tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102494.post290427777792410699..comments2023-10-07T07:52:24.587-07:00Comments on CLL Diary: Life on the treadmillDavid Arensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13876562687586184006noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102494.post-79811390727689134762008-05-22T13:10:00.000-07:002008-05-22T13:10:00.000-07:00We've recently discovered Turandot also and the mu...We've recently discovered Turandot also and the music is superb as you say. More "grand opera" than La Boheme, which we have also been listening to. And, unlike Boheme, the heroine doesn't die in the end; she has, of course, executed people and tortured someone to death, but she and the prince are set to live happily ever after, so I guess one can overlook the gory details. We hope to see Tosca later this year when it is performed in Phoenix.<BR/><BR/>Many years ago we saw The Flying Dutchman and most of the Ring Cycle, so we are familiar with Wagner. He, and Puccini, are my favorite opera composers. Isolde's Liebestod from the end of Tristan und Isolde is one of the great moments in music.David Arensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876562687586184006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102494.post-69735367304403660692008-05-18T21:03:00.000-07:002008-05-18T21:03:00.000-07:00I took my wife to see 'Tosca'. I told her beforeh...I took my wife to see 'Tosca'. I told her beforehand that it was a violent (not graphic) opera, and indeed, everyone does die in the end. So, if it's opera, look for lots of bodies on the stage at the conclusion.<BR/><BR/>I do love the music and the staging, though. My favorite opera is 'Turindot', another one by Puccini. The music is just wonderful. The best recording I have, actually, was recorded over-the-air when the Met played it a few years back. I prefer it to all other versions; I just have the one cassette.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102494.post-20900694812708245682008-05-18T14:03:00.000-07:002008-05-18T14:03:00.000-07:00No, they're not my kitties but I got a kick out of...No, they're not my kitties but I got a kick out of it, too. I'm surprised that they were comfortable with the treadmill, didn't see it as some sort of monster like the vacuum cleaner.David Arensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876562687586184006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102494.post-33147731800987435692008-05-18T12:05:00.000-07:002008-05-18T12:05:00.000-07:00Hi David,Thanks for my laugh for the day! Are thos...Hi David,<BR/>Thanks for my laugh for the day! Are those your kitties? What a riot to watch them & then I guess they worked up an appetite & headed off to the kitchen!<BR/>Regards,<BR/>Marcia in CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com