In the "Willow Song" and "Ave Maria," her singing was achingly beautiful and vulnerable.
Willow Song has extra keen ears, so she can listen to what no one else hears.
"Willow Song" was a seamless distillation of a life, from carefree girl to more accepting elder, in a dance with all the privacy of a prayer.
This release includes the missing lines from "Willow Song."
She sang the "Willow Song" and "Ave Maria" with an unearthly beauty that utterly stilled the house.
She carried the role with dignity to the end, and her account of "The Willow Song" was the evening's one touching moment.
"Willow Song" was written for the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Othello.
I immediately knew it was Verdi and 'Otello,' but there was this other thing where the 'Willow Song' was supposed to be.
Horace hears Baby singing "The Willow Song" and applauds her-much to her surprise since she did not know he was listening.
The theme upon which this prelude is built is that of the later "Willow Song".