Imaginer
"Imaginer" (to imagine) is a French-language song first performed and recorded by American singer
Dream With Me
, which was recorded when Evancho was 10 years old.
Lara Fabian: "Broken Vow"
The music of "Imagine" was originally written for an English-language song, "
Lara Fabian, released in France in 1999. It was subsequently recorded and performed by many other singers.[1]
New lyrics and 2011 recordings
Afanasieff and Fabian wrote the new French lyrics to "Imaginer" especially for
RIAA.[4] The meaning of "Broken Vow", about a sad love, is completely changed in "Imaginer", which describes a dream of a peaceful world. Part of the lyrics translate as follows: "Imagine a world as pure as the sun, / Where war is only a memory. / Imagine a world without hunger".[1][5]
Evancho also performed the song in her 2011 PBS Great Performances special Dream With Me In Concert, which was also sold on CD and DVD.[6] On both Dream With Me and Dream With Me In Concert, Conrad Tao played the piano solo in "Imaginer".[7]
"Imaginer" on tour
Evancho included the piece in her 2011–12
"Songs from the Silver Screen" tour.[9] In The Salt Lake Tribune, reviewer Robert Coleman commented: "Singing in French to Lara Fabian's 'Imaginer' and in Italian for Puccini's 'O mio babbino caro,' Evancho showed her expertise with languages as well as some pretty respectable interpretation."[10]
References
- ^ a b "Recording: Imaginer", Second Hand Songs, accessed July 13, 2012
- ^ "Dream with Me - Jackie Evancho", Billboard 200, accessed October 19, 2011
- ^ "Dream with Me - Jackie Evancho", Billboard Classical Albums, accessed October 19, 2011
- ^ Micco, Cindy Cusic. "Jackie Evancho's CD Certified Gold with 500,000 Sales", Pine-Richland Patch, July 29, 2011, accessed October 19, 2011
- ^ Sheet music to "Imaginer", Sony/ATV Music Publishing, 2011 accessed April 27, 2012
- ^ "Production Announcement for Jackie Evancho: Dream with Me in Concert", PBS.org, 29 April 2011, accessed December 30, 2011
- ^ Conrad Tao Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, TheGilmore.org, accessed November 2, 2011
- ^ Coleman, Robert. "Review: Evancho charms Maverik Center audience", The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 March 2012
- ^ inside pages of theatre program, Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, August 19, 2012; Set list from May 18, 2013 Baltimore concert, Setlist.FM, accessed December 17, 2013
- ^ Coleman, Robert. "Review: Evancho charms Maverik Center audience", The Salt Lake Tribune, April 2, 2012, accessed December 17, 2013
External links
- Evancho and Conrad Tao on YouTubeperforming "Imaginer" in April 2011
- Evancho on YouTubeperforming "Imaginer" in St. Petersburg, Russia, in June 2012
- Evancho on YouTubeperforming "Imaginer" at a wedding in August 2012
- Sheet music
- "Imaginer" credits at Allmusic.com