Are there any songs similar to "Dark Waltz" by Hayley Westenra?

"Dark Waltz" and Hayley Westenra are not classical music. To put Jackie Evancho in the same category as "opera singer" as Renee Fleming---don't even get me started!

However, I actually happen to be a fan of both Fleming (for opera) and Hayley Westenra (for pop). So I'll actually answer your question.

Hayley Westenra was one of those little girl sopranos like Charlotte Church, and a slew of other little girls (mostly from Britain for some reason--though Evancho is American). Her voice managed to survive a lot of the wear and tear of some of the other singers because if you listen to her, she always sang naturally in her own voice instead of trying to sound more mature and more...well big voiced? Even when she recorded some genuine classical songs, she kept to a more pop, or "new age" type of singing. She is now a member of the New Age/folk/pop group "Celtic Woman".

You would probably enjoy a lot of this group's records, along with singers like Enya, Sissel, and folk singers Connie Dover and Loreena Kennitt. Westenra covers singer Kate Bush on occasion, so you might even try her.

Here are some songs I think you will enjoy. I will also give you some links to a couple of genuine arias sung by the phenomenal Rene Fleming (I might have to include them under "source" since I'm only allowed 10 links)

Connie Dover--Ubi Caritas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6ELUtE1YKw

Loreena McKennitt--Lullaby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWqQ9uwqQxk

Hayley Westenra--River of Dreams (melody adapted from Vivaldi's "Four Seasons--Winter")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMC30NE3tbo&feature...

Hayley Westenra--Ave Maria (often identified as "Caccini's Ave Maria" but was actually written by

Vladmir Vavilov in 1970), still very pretty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQQSW35PrEY&feature...

Hayley Westenra (Whispers in A Dream--music is "Gabriel's Oboe" theme from the movie "Mission" by Ennio Morricone--it was adapted earlier as "Nella Fantasia"--but this is less pretentious I think)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATfRBgl6HUw

Sarah Brightman--No One Like You (how good she can be when she sticks with showtunes and movie themes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U46IZDguePg

Tanya Solnik (she specializes in Jewish folk music, especially some very tender lullabies and love songs). You can sample here:

http://www.tanjasolnik.com/ds101.htm

Renee Fleming

"Morgen" (Morning) by Richard Strauss (this is what they call an art song, or an example of German lieder--song). It's a lot harder to sing that it sounds. She's just THAT good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAEaUHi6jMg&feature...

"Song of the Moon" by Antonin Dvorak (aria from the opera "Rusalka") Sung in Russian.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trfLkYpOglA&feature...

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Are there any songs similar to "Dark Waltz" by Hayley Westenra?

I love the song "Dark Waltz" by Haley Westenra and I also am a fan of Renee Fleming and Jackie Evancho. If anyone could recommend artists or songs similar to "Dark Waltz" , I would appreciate it. Thanks so much!

Dark Waltz

Take a listen to the "Classical Barbra" album.

I have this album at home. If you don't already have it, you might enjoy it.

http://www.amazon.com/Ren%C3%A9e-Fleming-Bel-Canto...