2010-01-05

Soprano faceoff




































Handel’s Ode for Saint Cecilia’s Day

Lucy Crowe:

For the first 30 seconds of this the tenor reads the text
that the soprano and chorus will be singing for the next 8 minutes.
The music starts at 0:38 with the soprano, Lucy Crowe:
[0:38] “As From The Power Of Sacred Lays”
[3:00]“The trumpet shall be heard on [3:08]high[3:17]” Soprano (Lucy Crowe)
[3:28]“The dead shall live, the living die” Chorus

Sophie Daneman:
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This selection begins with Ms. Daneman singing the text
“But bright Cecilia raised the wonder higher”,
then continues with
[0:57]“As From The Power Of Sacred Lays” [text]
[3:09]“The trumpet shall be heard on [3:18]high[3:28]” Soprano (Sophie Daneman)
[3:40]“The dead shall live, the living die” Chorus

What a feat!
To maintain that high fortissimo for 10 seconds, without a breath.
Looks pretty tough to me :-)
But I am not a singer; I have no idea how common that ability is among singers.

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