About This Song
About "Otello, Act IV : Verdi: Otello, Act IV: Piangea cantando "Willow Song"" by Cheryl Studer
In this haunting rendition, Studer's 'Willow Song' is a study in controlled despair. The gentle arpeggios suggest a stream, but the current runs cold with premonition. Desdemona's voice wavers between resignation and a flicker of hope, a candle guttering in a drafty chamber.