Martial Singher coaches "Voi lo sapete"

Martial Singher coaches "Voi lo sapete"
Accompanist: James Massengale
From Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni (1890)
Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, based on the short story by Giovanni Verga (1880)
Archive video from THE FESTIVAL OF LEARNING AND PERFORMING, 1983
You know, O Mamma, that before going to be a soldier
Turiddu had sworn eternal faithfulness to Lola.
He came home, and found her married,
And with another love he tried to put out the flame that burned in his heart.
He loved me. I loved him.
Ah! I loved him!
But she, envious of my happiness, forgetting her husband,
Consumed with jealousy, stole him from me.
I am left without honor.
Lola and Turiddu love each other.
Ah! I weep, I weep.
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."