Anna Russell - Survey of Singing from Madrigals to Modern Opera - No. 2. Victorian art song (“How sudden sweet the thoughts that come“) & Coloratura aria (“Oh, gentle bird with feathered breast“)

Anna Russell - Survey of Singing from Madrigals to Modern Opera - No. 2. Victorian art song (“How sudden sweet the thoughts that come“) & Coloratura aria (“Oh, gentle bird with feathered breast“) I’ve already posted several selections from Anna Russell’s various contributions to the world of musical comedy, all of which constitute some of my favorite musical sketches but this present upload or, more precisely, a series of three postings remains a source of constant pleasure, even though I easily know it back to front :D. In about thirty minutes Anna Russell passes through various styles, including prolonged operatic dying/mad scenes and charming madrigals, pointing out their sometimes charmingly hum