Ian McEuen sings "Lydia" by Gabriel Fauré
Ian McEuen, tenor, sings "Lydia" (1884) by Gabriel Fauré, text by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle. Recorded in recital at The Mansion at Strathmore Hall, North Bethesda, Maryland, May 2006, when the singer was a senior in high school. Michael Ely accompanies on piano. Photos: Ian McEuen by Shawn Mlynek; portrait of Fauré by John Singer Sargent (1889); blonde hair, Fulcrumindia2007 and teegzworld; flying dove, shutterstock; sculptures of girl with birds and girl with raised arms, Ruth Golan Henel; "Daydream" and "Spring" goddesses, Alphonse Mucha; lilies, ladyloneranger and Ron Brewer, flickr; lips, FunPeak.com; gravestone, quintain; detail of sculpture of Persephone and Hades by Bernini.