Nell (Gabriel Faure) - Susanna Phillips and Craig Terry

Susanna Phillips and Craig Terry in a live performance at Alice Tully Hall, 19 November 2009.

Nell, Op. 18, No. 1
Text: Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818-1894)
Translation: Peter Low

Under your bright sun, oh summer,
your red, red rose sparkles ecstatically.
Lean over me too with your golden cup -
my heart resembles your rose.

Under the shady, sheltering leaves
there rises a sigh of delight.
In the grove there are doves cooing,
singing their love-songs (oh my heart!).

How sweet in the flame-red sky is the pearl,
the star of pensive night!
But how much sweeter is the vivid glow
that shines in my enchanted heart!

The singing sea all along its shores
will end its eternal murmuring
before your image, oh Nell my love,
ceases to bloom in my heart.

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[nettabetta121]

@LazlosPlane the song can be for women or men. This "obvious" you speak of does not exist.

[mikecoe2]

@LazlosPlane you are in the minority. thank goodness.

[cashmann907]

@LazlosPlane Take your chauvinistic head out of your ass and enjoy the song.

[v0zbox]

@LazlosPlane Why can't a woman sing a song dedicated to another woman?

[LazlosPlane]

Can't stand when chicks sing songs that are OBVIOUSLY for men and men only.

Great voice. Of course. Stick to chick songs.

[operachick21]

@whatever, having coached with her and seen her live in recital, I can say she has a LOVELY personality, on stage and off, and is already a managed singer performing leading roles at international houses. I'm not sure how you define "leaving your mark on music"....do you mean becoming the next Sills or Callas? Every singer must define for themselves what their goals are, but I would hope Ms. Phillips is happy with her career as she beautifully shares of this great art form.

[whatever456]

no denying its a beautifully produced sound and I really wish her well. But I hope that eventually a distinctive personal approach emerges From what I've heard so far she sounds anonymous. Gorgeous but not distinctive. So many singers are schooled to within an inch of their lives. The result is vocal perfection and little else. But it may be to soon to tell how she will eventually leave her mark on her music and or refine stylistic differences in the different musical periods she sings.

[omarcito271076]

ES DIVINA SIMPLEMENTE DIVINA NO ME CANSO DE ESCUCHARLE Y DE ADMIRARLE FELICIDADES



[Inspireme1429]

Her voice is Beautiful! Great Job on Dynamics! Absolutely superb!