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Debi Smith's fifth solo CD, "The Soprano," is an acoustic folk-oriented classical crossover double album. Both CD's feature Debi's "pristine and soaring soprano" voice (The Washington Post). The songs on CD One range from a stunning take on Offenbach's "Barcarolle: Belle nuit ô nuit d'amour" and Bizet's saucy "Habenera" to Celtic classics "Wild Mountain Thyme" and "Jock of Hazeldine"; to traditional favorite "Shenandoah," and the National Anthem. It continues with exultant versions of "Ave Maria" and "Amazing Grace, " and original songs "In My Dreams" (featuring Debi on Irish bodhran) and "Italy and France" a moving ballad about Debi's experience of having a child with Autism. CD Two features Christmas music and carols such as "Silent Night," "Greensleeves (What Child is This)," "O Holy Night," and Debi's original Christmas songs.
Says Debi, "At present, it is not uncommon for me to perform Celtic, opera, traditional, choral and/or original music side-by-side in a show. An album with the same format seemed like a great idea. These songs turned out to be not only my own favorites, but also those most often requested by audience members."
Debi produced and arranged "The Soprano," engineered by Grammy winner Jim Robeson at Bias Studio in Springfield, Virginia. The album features the musical talents of fellow-Grammy winners Al Petteway on guitar and multi-instrumentalist Marcy Marxer. Several of the cuts are re-mixed or re-mastered from Debi's past albums. "Bluebird" is from her very first album produced by the late Merle Watson (son of the legendary Doc Watson) and featuring the extraordinary playing of virtuoso Mark O'Connor.
Debi is also a long time member of The Four Bitchin' Babes and The Smith Sisters.