When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw
November 25, 2019, 12:16 AM
f2
listening to it now. thanks.
November 25, 2019, 12:20 AM
CoolRich59
I'm a big Puccini fan. I couldn't find a good version of Maria Callas, but Katherine Jenkins will do in a pinch.
_____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell
November 25, 2019, 06:30 AM
Maestro
quote:
Originally posted by Jim Shugart: Jesus Christ on a pogo stick.
I'm counting on Marita giving an award winning performanice in my dreams tonight...
Great post, Jim. This is an underappreciated work. I sometimes had students who sang this for voice juries, and I was always pleased to hear it.
November 25, 2019, 09:09 AM
Mboroman
quote:
Originally posted by Jim Shugart: Jesus Christ on a pogo stick.
I'm counting on Marita giving an award winning performanice in my dreams tonight...
Catch y'all tomorrow.
Beautiful.
One thing that impressed me was the audience. No whistling, cheering, "whoo-hoos", etc. You could hear a pin drop and they waited until the very end to applaud. There were two pauses after she hit a long, high note; one at 2:45 and one at 4:55. It seems these days that if this had been in a large outdoor venue in the U.S., a lot of folks would be making all manner of noise during those pauses. A piece of music such as this should never be interupted; one should always wait for the end and then applaud appropriately. In other words, act like you've been there! Sorry for the extra rant but that was a very large audience and they behaved perfectly.
