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She was one of those who broke barriers for black artists in the United States. Marion Anderson with Orchestral accomp. cond. by Lawrance Collingwood Softly Awakes My Heart, from Samson and...
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" Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" is a popular mezzo-soprano aria from Camille Saint-Saëns's opera Samson and Delilah, known in English as "Softly awakes my heart", or more literally "My heart opens itself to your voice".
Softly Awakes my Heart - YouTube. Sarah Walker. 510 subscribers. Subscribed. 73. 15K views 14 years ago. 1989 BBC Proms - Last Night with Sarah Walker and the late, great Sir John...
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Sep 13, 2016 · The legendary Australian mezzo-soprano, Lauris Elms sings (in English) "Softly Awakes My Heart" in a 1961 television broadcast of Camille Saint-Saëns opera SAMSON E DALILA (listed as SAMSON AND...
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Softly awakes my heart. As the flowers awaken. To Aurora's tender zephyr. But say, O well-beloved, No more I'll be forsaken. Speak again, O speak forever! O say that from Delilah. You never will part! Your burning vows repeat; Vows so dear to my heart. Ah! Once again then I implore thee! Ah! Once again then say you adore me! Ah!
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Oct 5, 2020 · My heart opens to your voice like the flowers open to the kisses of the dawn. With these alluring lines, Delilah attempts to seduce Samson with the goal of tricking him into revealing the secret of his strength.
Two of Delilah's arias are particularly well known: "Printemps qui commence" and "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" ("My heart opens itself to your voice", also known as "Softly awakes my heart"), the latter of which is one of the most popular recital pieces in the mezzo-soprano/contralto repertoire.
