tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post8303570877212728785..comments2024-03-27T07:48:23.030-11:00Comments on Intelliblog: ROSSINI AND HIS MAGPIEIntellibloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-62311953645259218892010-02-21T19:36:30.819-11:002010-02-21T19:36:30.819-11:00Very exciting music, Nicholas! I can imagine how i...Very exciting music, Nicholas! I can imagine how it must have been for you at 10 years of age, especially if performed by a full orchestra.<br />I can appreciate your love of classical music now that I know the story of your "initiation".Penthehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226869141298079186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-47725326986664777732010-02-21T01:29:00.484-11:002010-02-21T01:29:00.484-11:00Opera Australia has a travelling company bringing ...Opera Australia has a travelling company bringing their spectacle to regional areas and that is how I saw opera first.<br />I learned everything I know about Rossini The Roma Rockstar just this week on FTA TV when the Classical Destinations series showed Rome/Rossini, presented by Simon Callow (not to be confused with Simon Cowell).Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-60615116027197500642010-02-20T02:49:22.690-11:002010-02-20T02:49:22.690-11:00I am not familiar with this one. Isn't it grea...I am not familiar with this one. Isn't it great? All the flair and excitement of a Rossini piece. Definitely puts you in mind of The Barber of Seville.<br /><br />I have often said to my friends who think opera is awful, that they just need to acquire the taste for it, and Rossini provides a very palatable way of doing that.Bekkieannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058996951400003081noreply@blogger.com