Man, did this -- at 5:05 -- bring back memories. Id near - TopicsExpress



          

Man, did this -- at 5:05 -- bring back memories. Id near forgotten it since I went German 20+ years ago and left the Italian wing, so to speak, behind -- forgot even more just what this piece does to me--the daughter of my fabulous (and fabulously eccentric) coach Norma di Tano (who had studied with Gaetano Merola before the SF Opera was founded) sang this at her mothers funeral and had us all in tears, even Kurt Herbert Adler turned to look up at the choir loft with something on his face other than disdain for once. I still think the prayer a lovely one and I actually used it in the dedication to Norma of my first book!!! La Vergine deglangli mi copra del suo manto, et me protega vigile di dio langelo santo -- May the mantle of the Virgin of the angels cover me, and the angel of God ever stand vigil over me. Okay, operatic, but very, very beautiful.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 03:36:08 +0000

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