors) :D