Uniquely great! William Wu (吳文修) sings 黃昏院落 (Courtyard at dusk) by 林聲翕. Rec'd in Taipei, 1979.

Maestro William Wu (吳文修教授, 1935-2009) was a primo dramatic tenor of the National Opera House in Berlin during 1973-79. His biography has been included in The New York Times Who’s Who in Opera since 1976, where he was further selected as one of the 50 leading classical singers in the world. His outstanding performance as Radames in Verdi’s Aida in Tokyo won him the 1984 Vienna World Opera Award. His faultless vocalization is mainly based upon anatomic physiology and modern sound science fascinating with uniquely perfect high notes and solid middle register. It is the profound feelings in the every note he sings that is particularly touching. Among his numerous students in Taiwan and Japan, baritone Te-Tsung Hsu (許徳崇) is one of the best and tenor Yun-Seng Giang (姜雲生) used to receive the most care.

* Chinese Lyrics & English Translation of "黃昏院落 (Courtyard at dusk)" by 林聲翕:

* 黃昏院落 / 韋瀚章 詞；林聲翕 曲

黃昏院落芭蕉雨，小窗靜掩人無語。
怕見燕歸飛，故將簾幕垂。
小樓今夕夢，欲遣輕雲送；
何處是鄉關? 千山和萬山 !

* Courtyard at Dusk / Poem: H.-C. Wei; Music: S.-X. Lin

In the courtyard at dusk, light rain is accompanied with bananas, and the small window is silent.
Afraid of seeing swallows flying back, the curtain is lowered.
Tonight I would like to dream in the small building that I want to send off light clouds.
But where is my hometown behind thousands of thousands of mountains?