Sérénade by Georges Bizet sung by Carolyn Watkinson

Carolyn Watkinson (contralto) and Tan Crone (piano)
Recital at Wigmore-Hall
http://www.amazon.com/Carolyn-Watkinson-Recital-Wigmore-Hall/dp/B000027L0

«De mon amie,

Fleur endormie,

Au fond du lac silencieux,

J’ai vu dans l’onde

Claire et profonde

Etinceler le front joyeux

Et les doux yeux,

Et les doux yeux!

Ma bien aimee

Est enfermee,

Dans un palais d’or et d’azur!

Je l’entends rire

Et je vois luire,

Sur le cristal du gouffre obscur.

Son regard pur,

Son regard pur!»

5 comentarios

Madja Julianna Moreno-Cepero 09/07/2010 Responder

Althought the audio is not the best, her performace is amazing.
andigrim 14/07/2010 Responder

@silvereagle23
I had it on a casette, from long time ago.
She is wonderful in "L'hôtesse arabe" as well from the same recital.
They were one after the other without interruption.
Same key…
jcriedijk 19/02/2011 Responder

What a glorious voice. I have seen her long ago on stage together with the British soprano Jill Gomez in the Netherlands. The British mezzo Carolyn Watkinson was already based in Holland and I believe she still is(incl. teaching). Her voice is strong and never screaming, which reminds me a lot of the late Irish alto/mezzo soprano Bernadette Greevy. Mezzo's always deserve more credit than they receive and Carolyn Watkinson is no exception. This is simply excellent.
Marjol Flore 27/02/2011 Responder

Beautiful, serene voice, why wasn't she more famous than she deserved. Thanks to jcriedijk for bringing these glorious voices to our attention.
andigrim 02/03/2011 Responder

@kwetsbaar1 i begin to believe that not always the "value"is famous.
I thank you too, jcriedijk
I was happy to discover her on an LP