This is a little lighthearted note for a late Friday post. Current affairs, yeah, but the cultural side, you might say.
I only heard about this video thanks to Bingley seeing it on Ace’s sidebar. Judging by the results when I popped it into X, holy smokes.
Dang near missed another international incident.
Part of the reason my brother sent it is because we are the two classic musicophiles in the family, both having classical voice training. Bingley can still sing beautifully. I spent too many years yelling down a flight line when I wasn’t willing to starve to death while waiting to be a Broadway star.
I like my creature comforts.
The aria Bocelli is treating his audience to is “Nessun Dorma” from Puccini’s opera Turandot. It’s one of the more familiar melodies in the world – most people will recognize it even if they haven’t the first clue where it came from. In the hands of a master,…
