Yesterday, the radio opera was “Andrea Ch\u00e9nier” by Umberto Giordano. It is loosely based on the last days of French poet Andr\u00e9 Ch\u00e9nier who was a victim of the French Revolution. Not surprisingly, an opera about a poet has multiple arias for the character (a tenor) – four, in fact, of which the best known is “Come un bel di di Maggio” (“Like a lovely day in May.”)The plot is a bit reminiscent of “A Tale of Two Cities,” except that here it’s the woman who takes a prisoner’s place, and not to save her, but in order to die with her lover. Hey, it’s opera. What did you expect, a happy ending? OK, I’m off to see Virgil – will check in upon return.<\/p>\n
I’m not the one to comment intelligently on this story referred by The Smile<\/a> – instead, it is right up Nameless’s alley. (And this story barely scratches the surface.)<\/p>\n Even in darkest Louisiana<\/a> there are still good humans. This is one. I wish him well. There is a video at the link.<\/p>\n I’m not trying to tell anyone where to shop. However, I know I sometimes find it difficult to find vendors whom I know are not MAGA, so I’m passing on this link from Daily Dose of Democracy<\/a> in case it will help anyone.<\/p>\n