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Sense and Sensibility (1995, Ang Lee)

26/09/2024

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mouse man nation extends its congratulations to eaglenation this uso24. TWO Americans in the (singles) finals!!!!!! 🦅🤝🐀

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Luciano Pavarotti

After a bit of waiting, my second blog is finally up... the name is self-explanatory, and who better a great opera singer to kick this blog off with than the late Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007).

The first time I heard Luciano Pavarotti's voice, it was on a recording of Puccini's Madama Butterfly; this was the famous recording with Luciano's childhood friend Mirella Freni (who, incidentally, never sang the part on stage). Luciano had sung the part of Pinkerton a couple of times on record; according to the BBC Classical Music website, the very first time he did so was in 1963 in Northern Ireland's Grand Opera House. He performed this role only a few times early in his career; however, he did sing Pinkerton's short aria "Addio, fiorito" in concert in his later years.

Hailing from Modena in Italy, Luciano Pavarotti had loved singing since he was a boy, however an impromptu rendition of "Vesti la giubba" (from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci) at the age of 5, made his neighbors tell him to shut up. Luciano began his formal training as a young adult under Arrigo Pola, and he made his operatic debut as Rodolfo in Puccini's La Boheme at Reggio Emilia in 1961. This role would become one of his most renowned roles, and one with which he would make several of his opera house debuts. The story goes that during one performance of Boheme, Luciano delivered Rodolfo's act 1 aria "Che gelida manina" - which contains a famous high C near the end - and as he finished the aria, even the soprano standing next to him came completely out character, turned to him, and joined the congregation in applause!

Over time Luciano would associate himself largely with the operas of Verdi and Puccini. He himself has confessed that he has performed the role of Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca more than any other role in his career. He has also done the Duke in Verdi's Rigoletto, Alfredo in Verdi's La Traviata, Radames in Verdi's Aida, the title roles in Verdi's Il Trovatore, Verdi's Don Carlo, and Giordano's Andrea Chenier, and perhaps most famously, Calaf in Puccini's Turandot.

The role of Calaf has largely been associated with Luciano because of the Act 3 aria, "Nessun dorma", which needs no introduction. Luciano sang Calaf on stage only twice in his career - in 1977 at San Francisco, with Montserrat Caballe as Turandot and Riccardo Chailly at the baton; and again 20 years later in 1997 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, with Jane Eaglen as Turandot and Maestro James Levine conducting. The latter recording is one of the most difficult to find; several audio excerpts exist online, as does a small video of him singing the "No no principessa altera" from Act 2, complete with its long, seemingly unending high C (see video below), but to date there is no known complete audio or video of this performance. The Met has yet to announce a release.

The relationship between Luciano and Levine has long been one of the best ever; many are aware that both were more than just friends or colleagues. It was "Jimmy" who encouraged Luciano to expand his repertory and take on more roles (I have discussed a lot about this in my Pride Month tribute post to James Levine in my mane blog). Under Levine's guidance, Luciano took on such demanding roles as Calaf and Chenier, as well as - yes, this is wacky but legit - the Italian Singer in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier in 1982!

And Levine didn't stop there; he encouraged Luciano to take on more, language-wise. Luciano admitted in his autobiography that he loved French opera, and two roles he always wanted to sing on stage were the title role in Massenet's Werther and Don Jose in Bizet's Carmen. Indeed, Werther's Act 3 aria "Pourquoi me reveiller?" had always been one of Luciano's favorites to perform live as a concert piece - he even did so at one of the Three Tenors concerts, as you can see in this next video.

Luciano was all set to do his first Werther in 1991 at Covent Garden; but the performance was taken over by the British conductor George Solti, who decided that the performance would be a concert performance of Verdi's Otello instead.

Then the cancelations began, those which Luciano became very infamous for in his later years. In 1996, not long after doing his first Chenier under Levine, Luciano was going to do his first Don Jose at a Xmas performance of Carmen, with Waltraud Meier in the title role (and again with Levine conducting); but - shockingly - he fell ill and canceled at the eleventh hour. In her book, Molto Agitato, reporter Johanna Fiedler recounts that when it was announced that Luciano had called in ill and was canceling Don Jose, the Met's general manager Joe Volpe allegedly said to the audience in a pre-show announcement: "The good news is that Mr Pavarotti asked me to send you all his holiday greetings. The bad news is that he sends you his greetings from Modena." Luciano was understudied in the role of Don Jose for that performance by his good friend, tenor Placido Domingo. (Luciano did, however, recover in time to perform Calaf the year after.)

Luciano never stopped trying new things out. In 1994, for the soundtrack of the Charlie Sheen movie The Three Musketeers, he recorded the theme song "All for love" with Bryan Adams, one of his first forays into modern popular music:

Of course, Luciano never lost his roots; he was no stranger to the traditional Arie Antiche, the series of 24 Italian songs and arias from the 1700s compiled by Alessandro Parisotti which today are used primarily for music pedagogy, especially vocal auditions. In fact, he adored these arias, and always opened every recital with one. Here is Luciano's rendition of "Caro mio ben", perhaps the single most infamous Arie Antiche ever, accompanied by La Scala's music director Riccardo Muti on piano, from 1995:

As the new millennium began, Luciano performed Radames in Verdi's Aida at the Met in 2001, with Deborah Voigt in the title role and again with Levine conducting. His farewell to the stage was in 2004 as Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca, one of his most renowned roles, with Carol Vaness in the title role, Samuel Ramey as Scarpia, and again with his beloved "Jimmy" Levine at the podium.

The world mourned Luciano's loss in September 2007, after he passed away at the age of 72, reportedly of a heart attack due to his weight, with which he struggled for much of his life. We are all the poorer for Luciano's loss. His opera performances on video and record will be his everlasting memorial.

Here, to round it up, is a full-length video of Luciano giving a masterclass at Juilliard in New York in 1979:

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The U.S. Military Must Move Beyond Defense-Reform Theater

“FEDERAL TIMES” By  Mackenzie Eaglen “The sheer size, scope, reach and budget of the U.S. military is startling. Therefore it makes sense the Pentagon is a most tempting target for constant reform. But change for change’s sake is not helpful, nor is defense-reform theater. Serious crusaders must chart a different course for modernizing defense bureaucracy — one fit for the information age where…

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A new cosplay character from Vol. 5 of Bright Morn of Issareth - Vol. 5 - The Red Book - Part II, He will play a major role in Volume VI which will begin uploading May 1, 2023.

Tzu Eaglen 

Scholar, Warrior, highly skilled martial artist and arrogantly humble.

He, like Calaryns, of which Bright Morn is, looks human. And everything in his background says he is but, after a battle he was found under the clothing of a Calaryn who had died, face down, on top of him after a fall. Calaryn's bodies dissipate when they die, their souls being absorbed by the nearest (willing) female who will then bring them back into the world with their birth. Normally, on a battlefield if a Calaryn dies he dissipates and, with the majority of the soldiers around him being male, does not find a host so is gone forever. Tzu, now is showing signs of possibly turning into a Calaryn which means there might be something in his background from one of his ancestors that actually gives him some unknown Calaryn dna.

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Fig. 1. Edward II, Type 11a2 penny of Bury St Edmunds, c.1311-1312. The obverse, with EWA for EDWA error, is from the same die as Robin Eaglen's Nos. 619 and 620 in his work, The Abbey and Mint of Bury St Edmunds from 1279.

Obv: +EWA R ANGL DNS hYB

Rev: VILL SCI E DMV NDI

“Edward, King of England, Lord of Ireland" and “Town of Saint Edmund."

Edward II also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. Following the death of his father Edward “Longshanks”, Edward succeeded to the throne in 1307. The “Long Cross Penny” was the largest coin of the period and those of Edward II closely resemble those of his father. He adopted the same bust and legend. It takes a trained eye to spot differences in the lettering and the King's crown to spot a genuine Edward II.

Having thought the above coin was Edward I type 9c, I contacted Rod Blunt, who has an excellent reference website.

Rod replied and confirmed it is in fact Edward II, and pointed me to Robin Eaglen’s book which I have now purchased.

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on the creep

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Katie Nageotte @KTNago13 @Au_Xc_Tf #EagleNation 4.90m #PoleVault #棒高跳び GOLD MEDAL at @Tokyo2020 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 @TaFphoto 06 Aug 2021 #Sonyα1 #東京2020 #Tokyo2020 #RoadToTokyo2020 #RoadToTokyo #陸上競技 #AimBeyond @NcaaTrackField #NcaaTrackAndField @usatf #USATF @WorldAthletics #IaafWorlds @WChOregon22 #WChOregon22 @ProTrackSeries #ProTrackSeries @SoundRunning #SoundRunning @PdxTrack #PdxTrack @RunMcDc #RunMcDc @MurpheyClassic #MurpheyClassic #RunnerGirl #RunningGirl #Fitspo #Running #Fitspiration #Runner #Athlete #Runners #InstaRunners #Track #Athletics (at Tokyo Olympic Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSMpJdOHQd1/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Happy Monday #EagleNation - Life and Favor. 🎶You don’t know my story. You cannot imagine the pain and the trials i’ve had to endure It would blow your mind!🎶 I AM Happy and thankful for my morning gift of Life! You don’t know my story! #iWalk (LifeWalking) - We are in Dem streets getting a quick short walk in before I have to become #TheyCallMeProfessorCarr. #LiveLoveLaughLearnOnPurpose https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-VDUah-XrvMoU5kY3v4OmSNPTMtst6msy4YI0/?igshid=101thvuxbehks