Outside This House - Vanessa

Ryan P Townsend sings Outside This House from Samuel Barber's Vanessa.

Piano - Ray Blackwell

Lyrics;
Outside this house the world has changed, life is swifter than before. There is no time for idle gestures. I cannot offer you eternal love, for we have learned today, such words are lies. But the brief pleasure of passion, yes, and sweet long friendship.

Who can resist your gentle beauty Erika? Oh, how happy we would be together.

Do you know Paris? And Rome? Budapest? And Vienna. The velvet rooms for jeweled suppers, the coast of Spain for solitude, the gilded grand hotels for dancing, the glass and marble stations for goodbyes.

This we could share together, if you accept my love. And who knows? My love might last forever, Erika. Life is so brief.

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Entertainment

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• Ryanpsings;
• Outside
• this
• House;
• Vanessa;
• Samuel
• Barber;
• CMU;
• Carnegie
• Mellon
• University;
• School
• of
• Music

[waynetenor]

Well done fellow, great voice in the making, suits you this style of music. Intonation was a prob here an there but overall excellent. Thanks

[vautour23]

Hi Ryan, you have a great voice and continue on that technic. En avant. Try to be more legato...

[kabiraltaf]

I love this aria! "I cannot offer you eternal love, for we have learned today, such words are lies...."

[Pookie19821]

nice voice! check a few of your notes..... The aria seems to fit well in your voice, just make sure you sing all the right pitches. It is easy to fake Barber.

[figliadibolena]

Also, Karen Verm on page turns.