tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post1535953929196546096..comments2024-03-27T03:11:58.288-04:00Comments on Kitchen and Residential Design: A night at the opera againPaul Anaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05777487147630173644noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-20829904894411622152011-06-20T04:23:53.062-04:002011-06-20T04:23:53.062-04:00Puccini is my favourite opera composer -- thank yo...Puccini is my favourite opera composer -- thank you for the videos!Chookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230973711859964063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-73409146556879678292011-06-17T11:09:26.206-04:002011-06-17T11:09:26.206-04:00Ah, Paul, when you’re right, you’re right, man. I...Ah, Paul, when you’re right, you’re right, man. I can never listen to “Un bel di” dry-eyed. Gets me every time, right when the Soprano hits “the note.” I think it’s a combination of the beauty of the aria and the thought that a human voice can actually do such a thing. We CAN live without the arts, but then it’s no longer a life worth living.Josephhttp://www.cft411.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-73705857450229315252011-06-17T10:30:07.212-04:002011-06-17T10:30:07.212-04:00I have, over the last couple of years, introduced ...I have, over the last couple of years, introduced my husband and a couple of my friends to opera. It's been a great experience to see them realise that this is an art form that even "regular people" can and do enjoy. <br /><br />I saw Mme Butterfly last spring at the Vancouver Opera and it was just amazing. I cried so hard at the end (though, that turned out to be partly due to the fact that I was succumbing to H1N1 and didn't know it at the time...) What a tragic story though.<br /><br />I cried my way through the end of La Boheme too.. I am, deep down, a total softy.. but don't tell anyone.<br /><br />I'm pretty jealous that you have such a great resource so close to your house though. I'm going to have to come and visit Florida some day. DURING OPERA SEASON.Nimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12312747104116687193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143843667296816868.post-82322789775376448592011-06-16T08:34:10.167-04:002011-06-16T08:34:10.167-04:00Although Opera by far is not my "thing" ...Although Opera by far is not my "thing" but since I grew up so close to NYC (Long Island) it was definitely on my Bucket List. I saw "The Marriage of Figaro" with my Dad when I was about 16. Beautiful memory - glad I went.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15025125419403123024noreply@blogger.com