Deborah Cook's lively version takes a higher ending

THE SONGBIRD: Although born in Philadelphia, soprano Deborah Cook (1938 - 2019) primarily based her singing career out of Germany. She studied at Temple University and made her professional debut with the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company in 1965. In the 1970s and 1980s, Cook sang coloratura and soubrette roles in opera houses and concert halls across Europe and the UK, including Zerbinetta at Glyndebourne and Fiakermilli at Covent Garden. She was featured in the world premiere of Henze's opera "We Come to the River" at Covent Garden in 1976. After returning to the U.S. in 1985, Cook became the executive secretary for the head of oncology at Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, while teaching voice at Haverford College and Bryn Mawr College. She was the Cantor of several synagogues in Pennsylvania and later in Maine where she moved in the late 1990s.

THE MUSIC: Ignacio Herbert Brown (aka Nacio Herb Brown) was an American composer of popular songs, movie scores, and Broadway theatre music from 1920s through the early 1950s. Amongst his most enduring work is the score for the 1952 musical film "Singin' in the Rain." He composed the songs for the 1948 Hollywood musical "The Kissing Bandit" starring Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson -- the most enduring of which is "Love is Where You Find It," a jaunty bolero with a high soprano obbligato. This chestnut only occasionally turns up these days as a showy encore on recital programs.

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