tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post7595343705933379422..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Sublime!Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-66616851149486716182008-02-28T18:39:00.000-03:302008-02-28T18:39:00.000-03:30Thanks for the links, Richard, awesome!XOWWWThanks for the links, Richard, awesome!<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-90132217955979609642008-02-28T09:28:00.000-03:302008-02-28T09:28:00.000-03:30Wisewebwoman,Re:your daddy.Please have your hankie...Wisewebwoman,<BR/><BR/>Re:your daddy.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi9I-ONcUiQ" REL="nofollow">Please have your hankie handy.</A>Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11048198233889575116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-46535460541206660422008-02-28T08:22:00.000-03:302008-02-28T08:22:00.000-03:30Here's a YouTube page consisting of various artist...<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeTAaFrKplk" REL="nofollow">Here's a YouTube page</A> consisting of various artists' renditions/performances here, WWW.<BR/><BR/>You (and others) may like to compare some of them.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ii3ACir7q4&feature=related" REL="nofollow">Also, Aida.</A>Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11048198233889575116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-12245699499184566022008-02-25T21:35:00.000-03:302008-02-25T21:35:00.000-03:30H:I think it truly wonderful to be exposed as a te...H:<BR/>I think it truly wonderful to be exposed as a teenager to the wonderful world of classical music. Yes, I love "Aida" too. Maybe one of these days you'll get to see opera again?<BR/>My daddy had a very dark side too so all was not paradise but I like to think of him in his sunnier times.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-60973494227292486182008-02-25T18:05:00.000-03:302008-02-25T18:05:00.000-03:30My step granny let me borrow her season ticket as ...My step granny let me borrow her season ticket as a teenager, so I went to see quite a few operas.<BR/><BR/>My favourite by far was Verdi's 'Aida,' I loved it, it was a truly beautiful experience.<BR/><BR/>I love thinking of you feeling close to your lovely daddy whilst sitting in the opera house. I would have cried too, tears of joy.<BR/><BR/>H<BR/>xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-82799450758000502332008-02-25T12:48:00.000-03:302008-02-25T12:48:00.000-03:30Twilight:I am so impressed, it must have been mont...Twilight:<BR/>I am so impressed, it must have been months and months of rehearsal!<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-18479464805108555642008-02-25T12:47:00.000-03:302008-02-25T12:47:00.000-03:30Nick:Interestingly enough, and for what it is wort...Nick:<BR/>Interestingly enough, and for what it is worth, it is said that people who are truly in touch with their own emotions do not 'get' opera.<BR/>So there you go!<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-8154852612049655522008-02-25T11:54:00.000-03:302008-02-25T11:54:00.000-03:30Never could appreciate opera, I'm just not on the ...Never could appreciate opera, I'm just not on the right wavelength whatever it is. A pity, because Jenny's a great opera buff and is always short of someone to go with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-17641526784950748762008-02-25T11:03:00.000-03:302008-02-25T11:03:00.000-03:30Received very well - it was an English translation...Received very well - it was an English translation though. The original would have been beyond us, and the audience of parents and friends.<BR/><BR/>I still remember the opening line:<BR/><BR/>"The Count De Luna on his first child doted......" <BR/><BR/>:-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-74439988839350757372008-02-25T01:56:00.000-03:302008-02-25T01:56:00.000-03:30GM:You nailed it!XOWWWTwilight:I so agree to be ac...GM:<BR/>You nailed it!<BR/>XO<BR/>WWW<BR/>Twilight:<BR/>I so agree to be accompanied by the ones who made it all possible, so to speak!<BR/>And what an ambitious production you 6th Formers put together! How was it received?<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-33027508072204079352008-02-24T21:13:00.000-03:302008-02-24T21:13:00.000-03:30"I have the fancy that I go for him as well as for...<I> "I have the fancy that I go for him as well as for me"</I><BR/><BR/>It's a comforting thought isn't it WWW? I do the same myself, often, when doing things I know my long-gone loved ones would have enjoyed so much.<BR/><BR/>I've never attended a full opera performance since schooldays, when our 6th form gals put on Il Trovatore. I fell in love with that.<BR/><BR/>Glad to read that you had such a good evening, thanks for sharing.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-52488670285099885622008-02-24T16:52:00.000-03:302008-02-24T16:52:00.000-03:30Double pleasure the Opera and the memories bringin...Double pleasure the Opera and the memories bringing you close to your father.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com