“La musica, come il sale, conserva meglio.”
“Music, like salt, preserves better.”
– Erri De Luca
The old Italian songs, sung in vocal studios the world over, are here reimagined with flair by America’s premier Black composers. In collaboration with the Denyce Graves Foundation, Lyric Fest presents the world premiere of these beloved songs in their newly decked out versions. With Symone Harcum, Valarie Miles, Joseph Parrish, and Laura Ward, piano.