Ned Rorem in Staten Island - 29 January, 1963
from The Later Diaries of Ned Rorem 1961-1972, page 58:
There being a strong possibility that Farrell will be on my song record, I went at dawn to a rehearsal at her sunny Staten Island home. I hardly know her except as America's grandest soprano, as spouse of an Irish cop, and as devout Roman Catholic. Her approach to my songs is engrossing. Like many a last-generation diva she excels at rote more than solfège. As her accompanist plunks out the vocal line, Eileen grasps the notes independently of the text which she replaces with such personal phonetics as "Fuck your sister and your brother/ Fuck your father and your mother." Well, my … more >>
The Later Diaries of Ned Rorem 1961-1972 (San Francisco, ), p. 58. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1420577084424 accessed: 11 December, 2024
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'The Lord's Prayer'
written by Ned Rorem |
performed by Eileen Farrell |
various art songs
written by Ned Rorem |
performed by Eileen Farrell |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 29 January, 1963 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |