Erna Sack sings the lullaby (Berceuse) from Jocelyn by Benjamin Godard

Erna Sack sings the beautiful lullaby from Jocelyn by Benjamin Godard.

Erna Sack (1898, Spandau - 1972, Mainz) was a German coloratura soprano, famous for her extreme vocal range, especially the extreme, ethereal high notes up to C4, above the "regular" soprano high C. Due to her ethereal (Have I used this phrase?) coloratura, she was referred to as "Die deutsche Nachtigall", or "The German Nightingale" in English. She was born as Erna Weber, but she took her husband's (Hermann Sack) surname, whom she married in 1921. She joined Berlin State Opera in 1928, but her real career started after 1930, when Erna started to sing in other opera houses throughout Germany. Her international career started in 1935, including performaces in London (Covent Garden), Austria, the Netherlands and in Italy, where she sang The Magic Flute with Tito Schipa. In 1937 she sang at Carnegie Hall with Joseph Schmidt and Tauber. Erna's two most famous movies are Blumen aus Nizza (1936) and Nanon (1938). She retired from stage in 1957.

Because this is my iddy-biddy channel, let me add a very pesonal note: I think Erna Sack had not only a lovely voice, but her appearance and face were very lovely and womanly. She was forty in Nanon and how gorgeous she looked! Her husband must have been a very lucky man. :)


Lyrics:

Oh! ne t'éveille pas encore
Pour qu'un bel ange de ton rêve
En déroulant son long fil d'or
Enfant, permette qu'il s'achève
Dors ! Dors ! le jour à peine a lui
Vierge sainte, veillez sur lui.

Cachés dans cet asile
Où Dieu nous a conduits
Unis par le malheur
Durant les longues nuits
Nous reposons tous deux
Endormis sous leurs voiles
Ou prions aux regards
Des tremblantes étoiles.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Erna
• Sack
• German
• coloratura
• soprano
• Berceuse
• Jocelyn
• Benjamin
• Godard
• lullaby

[rocchisal]

EU AMO ERNA SACK!!!

[belcanto24]

Jocelyn  el orimer lied que gracias a una profesora inglesa no enseñó en CASTELLANO, sin que perdiera nada de su belleza, dificil fue, pero maravillosa.