The recording Shakespeare's Sonnets is dedicated to the contemporary works of Prague composers - LukÃ¡s HurnÃk, Matej Benko, Juraj Filas, Zdenek Merta, Ondrej Kukal, Martin Brunner, StepÃ¡nka BalcarovÃ¡, and JirÃ Chvojka. All of the works are with lyrics by William Shakespeare and are sung by Czech soprano Lucie SilkenovÃ¡, accompanied by Duo Teres. Born in Prague, Lucie Silkenova was a member of the Kuhn Children's Choir, studied at Jan Neruda High School, and went on to graduate from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She has also honed her vocal technique at master classes in England, Spain, Germany, and Austria. She has won several international voice prizes, including first prize at the international competition in France "Concours International d'Encouragement Musical, Lyon 2008," and the second prize in the opera category at the "Antonin Dvorak International Vocal Competition 2009."

Tracklist:

Sonnet 8 "Music To Hear, Why Hear'st Though Music Sadly"
Sonnet No. 144, Two Loves I Have, Of Comfort And Despair
Sonnet 18 "Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day?"
Sonnet 39 "O Tobě Psát Je Prece Neskromné..."
Sonnet 1 "Svet Polituj"
Sonnet 76 "Why Is My Verse So Barren Of New Pride..."
Sonnet 28 "Jak Najít Klid, To Na Mou Du&scaron;i Nevím..."
Sonnet 148 "Láska Mi Oci Tolik Pobloudila..."
Sonnet 94 "Kdo Má Moc Ublížit, A Neublíží..."
Sonnet 116 "Ne, Neznám Nic, Co Prekážet By Melo..."
Sonnet 146, Op. 49 "Ubohá Du&scaron;e, V Hrí&scaron;ném Vezí&scaron; Tele..."

UPC: 8594029812093
Label: Arcodiva
Release Date: 1.4.19
Format: CD

Balcarova / Silkenova / Foukalova - Shakespeare's Sonnets (CD)