The Anna Russell Album - Live From New York
Anna Russell, née Anna Claudia Russell-Brown (27 December 1911 – 18 October 2006) was an English–Canadian singer and comedienne. She gave many concerts in which she sang and played comic musical sketches on the piano. Among her best-known works are her concert performances and famous recordings of The Ring of the Nibelungs (An Analysis), a humorous 30-minute synopsis of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, and (on the same album) her parody How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera.
Russell was born in Maida Vale, London, England though some sources say her birthplace was London, Ontario. She was educated at St Felix School at Southwold, Suffolk, at Harrogate College and in Brussels and Paris. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She had a difficult childhood, and particularly a difficult relationship with her mother, who often shipped her off to live with other relatives for some time. Russell was twice married and divorced, first to John Denison and second to...
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Tracks:
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Introduction to the Concert (By Women's Club President) - Live
8:10
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How to Write Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera - Live
16:6
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Coloratura aria: Canto dolciamente pipo from the opera La...
8:16
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British - pure but dull: I Love the Spring - Live
3:44
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Russian folk song: Da, Nyet, Da, Nyet - Live
2:54
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For loud singers with no brains: Ah Lover! from the operetta The...
3:41
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For singers with tremendous artistry but no voice: Schlumph; Je...
5:47
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For the dramatic soprano: Schreechenrauf - Live
6:47
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The Ring of the Nibelungs (An analysis) - Live
21:40
