• Opera

    RIP Luciano Pavarotti: 1935-2007

    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…

  • Opera

    La Boheme, Acts III and IV

    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…

  • Opera

    Placido Domingo’s Nessun Dorma

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

  • Opera

    La Boheme, Act I and II

    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…

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    Nessun Dorma

    If a human being can watch and listen to Luciano Pavarotti 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…