Vilja (Lehár): Beverley Chiat (Soprano), Albert Combrink (Piano) LIVE VIDEO

Albert Combrink2013-03-14T12:12:49+02:00

“Vilja-Lied” by Franz Lehár (1870-1909) – Merry Widow/Die lustige Witwe (Operetta) : Act 2 Vilja-Lied [Hanna Glawari’s Aria]
Beverley Chiat (Soprano), Albert Combrink (Piano)
Live Amateur Video filmed at the “Save a Child’s Heart” Foundation Fundraising Concert held at the Hugo Lamprechts Auditorium, Parrow, Cape Town.

Es lebt eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein….
Vilja, o Vilja, Du Waldmägdelein     O Vilja, you little woods-maiden,
Fass mich und lass mich            Take me and let me
Dein Trautliebster sein!           Be our dearest true love!

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Beverley chiat: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BEVERLEY-CHIAT-SOPRANO/63099094856

Vilja (Lehár): Beverley Chiat (Soprano), Albert Combrink (Piano) LIVE VIDEOAlbert Combrink2013-03-14T12:12:49+02:00

Caruso (Dalla): Beverley Chiat, Nicci Cencerle, Albert Combrink LIVE VIDEO

Albert Combrink2013-03-13T21:31:20+02:00

Live Amateur Video: “Save A Child’s Heart” Fundraising concert held at Hugo Lamprechts Music Center, Cape Town

Beverley Chiat (Soprano) /Nicola Cencerle (Tenor) / Albert Combrink (Piano)

“Caruso” is a song written by Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla in 1986. It is dedicated to Enrico Caruso, an Italian tenor. The song tells about the pain and longings of a man who is about to die while he is looking into the eyes of a girl who was very dear to him

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“CARUSO” (Song): Italian Lyrics

Qui dove il mare luccica e tira forte [read more…]

Caruso (Dalla): Beverley Chiat, Nicci Cencerle, Albert Combrink LIVE VIDEOAlbert Combrink2013-03-13T21:31:20+02:00

Mozart’s “Laudate Dominum” K339 – An evening prayer for all times

Albert Combrink2012-12-13T17:46:17+02:00

Laudate Dominum from the “Vesperae solennes de Confessore” KV 339 Movement 5

Psalm 117 was a source of inspiration to great classical composers of all times. A most famous musical setting of the text is W. A. Mozart’s, in which it is sung by soprano solo with chorus and is the fifth of six parts of a larger piece known as the Vesperae solennes de confessore (K.339). It was commissioned by the Archbishop of Salzburg, Hieronymus von Colloredo and composed in September 1780 in Salzburg.

Archbishop Count Hieronymus Joseph Franz [read more…]

Mozart’s “Laudate Dominum” K339 – An evening prayer for all timesAlbert Combrink2012-12-13T17:46:17+02:00

“Exultate Jubilate” K165 (Mozart) – A Concerto for Voice in all but name

Albert Combrink2012-12-10T11:39:29+02:00

Exultate, Jubilate K165 (Solo Motet) – MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

This religious SOLO MOTET was composed specifically for the feast day of the Regular Theatine Clerics, while Mozart was visiting Milan for the third time as part of his early operatic exploits and was premiered in Milan’s Church of San Antonio (pictures below) on January 17, 1773 . It was written for the CASTRATO Venanzio Rauzzini, who had sung the lead role in Mozart’s opera Lucio Sillia K. 135 in 1772, to great acclaim. The composition of the Motet was completed in great haste between the premiere of Lucio Silla on [read more…]

“Exultate Jubilate” K165 (Mozart) – A Concerto for Voice in all but nameAlbert Combrink2012-12-10T11:39:29+02:00

The Flower Duet from Madama Butterfly – Puccini’s delicious sacrifices

Albert Combrink2010-03-09T20:25:46+02:00

Beverley Chiat and Violina Anguelov perform Puccini's beautiful "Flower Duet" from "Madama Butterfly". Here you will read a discussion of Puccini's relationship with women and violence, as well as the duet itself.

The Flower Duet from Madama Butterfly – Puccini’s delicious sacrificesAlbert Combrink2010-03-09T20:25:46+02:00

Beverley the Beautiful Butterfly – Beverley Chiat performs in “Viva Italia!”

Albert Combrink2010-03-09T20:03:56+02:00

Beverley Chiat is one of South Africa's most outstanding lyric coloratura sopranos. Read more about her here.

Beverley the Beautiful Butterfly – Beverley Chiat performs in “Viva Italia!”Albert Combrink2010-03-09T20:03:56+02:00

Durante’s Danza Fanciulla – imagining the dance

Albert Combrink2010-02-24T09:58:33+02:00

Performing a song that is almost three centuries old, presents modern performers with a plethora of artistic decisions. Using art restoration such as the Sisitne Chapel as a comparison, this post explores some of the options in this delightful Aria Antiche by Durante.

Durante’s Danza Fanciulla – imagining the danceAlbert Combrink2010-02-24T09:58:33+02:00

Benjamin Britten Folksong (re)settings: when artsong meets folksong

Albert Combrink2009-10-04T22:09:30+02:00

Britten re-invented British folksongs for his recitals with the tenor Peter Pears. Their magic is as undiluted in his "re-imaginings" as they are in their purer form as folk-songs, and some of them attain the status of brand new Art Songs.

Benjamin Britten Folksong (re)settings: when artsong meets folksongAlbert Combrink2009-10-04T22:09:30+02:00

Press release: “Sweeter than Roses” – Lindbergh Arts, 28 October 2009. 8pm

Albert Combrink2009-10-01T07:42:32+02:00

“Sweeter than Roses”

– English and Italian songs of the joys of love by
Purcell, Britten, Mozart, Sondheim incl. “My Fair Lady”
This delightful programme of mostly English songs explores the joys and dreams of young lovers through the songs of Purcell (“If music be the food of love”), Britten’s famous Folksong settings (“The Foggy, foggy dew”) and operatic extracts by Mozart, that master of comic characterisation. The three singers are all noted for their variety and can perform in different styles. Shirley Sutherland will lead the [read more…]

Press release: “Sweeter than Roses” – Lindbergh Arts, 28 October 2009. 8pmAlbert Combrink2009-10-01T07:42:32+02:00

Ständchen by Richard Strauss: Passion and Seduction in the Garden of Eden

Albert Combrink2009-09-12T20:17:54+02:00

This analysis describes how wonderfully Strauss paints the picture of passion, secrecy and stolen delight, in this wonderfully ecstatic Nocturne.

Ständchen by Richard Strauss: Passion and Seduction in the Garden of EdenAlbert Combrink2009-09-12T20:17:54+02:00

Repertoire for Singers

Laudate Dominum from the “Vesperae solennes de Confessore” KV 339 Movement 5

Exultate, Jubilate K165 (Solo Motet) – MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791