Category: Blog
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сумні дні
On the last day of 2011, Kokyat and I visited the Ukranian Museum; we then passed by the St. George Ukranian Catholic Church (above). During these sad days of late February 2022, I was remembering the experience.
A shattered mirror left by the curb gave me this sad image.
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Corelli/Guelfi ~ FORZA DEL DESTINO – scenes
Franco Corelli and Giangiacomo Guelfi in scenes from Verdi’s LA FORZA DEL DESTINO from an RAI broadcast in 1956. Arturo Basile conducts.
Listen here.
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Corelli/Guelfi ~ FORZA DEL DESTINO – scenes
Franco Corelli and Giangiacomo Guelfi in scenes from Verdi’s LA FORZA DEL DESTINO from an RAI broadcast in 1956. Arturo Basile conducts.
Listen here.
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Narrative and Curse
Helen Traubel sings – magnificently – Isolde’s Narrative and Curse from the first act of Wagner’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE.
Helen Traubel – Isolde’s Narrative and Curse – Rodzinski cond
“With the gleaming sword,
I stood over him,
Ready to avenge Morold’s death.He looked up – not at the sword,
not at my hand –
he looked into my eyes.
His anguish
touched my heart.
The sword…I let it fall!His wound I healed so that he could travel homeward…and no longer trouble me with his gaze.”
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Sonia Prina Sings Porpora’s SALVE REGINA
The Italian contralto Sonia Prina (above) sings Nicola Porpora’s Salve Regina with Accademia Bizantina.
Listen here.
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Sonia Prina Sings Porpora’s SALVE REGINA
The Italian contralto Sonia Prina (above) sings Nicola Porpora’s Salve Regina with Accademia Bizantina.
Listen here.
Oberon's Glade 