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Subject: Olga Borodina and "Mon coeur..."
From: "Jennifer L. Fretwell"
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I recently purchased Olga Borodina's CD "Arias" and wanted to comment on how
impressed I am with her voice! I am really floored by her rendition of "Mon
coeur s'ouvre a ta voix" - she has such a beautiful, dark, rich sound. I
noticed that she sings the optional notes at the end of "Mon coeur"
("Samson...Samson). I have never heard anyone sing this aria with those
optional notes at the very end. Olga sings those notes with a wonderful,
beautiful, floating style to great effect. Is there a story behind those
optional notes in "Mon coeur"? There aren't too many arias with optional
notes.

A high lyric mezzo who can only dream of a rich, dramatic voice like Olga's,
Jennifer Fretwell
mezzo-soprano-at-mindspring.com