The Cat Duet by Rossini & Pearsall | 2M Views | #opera #catsong

The Cat Duet, sung by Chichi & Adrienne. If you enjoyed it, I have a live concert coming up on July 18! Get info & tix here: chichienu.com 😄 Singers: Chichi (Chinwe) Enu Adrienne Ivey Pianist: Michael Langlois Page Turner: Wes Hunter Director: Carmen Balthrop Composer: attributed to Giaochino Rossini (1792 - 1868), likely compiled by Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795 - 1856) Behind the scenes: The great diva Carmen Balthrop, may she rest in peace, who was my voice teacher at the time, directed this performance. I don’t remember whether she gave us suggestion to interpret the duet as a cat fight, but she was a tremendous help. Her direction helped us make the most out of the performance. Fun fact: Adrienne’s spectacular high note at the end genuinely surprised me. I can’t remember if she sang it at rehearsal or not but it definitely got me. I was so surprised…and jealous! Adrienne is technically a mezzo-soprano and I am a soprano, which means I had a higher voice and should have been able to do what she did. But I could not, at least not in 2012, I had a ways to go! 😊 Chichi #catduet #rossini #carmenbalthrop #classicalmusic #blackgirlmagic #funnyvideo #operasinger #duettobuffodiduegatti #thecatduet #catsong #catlovers #diva