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...same American soprano who got booed at Milan's La Scala a few years ago went to Paris recently to receive the Légion d'Honneur. After recording three new albums - the jazz-inspired Haunted Heart, the Strauss opera Daphne and a collection of sacred songs - Renée Fleming, 46, spoke with Time's Terry McCarthy about practicing in front of the mirror and learning to sing in Elvish. You have a Christmas album? Every singer eventually gets around to a Christmas disc. Only now it's called a sacred collection. My father was a choral master...
...radio hit, Big Sky Country; of lung cancer; in Houston. With its fresh, electrified take on country-blues, Law inspired glowing reviews and a cult following. Yet Whitley avoided formulas, going on to record 11 albums that touched on a range of styles, from grunge to jazz...
...caught Young on a night when he'd already done a matinee. On the pristinely produced Jersey Boys original cast CD (with helpful liner notes by Gaudio aficionado and ex-TIME senior editor Charles Alexander), Frankie sounds better, more Valliesque. He shines particularly when singing the James Moody jazz version of "I'm in the Mood for Love"-great work, and a nice change of sonic pace...
...same American soprano who got booed at Milan's La Scala a few years ago went to Paris this month to receive the Légion d'Honneur. After recording three new albums--the jazz-inspired Haunted Heart, the Strauss opera Daphne and a collection of sacred songs--Renée Fleming, 46, spoke with TIME's Terry McCarthy about practicing in front of the mirror and learning to sing in Elvish...
...Slow Singing Our Milestone on the death of jazz singer Shirley Horn [Oct. 31] noted her signature 1991 album, You Won't Forget Me, which showcased her "sultry, voluptuous, plaintive" voice. TIME talked with Horn about her singing in a March 25, 1991, report: "'It's been written that Shirley Horn is back on the scene,' Horn reflects. 'Well, I haven't been anywhere. And I've been busy' ... More precisely, Horn is front and center, but her secret?her jazz essence?is still intact. It's what draws you first when you hear the smoky timber of her voice...