'At the river (hymn tune)' from Copland's 2nd set of old American songs. https://youtu.be/AG9RXCBya-U?si=hhXEXx9riO9hez_W - First performed and recorded by bass-baritone William Warfield (perhaps best known for singing 'Ol man river' in the MGM 1951 film), here in the piano version with Aaron Copland himself at the piano in 1953 🎶🙂

The 24/28 Italian Songs and Arias collection is still, in my opinion, the best training by far for classical singers at all levels. Not to be underestimated!. The modern HalLeonard versions come with transposable (and tempo adjustable) online accompaniments. I couldn't decide between the low or medium low key for this one, so tried em both ;-):   https://soundcloud.com/john-bispham-947223733/pieta_l ...

Der Jahrhunderttenor :-) - https://youtu.be/uCBCT0mCflw?feature=shared

Accompanying a student's grade 5 singing exam last week I was reminded of one of my favourite youtube vids: https://youtu.be/jt1WeSN0sm0?...

A free singing lesson from a mere 92 years ago - https://youtu.be/yxAhRpSgWIY?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/8KJkZicySag?feature=shared Acte I, Scène 3: "Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux" (Télaïre) Agnès Mellon - Soprano Les Arts...

One of adult students, currently preparing for an ARSM diploma, recently introduced me to Samuel Barber's op.3 'Dover Beach' for Baritone...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngAkI-t2OVQ American baritone David Bispham (pianist unknown) recorded in 1906(!). A voice from a...

"Sleep" by Ivor Gurney, sung by Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) - YouTube A great performance by Sarah Connolly (Mezzo-soprano) and Eugene...

Teresa Berganza "Les Berceaux" Fauré - YouTube - A wonderful balance of light and dark in her sound ("chiaroscuro") :-).

To get the blog started here is a flyer for singing lessons at www.classicalsinging.co.uk ;-)