Verdi’s Otello is sometimes called the greatest tragic opera of all, and it is of course impossible to have a great tragedy without a great villain to help bring it on. Iago is one of the great villains in opera, indeed in all literature. He brings chaos wherever he goes, and orchestrates it. … so evil is he that he deems it necessary to codify...
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September means school; September means football; September also means OPERA!
I have been an intermittent opera listener through the years. The most intensive time for me was the 80s. It was part of my escape strategy - trying to imagine that the decade didn't exist. That didn't really work out, but I listened to a lot of extraordinary music.
If you like Italian Grand Opera,...
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capitu:
we can wait ^.^
Edit: 19th Dec:
I did the show, but under some rather trying circumstances. Ten minutes before I left to do the show I got a call from Atlanta saying my sister had gone to the ER for cardiac arythmia. I performed in something of a state of shock, my cell phone on vibrate so as not to miss any updates.
She's back home now, and...
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I did the show, but under some rather trying circumstances. Ten minutes before I left to do the show I got a call from Atlanta saying my sister had gone to the ER for cardiac arythmia. I performed in something of a state of shock, my cell phone on vibrate so as not to miss any updates.
She's back home now, and...
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niobe:
Happy Holidays! 
I've decided to forbear, for now, making journal entries about my current life. I don't want to write whiny and/or depressing entries, and you don't to read them. Instead I thought I might make a first installment in a series called:
Awesome Bands I Saw Back in the Day
No, seriously I'm talking waaaaaay back. Back when the quality of videos for posting on the...
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Awesome Bands I Saw Back in the Day
No, seriously I'm talking waaaaaay back. Back when the quality of videos for posting on the...
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katieesq:
Umm, I know?
velvet_petal:
Wish I was doing some coughing.
*hands you the extra strength, caffeinated Robutussin*
*hands you the extra strength, caffeinated Robutussin*
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brittan:
i live in an even smaller place now, lots of dirt. no sweet tea. Denver is cool but im hours of mountains away from it. The states are too big out here. I like being on the same side of the country as vegas- but i've only gone once.
pavlovsdog:
I'll count on your vote.
blogg.
So far, I look kind of girl-collector-ish.
So far, I look kind of girl-collector-ish.
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edwoodv2:
and yes I will be staying around, to answer your question. 
missgong:
I'm glad that you like my first set! Thank you
Thank you