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We are exploring timeless arias from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata. I love this duet, as it goes through incredible emotional highs and lows. Germont, Alfredo’s father, confronts Violetta, thinking she’s ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata. Here’s “Di Provenza il mar, il suol” (“The sea and soil of Provence”) While listening to this aria, I realized that opera – and art in general ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata. Here’s “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (“The youthful ardor of my ebullient spirits”) Alfredo’s joyful reflection on his new life ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata. La Traviata is an opera about self-sacrifice for love. Watch the full opera here: Here’s the aria “Ah fors’è lui… Sempre libera” ..
This is a continuation of my journey into musicals (previous musicals). In this exploratory journey of musicals we’ll briefly venture into the adjacent world of opera, as I’ll discuss both Aida the opera and Aida the musical, ..
At the beginning of each year, I sit down and reflect on the year that closed, looking for lessons to be learned and opportunities for improvement. I plan out what I personally want to achieve and set goals for IMA. One thing ..
July 2015 Last year I wrote about (what has become) our annual trip to Santa Fe. The first two years it was grandfather, father, and son (my oldest, Jonah, who is 14). This year, the “boys” trip was turned into a “boys ..
Today I wanted to share with you aria from Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth. I saw this opera for the first (and only) time with my wife on one of our first dates. Now she cannot say that she wasn’t warned about my extracurricular ..