Will She Wish to Marry Me? (from the opera Pocahontas)
Lyrics: Joan Vail Thorne
Bass Aria with Piano
Duration: 2:50
John Rolfe comes out from behind the desk where he had been writing a letter to the Governor of Jamestown, for permission to marry Pocahontas. He sings an aria of love and anxiety. The narration and text is derived from the letter written by Rolfe in 1614.
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Sound Sample:
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Lyrics: Joan Vail Thorne
Bass Aria with Piano
Duration: 2:50
John Rolfe comes out from behind the desk where he had been writing a letter to the Governor of Jamestown, for permission to marry Pocahontas. He sings an aria of love and anxiety. The narration and text is derived from the letter written by Rolfe in 1614.
Notable Performances:
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Branch Fields in recital, June 6th, 2009, Richmond, VA
Branch Fields in recital, Duluth Festival Opera's "Opera on the Lake" Benefit Concert, 2009, Duluth MN
Branch Fields in recital, 2009, Blacksburg, VA
Branch Fields in recital, January 8th, 2010. Wilmington, DE and Hatboro, PA
Sound Sample:
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