| To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist> Subject: Re: Olga Borodina and "Mon coeur..." Date sent: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 10:52:26 +0200 Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Hello,
I like Olga Borodina's voice as well, but I have never heared her singing "Mon coeur".
As for your question - "Mon coeur" is actually duet between Samson and Dalila. Samson of course does not sing very much. He has only two phrases - after first strophe he sings: "Dalila, Dalila..." and these "optional notes" at the end of aria are actually sung by Samson as well: "Dalila, Dalila, ah! je t'aime!", but some mezzos if they perform this aria in concert, sing this phrase too. (Then text is of course: "Samson, Samson, je t'aime!") I have heard Grace Bumbry singing these notes in MET gala. I think it's beatiful and acceptable to do this.
Toomas Kaldaru tenor Tallinn, Estonia
Jennifer wrote: Is there story behind these > optional notes in "Mon coeur"? There aren't too many arias with optional > notes. > > A high lyric mezzo who can only dream of a rich, dramatic voice like Olga's, > Jennifer Fretwell > mezzo-soprano-at-mindspring.com
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