Forever: Unforgettable Songs from Vienna, Broadway & Hollywood (CD) – Diana Damrau

Composers: Various
Artists: Diana Damrau, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: David Charles Abell
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Erato
CD Release Date: March 11, 2014

On her Forever CD, Diana Damrau turns to music from operetta, musicals, and the movies, including selections from  Die Fledermaus, The Merry Widow, South Pacific, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, The Phantom of the Opera, The Wizard of Oz, and some Disney classics.  Ms. Damrau has been lauded by the New York Times for her “lustrous agile coloratura soprano voice and charisma galore” and by Opera News for her “exuberant glamour and emotional authenticity.”

“This music shows a side of me that many people don’t know yet,” says Diana Damrau. “Every life has its own soundtrack and these are numbers that have had an impact on my life – and no doubt on other people’s lives too. I have tried to gather together my own memories and the collective memories of my generation. I’m a child of my time ... and I’d also like to show the world that opera singers are not confined to one genre.”

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