Ici-bas (Fauré) - Mia Rojas, soprano - 2012

[ogregano]

The teacher for my singing class just threw this song in our laps. We have to memorize and perform in a matter of a few weeks...the punchline is that I'm a dull-headed American...pray for me XD

[kristikrause]

Her tone is so beautiful! I love this song. I am currently learning it for my voice lesson. French sure is a hard language to learn but it is so pretty!

[susyslingland]

I remember playing for Mia as a teen at the Washington Opera Summer Institute! You sound lovely, Mia!

[clxiirre]

Ici-bas tous les lilas meurent,
Tous les chants des oiseaux sont courts,
Je rêve aux étés qui demeurent
Toujours...

Ici-bas les lèvres effleurent
Sans rien laisser de leur velours,
Je rêve aux baisers qui demeurent
Toujours...

Ici-bas, tous les hommes pleurent
Leurs amitiés ou leurs amours;
Je rêve aux couples qui demeurent
Toujours...

[TheZeze]

This has helped me a lot if it wasn't for this I don't think I would be able to sing my piece

[valerieharness]

I love your tone! Great job with the placement! Really excited to sing this song for my high school solo and ensemble this year!   

[Styx]

An impressive rendition of this lovely Faure selection.  It's nice to hear the French words pronounced so clearly and so CORRECTLY!  The tone quality & interpretation added greatly to the total musical picture!  Thanks for this!

[menguefoudadianegaelle]

J'adore cette interprétation, vraiment superbe

[yuuablewon]

Down here all lilacs are dying,
all the songs of the birds are short;
I dream of the summers which last
Forever...

Down here lips touch
without parting with any of their velvet;
I dream of the kisses which last
Forever...

Down here all men weep for
their friendships or their loves;
I dream of the couples who last
Forever...

[J_R_Mora]

Oh have to do this for solo and ensemble as a soloist. WHAT DO YOU TAKE ME FOR?? A FRENCHY FRY GIRL?!?!


(Pls I am just joking don’t at me)

[DQsMusicStudio]

Absolutely beautiful!! I have a little issue with some of the French pronunciation, cause with the rolled "R"s I wasn't sure what language the song was in until I recognized "toujours", none of which takes away from the sheer gorgeousness of her performance.

[fourstrings]

A lovely voice, and a lovely performance. The diction is generally quite good and absolutely intelligible. But I would suggest that the singer might profitably devote a bit more attention to the phoneme known in French as the "e muet." Whenever this phoneme occurs in the sung text, she suddenly sounds Hispanic or even Italian.

[stobes]

nice work! be careful with the french. theres no diphthong in baiser. the ai and e should sound the same.

[mariathijssen]

I'm sorry, but this is so out of tune....