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Something I have found amusing, and perhaps you might, too--

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And a summary:

Крем, [12.04.2022 7:29]
Вы спрашивали, до каких глубин маразма мы уже докатились?
За последнее время российскую армию дискредитировали:
- удар ногой по латинской букве Z,
- колбаса "Мираторг",
- плакат со звёздочками "* ***",
- книга "Война и мир",
- цитата из речи Путина.
(via murysia--many thanks)

A comprehensive list of all opera companies offering free streaming services right now

Andrew Lloyd Webber to stream his musicals online for free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFcPosSnfuI

Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 2010 Пётр Ильич Чайковский. Опера "Пиковая дама". Песенка Томского "Если б милые девицы..."

Tomsky's song, "If the sweet girls..."

(yes, this takes place in a casino, and they've all had a few, as you can tell by the state of their dress)

(lindahoyland and I were discussing this opera, and we both thought other people here might enjoy this comic piece from it)
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A rarity amongst operas--one of the very few operas with a happy ending. Chaikovsky is the composer, and sorry, there are no English subtitles in this film (filmed in 1963 by Riga Film Studio).

Here's info about the opera and a summary of the plot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iolanta

English subtitles.

Part 1:

Part 2:

This is the Franco Zefferelii version of Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci, starring Plácido Domingo and Teresa Stratas.

This is part 1 of 6, the rest are easily found on YT (same channel)

...melba toast and peach melba were named for an opera singer? And so were melba toast and melba garniture.

Read the story here: www.snopes.com/food/origins/melba.asp

Another old favourite...;)
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