{"id":59197,"date":"2026-04-26T06:04:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=59197"},"modified":"2026-04-25T21:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T04:08:17","slug":"open-thread-april-26-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2026\/04\/26\/open-thread-april-26-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread April 26 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, the radio opera was “La Sonnambula<\/em>” by Vincenzo Bellini. It’s classified as an opera semiseria<\/em>, and yes, that means “halfway serious.” The serious part is the information on sleepwalking, which most people at the time it was written had never heard of, Aside from that, it’s basically a rom com. Bellini was known as “The Swan of Catania,” and was – and is today – afmired for his graceful melodies, which were characteristic of the “bel canto” period, but his really did stand above others.. He died at age 33, and a quotation from the libretto of “La Sonnambula<\/em>” is engraved on his tombstone – a couple of lines about not expecing a flower would have withered so soon. I was having issues getting into my inbox, which have slowed me down, so please be patient with me until I can get back in. I now uaw Substack so much Ihave lots of places to look, but I’ll still miss some news. Today seems to be a predominantly feline day – even the composer of yestersay’s opera is from Catania.<\/p>\n

Archived from 11alive<\/a>, wherever that is -referred by The Smile. Isn’t Boone gotgeous?<\/p>\n

From kitv<\/a>,wherever that is. Lucky kitties!<\/p>\n

Forwarded by our Mitch<\/a>. Pictures are one thing, and these are amazing – but the project has also halped rangers care for and conserve all the species.<\/p>\n