91Èȱ¬

Mezzo Gala El Hadidi from Egypt sings Spiel auf deiner Geige das Lied von Leid und Lust (Venus in Seide) by Stolz from 91Èȱ¬ Cardiff Singer of the World, concert two.

About the music: ‘Venus in Silk’ is an operetta written by the Austrian composer and conductor Robert Stolz, first performed in 1932. The action opens at a carnival ball given by the beautiful widow, Princess Jadja, whose inheritance from her Hungarian prince husband is in dispute. She sings a nostalgic song from her Polish homeland – ‘Play on your violin the song of pain and pleasure’ – which unsurprisingly has a featured solo violin part