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Classical Music

usonian

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3. I'm of Italian descent. (FBI to you paisanos)

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 29, 2023, 12:30 AM

Oct 2023

Grew up in the Italian part of a city on the east coast.
Barber would play the opera on Saturday mornings. No doubt the MET.

I grew up with BSO and Pops broadcasts on FM.
Dad joined the Columbia Record Club.
Mom's absolute favorites were Brahms 4th symphony, Sibelius' Second Symphony, Largo from Xerces and the Dream Panotmime from Hansel and Gretel.
Thanks to the Boston Pops, I know every Leroy Anderson song. (Sleigh Ride, Typewriter Song, Blue Tango, Syncopated Clock, and so on)

I'll share my list of favorite arias sometime.
I loaded them onto the iPad. 𝄇

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Turning me onto opera, yes? eom sprinkleeninow Oct 2023 #1

Oy. My mom would sing song a requisition of me sprinkleeninow Oct 2023 #2

I'm of Italian descent. (FBI to you paisanos) usonian Oct 2023 #3

Quanta si beli! sprinkleeninow Oct 2023 #4

Strufoli! usonian Oct 2023 #6

They made the larger Strufolli. sprinkleeninow Oct 2023 #7

You were enrolled in piano lessons to increase your sprinkleeninow Oct 2023 #5

I texted myself link to 'Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo' sprinkleeninow Oct 2023 #8