Bettina Jonic
The Bitter Mirror: Songs By Bob Dylan & Bertolt Brecht
Motema Music
www.motema.com
By George W. Harris

This one was a toughie. Bettina Jonic is a mezzo soprano that delivers songs in moods ranging from Weimer Germany Cabaret to light opera to avant garde jazz. While she breaks the mood with a rocking blues on Dylan’s “I’d Sure hate To Be You…”, most of the tunes are of a highly acquired taste. Obscure Dylan tunes reign supreme here-just not sure who would want this two disc set. Teutonic Baby Boomer opera fans?