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Classical is not the right genre for this, but there is no "contmporary opera" genre! This is a beautiful and haunting aria from the American opera, The Medium, by Gian Carlo Menotti.
This is a live performance. I was selected to sing at my university's commencement concert, and I chose this song. The character in the song is a young woman, Monica, who lives with her con-artist mother. Her mother is a "psychic medium" and Monica is put to work pretending to be a ghost for her mothers customers. Toby, a young orphan boy (who is mute) also lives and works with them. In this scene, Monica is playing with Toby and acts out a love story between them. She imagines what he wishes to say to her and so her dialogue speaks as both characters. It is full of playful innocence, and yet is so heartbreaking. The last line of the song is so touching...
My accompanist is one of my good friends from college, Kerry Hart. Since it is performed live on a large stage, the volume level is low and I'm a bit far from the mic on the ceiling, so turn it up!
The picture is of me and my husband performing in another show at Lawrence University. (I'm the blonde in the yellow... )
This is a live performance. I was selected to sing at my university's commencement concert, and I chose this song. The character in the song is a young woman, Monica, who lives with her con-artist mother. Her mother is a "psychic medium" and Monica is put to work pretending to be a ghost for her mothers customers. Toby, a young orphan boy (who is mute) also lives and works with them. In this scene, Monica is playing with Toby and acts out a love story between them. She imagines what he wishes to say to her and so her dialogue speaks as both characters. It is full of playful innocence, and yet is so heartbreaking. The last line of the song is so touching...
My accompanist is one of my good friends from college, Kerry Hart. Since it is performed live on a large stage, the volume level is low and I'm a bit far from the mic on the ceiling, so turn it up!
The picture is of me and my husband performing in another show at Lawrence University. (I'm the blonde in the yellow... )
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Lyrics
Bravo! And after the theatre, supper and dance.
Music! Ooom pah pah, oom pah pah...
Up in the sky, someone is playing a trombone and a guitar.
Red is your tie, and in your velveteen coat, you hide a star.
Monica, Monica, dance the waltz
Monica, Monica, dance the waltz
Follow me, moon and sun
Keep time with me, one two three one.
If you're not shy, pin up my hair with your star and buckle my shoe.
And when you fly, please hold on tight to my waist
I'm flying with you, oh...
Monica, Monica, dance the waltz
Monica, Monica, dance the waltz
Follow me, moon and sun
Follow me, follow follow me
Follow me, follow follow me.
What is the matter, Toby?
What is it you want to tell me?
Kneel down before me.
And now tell me...
Monica monica, can't you see
that my heart is bleeding, bleeding for you?
I loved you Monica all my life
with all my breath, with all my blood.
You haunt the mirror of my sleep, you are my night.
You are my light and the jailer of my day.
How dare you scoundrel talk to me like that!
Don't you know who I am?
I'm the queen of Aroundel!
I shall have you put in chains!
You are my princess, you are my queen
and I'm only Toby, one of your slaves.
And still I love you and always loved you
with all my breath, with all my blood!
I love your laughter, I love your hair.
I love your deep and nocturnal eyes.
I love your soft hands, so white and winged.
I love the slender branch of your throat.
Toby! Don't speak to me like that...
You make my head swim.
Monica, Monica, fold me in your satin gown.
Monica, Monica, give me your mouth
Monica, Monica, fall in my arms!
Why, Toby... You're not crying, are you?
Toby, I want you to know... that you have the most beautiful voice... in the world.
Music! Ooom pah pah, oom pah pah...
Up in the sky, someone is playing a trombone and a guitar.
Red is your tie, and in your velveteen coat, you hide a star.
Monica, Monica, dance the waltz
Monica, Monica, dance the waltz
Follow me, moon and sun
Keep time with me, one two three one.
If you're not shy, pin up my hair with your star and buckle my shoe.
And when you fly, please hold on tight to my waist
I'm flying with you, oh...
Monica, Monica, dance the waltz
Monica, Monica, dance the waltz
Follow me, moon and sun
Follow me, follow follow me
Follow me, follow follow me.
What is the matter, Toby?
What is it you want to tell me?
Kneel down before me.
And now tell me...
Monica monica, can't you see
that my heart is bleeding, bleeding for you?
I loved you Monica all my life
with all my breath, with all my blood.
You haunt the mirror of my sleep, you are my night.
You are my light and the jailer of my day.
How dare you scoundrel talk to me like that!
Don't you know who I am?
I'm the queen of Aroundel!
I shall have you put in chains!
You are my princess, you are my queen
and I'm only Toby, one of your slaves.
And still I love you and always loved you
with all my breath, with all my blood!
I love your laughter, I love your hair.
I love your deep and nocturnal eyes.
I love your soft hands, so white and winged.
I love the slender branch of your throat.
Toby! Don't speak to me like that...
You make my head swim.
Monica, Monica, fold me in your satin gown.
Monica, Monica, give me your mouth
Monica, Monica, fall in my arms!
Why, Toby... You're not crying, are you?
Toby, I want you to know... that you have the most beautiful voice... in the world.
Einarus
...quite a show.
And if you look as good on stage as you sound, then it 'must' be quite the
show.
Great!