Listen to A Child of our Time, Pt. 3: The soul of man is impassioned… (Alto) by Dame Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Sir Andrew Davis

A Child of our Time, Pt. 3: The soul of man is impassioned… (Alto)

Dame Sarah Connolly, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Sir Andrew Davis

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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Dame Sarah Connolly

Dame Sarah Connolly

Mezzosopran

BBC Symphony Orchestra

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchester

Sir Andrew Davis

Sir Andrew Davis

Dirigent:in

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Sir Michael Tippett

Sir Michael Tippett

Komponist:in

Lyrics

The soul of man is impassioned like a woman.

She is old as the earth, beyond good and evil,

the sensual garments.

Her face will be illumined like the sun.

Then is the time of his deliverance.

Written by: Sir Michael Tippett

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