Win A Copy Of Opera Star Noah Stewart's Debut Album 'Noah' (Competition)
Friday, 16 March 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Harlem Tenor Noah Stewart will release his debut album 'Noah' on Monday 26th March and you could win one of three copies Stereoboard has to give away in our brand new competition below.
It is hard to believe that only a few years ago Noah was a receptionist at New York’s Carnegie Hall, working to pay for his singing lessons. He has of course, since then, performed on that stage and is now building a fine reputation as a fast-rising operatic tenor, equally accomplished in interpreting such core roles as Don Jose in Carmen or Rodolfo in La Boheme or pioneering new roles in contemporary opera.
When he was at high school, Noah gained some experience of the pop music industry when he sang backup for Mariah Carey at Madison Square Gardens and appeared on the David Letterman Show with rapper Coolio, so he had a feel for how to tackle pop standards like 'Nights In White Satin' (with Italian lyrics) and Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'. There's also a visit to the movies with a stirring new arrangement of the theme from 'Exodus'.
Noah says: "When we were making the record it was at the time of the big uprising in Egypt, and sometimes you can pull inspiration from things like that going on around you. I remember writing 'Egypt' on my sheet music for 'Exodus' because the impact was so profound. The arrangement is epic and exciting, and I got to pour everything into it."
Debut album 'Noah' even contains a fresh reappraisal of that all-American favourite, The 'Star Spangled Banner', which – after dreaming about it for years – Noah sang at the NFL International Series game at Wembley Stadium in October last year.
2012 also sees Noah make his Royal Opera House debut, starring in a new opera by the modern composer Judith Weir called Miss Fortune (from 12th to 28th March).
'Noah' track-listing is as follows:
1. Youmans: Without A Song - Philharmonia Orchestra/Nicholas Dodd
2. Deep River - Apollo Voices/Philharmonia Orchestra/Nicholas Dodd
3. Puccini: Recondita armonia (Tosca) - The Vienna Session Orchestra /Johnny Bertl
4. Sting: Campos de oro (Fields Of Gold) - London Metropolitan Orchestra /Adam Langston
5. Cara Mia - Philharmonia Orchestra /Nicholas Dodd
6. Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah - The Vienna Session Orchestra /Johnny Bertl
7. Adams: Nearer, My God, To Thee - Apollo Voices/Philharmonia Orchestra/Nicholas Dodd
8. Shenandoah - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Richard Hein
9. J.S. Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria - The Vienna Session Orchestra /Johnny Bertl
10. Massenet: Pourquoi me reveiller (Werther) - The Vienna Session Orchestra/Johnny Bertl
11. Justin Hayward: Notte di luce (Nights In White Satin) - Philharmonia Orchestra/Nicholas Dodd
12. Brodszky: I'll Walk With God (The Student Prince) - The Vienna Session Orchestra/Johnny Bertl
13. Amazing Grace - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra /Richard Hein
14. Gruber: Stille Nacht - The Vienna Session Orchestra/Johnny Bertl
Stereoboard are giving away three copies of the 'Noah' in our brand new competition below.
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It is hard to believe that only a few years ago Noah was a receptionist at New York’s Carnegie Hall, working to pay for his singing lessons. He has of course, since then, performed on that stage and is now building a fine reputation as a fast-rising operatic tenor, equally accomplished in interpreting such core roles as Don Jose in Carmen or Rodolfo in La Boheme or pioneering new roles in contemporary opera.
