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The moving and beautiful aria of the contemporary opera in English, Germain, by American Costa Rican composer James Nathaniel Holland.
It is the end of Act II of the opera. The setting is the State House Ballroom filled with attendees. A viscious-tongued minister, "Nadine," has been spreading rumors and hearsay to the press and the public. In this aria, Tamina, the wife of the Prime Minister of Timbaksha, has reached her breaking point and can bear no more that her husband is perpetually unfaithful.
Video presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc3wMjVyk5Y
(Duration: 5:43) (Range: B3 to Bb5)
James Nathaniel Holland is an American classical music composer of operas, symphonies, ballets, songs, and other musical concertworks that incorporate a unique, eclectic, blend of romantic, classical, world and jazz styles.
Born and raised in Indiana, he studied music at DePauw University, Vienna Austria, Interlochen National Music Camp and Indiana University (Bloomington, IN). At these schools many of his early pieces were premiered and performed, with one work being selected for main-stage production in the season.
Moving to Los Angeles and then settling in New York, he performed professionally sometimes as a singer, sometimes as a pianist, sometimes as choral conductor. He composed incidental music for the stage. In 2002 he founded a composers collective where they showcased their work. He was one of the first composers to participate in the American Music Centers initial on-line library. The New Jersey Concert Opera and the Gay Mens Chorus of New Jersey also featured his comic operas and art songs.From 2005 he moved to Costa Rica where he organized concerts with visiting guest artists to present his chamber music to the public. Presently he lives in a castle in the central mountains of Costa Rica.
Website: http://www.lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/composerjnholland
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