An excerpt from Dominick Argento's one-man opera, "A Waterbird Talk" as performed by Donald Collup on February 22, 1990 with Gene Young conducting the Peabody Chamber Ensemble. This excerpt includes Variations III (The Phalarope) and Variation IV (The Lecturer plays bird calls on the piano). More can be read at:
http://www.collup.com/dczcdz/waterbird.html
Great vocalism or theater is not promised; just an entertaining moment from a wonderful American opera.
I played french Horn in this opera many years ago. This looks like a terrific performance. Any chance of posting the Roseate Tern variation?
djcarmody 1 year ago
this dude has a glorious voice.....thank you for posting this..... maurice murphy p.s. he can play the piano too!
aubreymmurphy 4 years ago