Thursday, March 21, 2013
And now for something completely different--a little Souvenir...
It's a dull, cold, windy night here in central Maryland. Winter seems intent on holding spring off as long as possible. But like all bitter entrenched reactionaries, winter will soon be overwhelmed by the goodness of spring. So kick back, click on the full screen option, put on a good set of headphones, close your eyes and relax to the sweet, soothing voices of Anna Netrebko and Elina Garanca as they sing "Barcarolle" from Jacques Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann. Ahhh, I feel better already. For those unfamiliar with these vocalists, I'll let you do some google research to answer the question of who's who--a little mystery to figure out.
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Nice. The music, not the weather complaining. Jeez. Just tryng make me feel bad?
ReplyDeleteQuite the opposite, mon ami. I feel your pain. Next year you should time your homeward migration such that you stay put until the azeleas are blooming and then travel north no faster than a rate which keeps you in synch with their northerly expansion. One must be civilized about these trips!
ReplyDeleteHej George !
ReplyDeleteJag är väldigt förtjust i Barcarollen. Vilken pipa de tjejerna har. Den mörka är Anna Netrebko den ljusa Elin Garanca. Vinter i Varberg
ännu - 9.5 gr natten som gick. På dagen lite sol men svinkalla vindar
tror att de kommer från Ryssland (usch). Den 22/3 2012 var det + 12 gr
här och vi hade planterat vårblommor, nu känns det som det är permafrost i jorden.
Hälsn! Johannes
Hej Johannes: Ja, du har rätt! Anna är brunetten och Elina är den blonda. Jag hoppas att vår snart kommer till dig och stackars gamle Gunnar Berg i Minnesota, USA.
ReplyDeleteBästa hälsningar,
George