I love opera. Nothing beats a great dinner, followed by a night of opera, and then drinks afterward.
I haven’t been able to see many of them, but my current favorite is Carmen. I just love the sets, the actors and actresses who have this amazing talent.
I also like to just listen to the music of operas—Pavarotti is one of my favorites. Favorite song within an opera? Hands-down “Nessun Dorma” from Puccini’s Turandot.
When my friend sent me a link to the following video, I was more than a little concerned. It’s just not OK to ruin things like Nessun Dorma and I was concerned this guy was going to kill it. It’s like when people other than the Righteous Brothers try to sing “Unchained Melody.” Not OK.
So I watched the video:
The little hairs on my arm stood up a little. No, he wasn’t perfect, but it was still beautiful! I was amazed, really. So I did a little YouTube searching for this Paul Potts character, and evidently he won “Britain’s Got Talent.”
I came upon another performance of his:
Seriously. With some training, this guy is going to be brilliant.
PS: I submitted my first new job application. The search is on!! [scary]
2 comments:
You love opera? My boyfriend does too and though I cope with it better than I thought I would still some sopranos sort of unhinge me.
Good luck job-hunting! I will be on the same boat in a few weeks.
Oh, and in case I don't get to stop around here before you leave for Alaska: HAVE FUN!!
I had this really crappy job once. Every Saturday I had to work so I would take a radio because on the classical station they play opera all Saturday. Every hour they would break and tell you the story line.
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