"Rodolfo, io voglio dirti un mio pensier profondo:

Sep 19, 2008 07:31


ho un freddo cane."

Last evening was the first meeting of my second "Opera lirica in italiano" class.  The first opera we're looking at this time around is Giacomo Puccini's "La Bohème".  I'm very excited about this!

La Bohème is one of the most enduring and beloved operas of all time.  And I've never listened to it.  Excerpts, sure, but I've never ( Read more... )

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heethen_crone September 20 2008, 05:06:19 UTC
You _wish_ you were in a garret in Paris. Oh wait. Is that Paris, TX? LOL
I've never heard La Boheme in it's entirety. Well, I think I have but it's been decades. Wonderful piece of work. Enjoy.

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bealdordash September 23 2008, 17:13:32 UTC
Well, some people (mostly self-possessed Bostonians) do think of Boston as the "Paris of the New World". My little 3rd floor flat sometimes feels like a garret. Or, maybe a garrote! Paris, TX ...now, that's just scary.
:-O

No class this week. Il professore will be on his honeymoon. So, I'll have to wait an extra week for more Bohemian goodness.

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