| Alistair 2006-06-04, 6:55 pm |
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James J. Gavan wrote:
> Alistair wrote:
> I absolutely LOVE Puccini's Madam Butterfly. Some boring bits but for
> the most part also contains some very beautiful melodies. So one night
> I'm watching PBS where they did three one-acts by Puccini. What an
> absolute bore - there was only one decent melody in the three acts.
> Don't know it's name in Italian, but in English comes across as "Oh my
> beloved Father.....".
>From the Opera Gianni Schicci by Puccini. Based upon a 13th century
Florentine.
> I think the name Philip Glass rings a remote bell.
Glass wrote the music to Koyaanisqatsi. Don't know about the film but
the music is very uplifting.
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> Talk about boring - did you ever attempt to listen to classics on BBC 3
> ? Like listening to a musical version of the Home Service 'Brains Trust'.
The Beeb did a series of live radio and tele broadcasts once. I don't
think I've ever been able to sit through a complete bradcast but I am
an avid viewer of Opera (BTW, try to avoid Bluebeard's Castle by
Bartok).
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