Spring by Pierre Auguste Cot, 1873
Song of the Day Series
C’est l’extase langoureuse (Debussy/Verlaine)
Graham Johnson
For SongFest 2020 participant Talar Arslanian.
Duration: 34 minutes
About:
Hosted by Graham Johnson, The Song of the Day series is a daily meditation on the many layers and complexities contained in a single song. Each song is dedicated to one or more performers who would have taken part in SongFest this summer. Dedicatees were chosen in collaboration between our artistic Director Rosemary Ritter and the students.
Resources:
Oxford Lieder’s Translation of C’est l’extase by Richard Stokes
About Our Participants
Talar Arslanian
Armenian American soprano Talar Arslanian, is currently an undergraduate senior studying voice and gaining her B.M. in Vocal Performance at Azusa Pacific University. Her major operatic roles include Lauretta from Gianni Schicchi and the Sorceress from Dido and Aeneas. Talar has partaken in numerous Opera scenes including the countess from Le Nozze di Figaro, 1st soprano (three ladies) in Die Zauberflöte, Giulietta from The Tales of Hoffman, and Violetta from La Triviata. In addition, Talar has sung for multiple Armenian commemoration events to honor her culture and give back to the community. Furthermore, she has been the musical director of both Showlights Theater, and Judson high school since 2016. Talar has a theater and choral background and began classical singing once she began studying Azusa Pacific University. Talar has been singing classically for the past four years. She instantly fell in love with the world of classical voice and plans on pursuing it as her career.