Die Verschweigung
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · K. 518
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Make the names speak
The German opening introduces Damötas and Chloe immediately. This is intimate storytelling for voice and piano: the singer needs to make the people and situation clear without turning every syllable into an accent. Start from the language before searching for a grand operatic manner.
Give the words direction
Speak the opening sentence with its natural stresses, then sing it with the same sense of address. Ask the pianist to listen for the ends of words as well as the beginnings of notes. Try a lighter delivery and a more confidential one; choose what makes the text understandable while the musical line remains connected.
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