CARMEN BALTHROP: The Art of Christmas, vol.1

Carmen Balthrop

The Art of Christmas, vol.1

© 2004 Carmen Balthrop (634479207648)

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You will be thrilled by the musical, cross cultural fabric that is woven with heartfelt traditional songs and rare and delicate classics. The result is pure art that radiates the essence of Christmas.

tracks

1 Sweet Little Jesus Boy
2 Coventry Carol
3 The First Noel
4 Ave Maria
5 Maria Wiegenlied
6 Noel Des Jouets
7 Noel Des Enfants Qui N'ont Plus De Maisons
8 Villancico Castellano
9 Villancico Austuriana
10 Villancico Andaluz
11 In the Bleak Midwinter
12 Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
13 I Wonder As I Wander
14 O Holy Night (christmas Song)
15 Silent Night
16 Mary's Boy Child

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This American soprano sings an astonishing range of repertoire from Baroque opera to contemporary song literature. She has appeared with most of the major opera companies in North America, including the Metropolitan, Canadian, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami, Seattle, Houston and Florentine. Her European opera house engagements include Venice(Teatro La Fenice), Spoleto(Italy), Berlin(Teatro des Westens). Her orchestral appearances include oratorio and concert performances with the New York Philharmonic, National, Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Houston and Detroit symphonies. In great demand as a recitalist, she has performed at the White House, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center as well as in Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, China and Mexico. On Christmas day 2000, National Public Radio chose to air the live recording of her Christmas Art Song recital, performed at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Miss Balthrop's discography can be found on the Deutsche Gramophon, Elan, New World, Fonit Cetra labels.

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