Two masters of their craft.

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A Master has passed… RIP Luciano Pavarotti….
I really encourage everyone who sees this to watch this video. Regardless of what your perceptions of Pavarotti (or opera) are, the goosebumps will come, trust me.
Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma”…

Love for the Maestro around the blog world (this will grow throughout the days)…

Luciano Pavarotti,1935-2007 (Hidden Track)
Goodbye Maestro (The Muso)
R.I.P. [...]

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Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, soprano who plays Mimi in this performance (I’m not sure which character / opera the photo is from).
And so here we have Acts III and IV of La Boheme. I’m glad to see some enthusiasm about the recent opera posts. I’ve had these arias going through my head all week. The cool thing [...]

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My recent posting of Pavoratti singing “Nessun Dorma” had some people commenting on their preference for Placido Domingo’s version. Here’s one of them…

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Did anyone else develop an interest in opera - and La Boheme in particular - after seeing the movie Moonstruck? I sure did. The 1987 movie, featuring Cher and Nicholas Cage, is still one of my all time favorites. It’s amazing how music can affect the overall experience of a film. The music of [...]

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If a human being can watch and listen to Pavoratti sing Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma” and not be affected and moved, I’d like to know. I don’t think it’s possible.

If one - count one - person expresses interest, I’ll post an entire performance of La Boheme at NYC’s Metropolitan Opera House from earlier this year. Something [...]

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