In 1849, Lind appeared in her final opera,Robert le Diable, in 1849, and toured the US the following year with Barnum. But Lind was a deeply religious woman, and left the stage after meeting a clergyman who told her that singing on the operatic stage was ‘evil’. Her mother had enco...
‘Never Enough’ is the ear-wormy pop ballad which helped The Greatest Showman become the UK’s longest-running No. 1 soundtrack in 50 years. But who actually sings the song in the film? ‘Never Enough’ is performed byJenny Lind, a Swedish virtuoso singer played by Rebecca Ferguson, in...
“These differences were not so clear in the 18th Century. Cherubino [in “Le Nozze di Figaro”] is also a soprano, not a mezzo, but usually a mezzo sings Cherubino
", he said, "Newley sings it in a way that personalizes it.") So, on the break-up with Bricusse, he put it this way: "Newley and Bricusse would both
Who sings ‘Walking in the Air’ in The Snowman? Originally sung by St. Paul’s Cathedral choirboyPeter Autyat the tender age of 13, the singing on this track is one of the defining features of the film. The song was later released as a single in 1985 by Classic FM presenterAled Jo...
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