Martial Singher coaches "Vision fugitive"

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."