Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta

Act I Overture

Ch'ella Mi Creda

Musetta's Waltz

Otello laments his fate after accusing Desdemona of infidelity in the aria Dio mi potevi scagliar (God, you could have thrown every evil at me) from Otello. Featuring a great solo by the wonderful tenor saxophonist Ted Nash.

DYAD PLAYS JAZZ ARIAS is a gorgeous, moving album that will appeal to both jazz and classical aficionados. It features brilliant performances by Caimano and Olsen and their guests, Brecker and Nash, with arrangements that pay homage to the originals, but allow the players full expression in the jazz idiom.

Dyad is an innovative duo of two jazz and classical artists who transcend musical boundaries, transforming favorite operatic arias into contemporary jazz with grace, style, brilliant originality, and breathtaking skill. 

 “Dyad Plays Jazz Arias will simply blow your mind! Real playing for real ears on the lookout for hot new sounds.” (Chris Spector, Midwest Record)
 
“I will play, feature, and talk about this bit of beauty and aesthetic intelligence a great deal”. (Don Seybold, WBAA Inside Jazz Host)

DYAD - Jazz Arias - 07 - Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar

Two young women sing as they gather flowers on the banks of a river in the Flower Duet from Lakmé.  Featuring an incredible solo by the incomparable tenor saxophonist Ted Nash.

DYAD PLAYS JAZZ ARIAS is a gorgeous, moving album that will appeal to both jazz and classical aficionados. It features brilliant performances by Caimano and Olsen and their guests, Brecker and Nash, with arrangements that pay homage to the originals, but allow the players full expression in the jazz idiom.

Dyad is an innovative duo of two jazz and classical artists who transcend musical boundaries, transforming favorite operatic arias into contemporary jazz with grace, style, brilliant originality, and breathtaking skill. 

 “Dyad Plays Jazz Arias will simply blow your mind! Real playing for real ears on the lookout for hot new sounds.” (Chris Spector, Midwest Record)
 
“I will play, feature, and talk about this bit of beauty and aesthetic intelligence a great deal”. (Don Seybold, WBAA Inside Jazz Host)

DYAD - Jazz Arias - 06 - Flower Duet

When her lover left her, Vanessa covered up all the mirrors in the house, refusing to face her aging self for twenty years.  Do not utter a word, from Vanessa, is her plaintive cry. Featuring a wonderful solo by the great jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker.

DYAD PLAYS JAZZ ARIAS is a gorgeous, moving album that will appeal to both jazz and classical aficionados. It features brilliant performances by Caimano and Olsen and their guests, Brecker and Nash, with arrangements that pay homage to the originals, but allow the players full expression in the jazz idiom.

Dyad is an innovative duo of two jazz and classical artists who transcend musical boundaries, transforming favorite operatic arias into contemporary jazz with grace, style, brilliant originality, and breathtaking skill. 

 “Dyad Plays Jazz Arias will simply blow your mind! Real playing for real ears on the lookout for hot new sounds.” (Chris Spector, Midwest Record)
 
“I will play, feature, and talk about this bit of beauty and aesthetic intelligence a great deal”. (Don Seybold, WBAA Inside Jazz Host)

Dyad is an innovative duo of two jazz and classical artists who transcend musical boundaries, transforming favorite operatic arias into contemporary jazz with grace, style, brilliant originality, and breathtaking skill.

DYAD - Jazz Arias - 05 - Do Not Utter A Word

Carmen flirts with her jailor through the seductive Seguidilla from Carmen.

DYAD PLAYS JAZZ ARIAS is a gorgeous, moving album that will appeal to both jazz and classical aficionados. It features brilliant performances by Caimano and Olsen and their guests, Brecker and Nash, with arrangements that pay homage to the originals, but allow the players full expression in the jazz idiom.

Dyad is an innovative duo of two jazz and classical artists who transcend musical boundaries, transforming favorite operatic arias into contemporary jazz with grace, style, brilliant originality, and breathtaking skill. 

 “Dyad Plays Jazz Arias will simply blow your mind! Real playing for real ears on the lookout for hot new sounds.” (Chris Spector, Midwest Record)
 
“I will play, feature, and talk about this bit of beauty and aesthetic intelligence a great deal”. (Don Seybold, WBAA Inside Jazz Host)

DYAD - Jazz Arias - 04 - Seguidilla

Meditation, from Thais, is a symphonic interlude accompanying Thais’ reflection on leaving her life of luxury and pleasure to find salvation through God.

DYAD PLAYS JAZZ ARIAS is a gorgeous, moving album that will appeal to both jazz and classical aficionados. It features brilliant performances by Caimano and Olsen and their guests, Brecker and Nash, with arrangements that pay homage to the originals, but allow the players full expression in the jazz idiom.

Dyad is an innovative duo of two jazz and classical artists who transcend musical boundaries, transforming favorite operatic arias into contemporary jazz with grace, style, brilliant originality, and breathtaking skill. 

 “Dyad Plays Jazz Arias will simply blow your mind! Real playing for real ears on the lookout for hot new sounds.” (Chris Spector, Midwest Record)
 
“I will play, feature, and talk about this bit of beauty and aesthetic intelligence a great deal”. (Don Seybold, WBAA Inside Jazz Host)

DYAD - Jazz Arias - 03 - Meditation

Carmen vividly describes her rebellious nature in the famous Habanera from Carmen.


DYAD PLAYS JAZZ ARIAS is a gorgeous, moving album that will appeal to both jazz and classical aficionados. It features brilliant performances by Caimano and Olsen and their guests, Brecker and Nash, with arrangements that pay homage to the originals, but allow the players full expression in the jazz idiom.

Dyad is an innovative duo of two jazz and classical artists who transcend musical boundaries, transforming favorite operatic arias into contemporary jazz with grace, style, brilliant originality, and breathtaking skill. 

 “Dyad Plays Jazz Arias will simply blow your mind! Real playing for real ears on the lookout for hot new sounds.” (Chris Spector, Midwest Record)
 
“I will play, feature, and talk about this bit of beauty and aesthetic intelligence a great deal”. (Don Seybold, WBAA Inside Jazz Host)

DYAD - Jazz Arias - 02 - Habanera

Don Giovanni celebrates his hedonism in the ‘champagne aria’, Finch’ han dal vino (Until they have become hot-headed with wine), from the opera Don Giovanni. Featuring a wonderful solo by the legendary trumpeter Randy Brecker.

DYAD PLAYS JAZZ ARIAS is a gorgeous, moving album that will appeal to both jazz and classical aficionados. It features brilliant performances by Caimano and Olsen and their guests, Brecker and Nash, with arrangements that pay homage to the originals, but allow the players full expression in the jazz idiom.

Dyad is an innovative duo of two jazz and classical artists who transcend musical boundaries, transforming favorite operatic arias into contemporary jazz with grace, style, brilliant originality, and breathtaking skill. 

 “Dyad Plays Jazz Arias will simply blow your mind! Real playing for real ears on the lookout for hot new sounds.” (Chris Spector, Midwest Record)
 
“I will play, feature, and talk about this bit of beauty and aesthetic intelligence a great deal”. (Don Seybold, WBAA Inside Jazz Host)

DYAD - Jazz Arias - 01 - Finch'han Dal Vino

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