So I'm a sucker for baritones
>> Saturday, November 1, 2008
I admit it. Nothing can make me swoon like the sound of a dark chocolate silky-smooth baritone voice. Among my faves are the great American Sherrill Milnes, the popular Welsh baritone, Bryn Terfel, and the Kansas born Samuel Ramey. However, a few months ago, as I was doing my usual YouTube surfing for new videos to share, I came upon an incredible Scottish baritone by the name of Richard Morrison, and the swooning began all over again. This guy really has it--the chocolately darkness with a "ping" at the end, the smoothness, the richness--that thing that makes me want to curl up and die in his arms while he sings to me.
He's featured here in an audio clip from a live performance in Scotland in which he sings one of my all-time favorites, "So in Love" from Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate. So get out your smelling salts, ladies, 'cause this one's gonna make ya dizzy!
4 comments:
I like baritones, too! I can listen to them interminably. I wish I could recall the baritone who was a guest artist with the Symphony last season -- he was absolutely awesome and I think you would have enjoyed him, too!
TAG!!! YOU'RE IT!!
Okay, Mr. Terfel just might have to share the "King of My Heart Baritone" title with Richard Morrison now.
I should dig out and repost my old Terfel post...
Now why did I just KNOW you would love this, Willow? :)
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