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| re: "Nessun dorma" at the RNC | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 06:36 pm EDT 08/30/20 | |
| In reply to: re: "Nessun dorma" at the RNC - Chromolume 01:41 am EDT 08/29/20 | |
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| Yet he has praised the Western classical-music tradition, although the speech in which he did that doesn't sound anything like the way he speaks off the cuff. I'm sure he didn't write it. I can't imagine that he actually listens to classical music except when forced to, with the possible exception of some popular arias and famous excerpts and particularly popular pieces, like "Flight of the Bumblebee" and "Bolero" (although I'd think he'd get bored during the latter). Indeed, the speech in which he praised the Western symphonic tradition was dumb in its way, as discussed by Anthony Tommasini in the linked piece. Many people on the right love classical instrumental music and opera. (I'm a member of a classical music list-serv in which political discussions had to be completely banned because of fights that got nasty.) Antonin Scalia was an opera lover, and Giuliani (even typing the name disturbs me) is an opera lover. Obviously, there's a big difference between DT and the other guys I mentioned (at least before the latter guy went completely bonkers). But we shouldn't forget that you can be a fascist or a Nazi and love listening to string quartets. |
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| Link | DT Is Wrong (surprise!) if He Thinks Symphonies Are Superior |
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| re: "Nessun dorma" at the RNC | |
| Posted by: singleticket 07:43 pm EDT 08/30/20 | |
| In reply to: re: "Nessun dorma" at the RNC - AlanScott 06:36 pm EDT 08/30/20 | |
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| Antonin Scalia was an opera lover... Justices Scalia and Ginsberg were opera buddies, adorably enough. There's even an opera about it. |
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| Link | Scalia/Ginsburg, an opera by Derrick Wang |
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| re: "Nessun dorma" at the RNC | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 08:57 pm EDT 08/30/20 | |
| In reply to: re: "Nessun dorma" at the RNC - singleticket 07:43 pm EDT 08/30/20 | |
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| I thought about mentioning that they were opera buddies but I didn't. I'd heard about the opera but hadn't forgotten it. | |
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| re: "Nessun dorma" at the RNC | |
| Posted by: singleticket 09:50 pm EDT 08/30/20 | |
| In reply to: re: "Nessun dorma" at the RNC - AlanScott 08:57 pm EDT 08/30/20 | |
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| I'd never heard of the opera. I found it when I was googling "Scalia Ginsberg opera buddies". I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall for those opera-dates. | |
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| re: "Nessun dorma" at the RNC | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 10:22 pm EDT 08/30/20 | |
| In reply to: re: "Nessun dorma" at the RNC - singleticket 09:50 pm EDT 08/30/20 | |
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| To quote from one of the best episodes of Frasier: "She's no Renata Tebaldi." | |
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