The French language is one of the most poetic of languages. You only have to leaf through a book of poetry or listen to a classic song to understand the evocative power of the French lexicon. For ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. While it’s easy to group foreign language music into a genre of its own, within ...

Classical vocal music—whether opera, arias, choral, or art song—can be an acquired taste. I wouldn’t call myself a devotee, but sometimes new classical vocal recordings really captivate me. Two such ...

Chrissie Hynde slides into a smooth French croon with her version of “Que Reste-t-il De nos Amours?”, the 1942 Chanson song by Charles Trenet. Throughout the breezy track, Hynde sweetly sings over ...