Marilyn Horne 《Beautiful Dreamer》

Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee;

Sounds of the rude world heard in the day,

Lull’d by the moonlight have all pass’d a way!

Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song,

List while I woo thee with soft melody;

Gone are the eares of life’s busy throng,

Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea

Mermaids are chaunting the wild lorelie;

Over the streamlet vapors are borne,

Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn.

Beautiful dreamer, beam of my heart,

E’en as the morn on the streamlet and sea:

Then will the clouds of sorrow depart,

Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

玛莉莲·霍恩（Marilyn Horne，1934－），美国女中音歌唱家。早年在洛杉矶开始演唱活动，1956年参加威尼斯音乐节后，去欧洲各地演出四年。1960年以《沃采克》中的玛丽一角首演于旧金山。后又在伦敦修道院花园歌剧院再次演出此剧。曾两次在伯恩斯坦指挥下演出威尔第的《安魂曲》。1969年及1970年，先后在斯卡拉和大都会歌剧院舞台演出斯特拉文斯基、罗西尼等人的歌剧，引起歌剧界的轰动。她的嗓音很美，具有非常宽广的音域和罕见的灵活性，是当代名列前茅的全能女中音。卡门、罗西娜、阿达尔基莎、奥菲欧等是她最拿手的角色。灌有《一个黄金时代的回忆》、《玛丽琳.霍恩的礼物》等唱片。

Marilyn Horne sings "Beautiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster with Martin Katz at the piano.

From: VAI DVD 4323 Marilyn Horne in Recital - Milan, 1981

Though Marilyn Horne is known mostly for her virtuosic operatic roles, she is a superb recitalist who can scale her powerful voice down to the more intimate requirements of the recital stage.

In 1981, she appeared at Milans La Scala opera house in a recital consisting of music by Italian, German, Spanish, French and American composers. Horne was in particularly superb form that evening, partnered brilliantly by Martin Katz at the piano.