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Kathleen Battle

Kathleen Battle
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About the artist

Kathleen Battle (born August 13, 1948, Portsmouth, Ohio, USA) is an African-American soprano known for her agile and light voice and her silvery, pure tone. One of the most prominent recitalists and opera singers of her generation, she is admired for her wide ranging recital repertoire and performances of the operas of Georg Friedrich Händel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Battle initially became known for her work within the concert repertoire through performances with major orchestras during the early and mid 70s.

Top songs

  1. Canción de cuna (Voice)
  2. Lovers (Title Song)
  3. Going Home from "Largo" of Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 " From the New World" (Voice)
  4. He's Gone Away
  5. Interlude
  6. Steal Away
  7. So Many Stars
  8. The Little Horses
  9. Lovers
  10. Ninghe, Ninghe
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  1. Angels Watching Over Me (All Night, All Day)
  2. 'Lovers'
  3. Fauré: Requiem, Op.48 - 4. Pie Jesu
  4. Melodia Sentimental (Sentimental Melody) (from Forest of the Amazon)
  5. Requiem, Op.48 - 4. Pie Jesu
  6. Del Cabello Más Sutil (The Softest Hair)
  7. Summertime
  8. El Noi de la Mare (The Son of the Virgin)
  9. 1. Gloria
  10. Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
  11. Ave Maria
  12. Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34 - No. 14, Vocalise
  13. Eternal Source of Light Divine (Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74) - Voice
  14. Silent Night
  15. O mìo babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
  16. Requiem, Op.48 : 4. Pie Jesu
  17. Angels Watching Over Me
  18. Let the Bright Seraphim from Samson, HWV 57 - Voice
  19. Requiem, Op.48 : Gabriel FAURE : Requiem, op.48. Pie Jesu
  20. Lovers (Mei and Jin)
  21. Gesu Bambino
  22. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  23. Para Niñar (Go to Sleep)
  24. Cancion de Cuna
  25. Mozart: Laudate Dominum
  26. Azulao
  27. I Wonder as I Wander
  28. Hush (Somebody's Calling My Name)
  29. Mary Had a Baby
  30. Pie Jesu
  31. Away In A Manger
  32. Para Ninar
  33. Zither Carol
  34. Fauré: Requiem, Op.48 - Gabriel FAURE : Requiem, op.48. Pie Jesu
  35. Fum, Fum, Fum!
  36. Vocalise
  37. Hush
  38. Going Home
  39. 4. Pie Jesu
  40. Fix Me Jesus
  41. Fais Do Do
  42. Prelude to a Kiss
  43. 1. Aria from Cantata No. 51 "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen", BWV 51
  44. O Holy Night
  45. Rise Up, Shepherd
  46. Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: Laudate Dominum
  47. Le Nozze di Figaro, ACT 1: Cinque dieci
  48. Laudate Dominum
  49. Del Cabello mas Sutil
  50. O mio babbino caro - Puccini
  51. Marie Wiegenlied
  52. Dormi, Jesus
  53. Alleluja from Exsultate, jubilate, KV. 158a - Voice
  54. Le Nozze di Figaro, ACT 1: Se a caso madama
  55. George Gershwin- Summertime
  56. Le Nozze di Figaro, ACT 1: Tutto ancor non ho perso
  57. Canción de cuna - Voice
  58. Traditional: Fix me Jesus
  59. O Come All Ye Faithful
  60. What Child is This?
  61. Handel: Rejoice Greatly
  62. Azul¦o (Bluebird)
  63. Le Nozze di Figaro, ACT 1: Cosa stai misurando
  64. Ridente la calma, K.152: Ridente la calma, K.152
  65. Rejoice Greatly
  66. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Es Ist Ein' Ros' Entsprungen)
  67. Le Nozze di Figaro, ACT 1: Or bene; ascolta e taci!
  68. Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 - 4. Pie Jesu
  69. Fais Do Do (Go to Sleep)
  70. Mozart: Alleluja
  71. Requiem, Op.48: 4. Pie Jesu
  72. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
  73. Traditional: Cancion de cuna
  74. Faure: Pie Jesu
  75. Dormi, Jesu - Traditional Chilean
  76. Traditional: Angels watching over me
  77. Gounod: Ave Maria
  78. Pie Jesu from the Requiem, Op. 48 - Voice
  79. Mozart: Ridente la calma, K.152
  80. Let the bright seraphim - Handel
  81. Poulenc: Gloria - 1. Gloria
  82. Vangelis: Mythodea - movement X
  83. El desembre congelat (December's cold winds were stilled)
  84. Fauré: Requiem - Pie Jesu
  85. Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a: Alleluja
  86. Going Home from "Largo" of Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 " From the New World" - Voice
  87. Le Nozze di Figaro, ACT 3: Sull'aria (Contessa Almaviva/Susanna)
  88. Laudamus te
  89. Ellington: Prelude to a kiss
  90. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

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