tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post114269633316382239..comments2024-01-24T08:24:14.555-05:00Comments on My Favorite Intermissions: Maury flips randomly through the latest Opera News for your doubtless uncontainable amusementMaury D'annatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14136129943169313348noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-1142999022474464182006-03-21T22:43:00.000-05:002006-03-21T22:43:00.000-05:00ok ok, as atonement for my blasphemy against la Sc...ok ok, as atonement for my blasphemy against la Scotto, I ran out to my local Tower and bought the Scotto/Bergonzi Butterfly.<BR/><BR/>I grew up on the Freni/Pavarotti set, so this will take some time to grow on me ...<BR/><BR/>BUT ... Scotto's "un bel di" is spine-tingling. As is her lilting phrasing in the duet with Sharpless in act 2, "ora a noi."Chalkenteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435851223758000117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-1142989210563547932006-03-21T20:00:00.000-05:002006-03-21T20:00:00.000-05:00Classy, Chalky.Classy, Chalky.Maury D'annatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136129943169313348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-1142987392360286102006-03-21T19:29:00.000-05:002006-03-21T19:29:00.000-05:00Oh, my dears. Yes you did.Oh, my dears. Yes you did.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040029403688659712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-1142986946853251682006-03-21T19:22:00.000-05:002006-03-21T19:22:00.000-05:00When Renata sang La Traviata,her "sempre libera" w...When Renata sang La Traviata,<BR/>her "sempre libera" was a strong cabaletta.<BR/>But the smell of her cunt<BR/>was such an affront,<BR/>we all wished for a douched Violetta.<BR/><BR/>Oh well, I tried.Chalkenteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435851223758000117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-1142962177455504282006-03-21T12:29:00.000-05:002006-03-21T12:29:00.000-05:00Maury, you were mentioned in the Reviewers article...Maury, you were mentioned in the Reviewers article. They talked about opera bloggers as being the next frontier.<BR/>Midgette said, "...What I see on blogs about opera is a level of passion involvement and interest that is not always reflected in newspaper writing about opera.."<BR/><BR/>If that's not a plug for Maury D'Annato's blog I don't know what is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-1142868851892699532006-03-20T10:34:00.000-05:002006-03-20T10:34:00.000-05:00Scotto porn joke? I'm afraid I'm no help at all. ...Scotto porn joke? I'm afraid I'm no help at all. The best I could do would be to try and write a limerick about Scotto and porn, and we've all seen where that leads...Maury D'annatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136129943169313348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-1142823255064921902006-03-19T21:54:00.000-05:002006-03-19T21:54:00.000-05:00I love your Germlish. Made me laugh out loud.The S...I <I>love</I> your Germlish. Made me laugh out loud.<BR/><BR/>The Scotto breakthrough for me was her studio <I>Butterfly</I> with Bergonzi. Un-freakin'-believable.<BR/><BR/>Along the Scotto question lines, can someone explain the Scotto porn joke / deal to me? I've heard it referenced and no more.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040029403688659712noreply@blogger.com