Naturally the first place to visit was London. And so we were on the world famous London double decker bus at Piccadilly Circus passing the Eros when my mum (who's a music lover but classical and opera are not the genre she listens to) said, "Haq..kat situ macam ada jual roti" (Haq I think they sell bread there). Obviously she was very hungry then, as I had dragged them the whole day to finish the essential London! LOL!
When I asked where, she pointed to Tower Records...Lo and behold...it was a huge poster which wrote "Pavarotti"....My dad who knew (through his reading) of Pavarotti laughed uncontrollably and explained to her who Pavarotti was.....Up till this day when I listen to my Pavarotti CDs I would be thinking of that very day at Piccadilly Circus! And this morning, when the news came on tv, I'm sure she was thinking what I was thinking..I just smiled in my heart!
Anyway, I just leave you with this video clip of Nessun Dorma, an aria from the final act of Turandot which achieved a pop status (in the UK) in 1990 when it was featured by BBC for their coverage of the world cup!
....."Let No one Sleep"
7 comments:
Am not a big fan of opera myself but lately, i saw this on tv here...http://youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA
This guy won and got to sing in front of the queen for her bday..:)
Haq
Am not a big fan of him.. but I like his duet with Celine Dion, "I Hate You Then I Love You".. Another loss... right?
so sad isnt' it. The office is tuned to the Classical channel on the radio and it had a morning of tribute to Pavarotti today... Just a great way to end the week but a true lost indeed.
Pearl
I'm not a fan of operas but it sure is a great loss. When that rare occasion I do get to listen, its like so enchanting just listening to that voice....even though I know nuts what he's singing :)
Your mum's sooo cute! Ha.. can ask my sons this now, "Roti apa tak leh makan?" LOL!!
ps: love his voice! husband said to remember his death, 10 years after diana, and on my twins' birthday...
haha..kelakar. Roti..roti.....
dadof4,tak hapdet lagi? Bz ye? Anyway,selamat berpuasa utk you sekeluarga :)
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