Speaking of languages, I threw in two German-language songs among my suggestions because I would love to hear Chloe sing in opera's "second langauge" (after Italian), which is German.
The "Vilja-Lied" from
The Merry Widow is a very well-known tune. But fans might not be as familiar with the other German-language suggestion, Johann Strauss's
"Frühlingsstimmen," or "Voices of Spring."
For those who aren't, here's a video of an absolutely ravishing performance of
"Frühlingsstimmen" sung by soprano Kathleen Battle in the 1987 New Year's Eve concert in Vienna, with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by the legendary maestro Herbert von Karajan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF0XSkb7TyM"Voices of Spring" was actually the very first song that I thought of, when the question of
"What songs would you like Chloe to sing?" was first asked, on the Chloe forum -- and it's primarily because I had the enchanting performance in the above video in mind.
If you hear it, I think you'll agree that it's an ideal Chloe song. It's youthful, with many "fun" touches, but also very melodic.
Plus, the soprano is dressed in a very Celtic-Woman-ish gown, isn't she? Chloe would look lovely in such a dress.
Also, Kathleen Battle is known for having a lyrical soprano sound, like Chloe's, not a more "bellowing" voice, so I think the performance gives a good idea of just how magical this song would be, if performed by Chloe in a CW concert.
