A succession of pretty sounds

I am almost finished Brideshead Revisited,

review probably on the weekend.

I am not even going to mention The Habs!!!

Except to say this,

a loosing team,

 while a bummer,

is part of what makes you stronger!!!!

In the, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, category.

It’s easy to root for winners.

I have had a suggestion,

for the sixth book in my GLBT Q Challenge.

A good friend,

who usually steers my right,

has suggested Girl Unwrapped by Gabriella Goliger,

apparently it meets the Q requirement.

So, that’s my list complete. (complete list under Challenge)

Today’s post is inspired by a comment,

and is about wait for it……

Opera.

Yes, Opera.

I like Opera.

I don’t go to the Opera or even the symphony,

I always found that plaid clashes with silk,

but,

deep in the recesses of my CD collection,

there lurks some opera.

I grew up listening to all kinds of music,

my dad was a music freak.

In the family record pile,

yes, we had records,

there were many opera  excerpts,

 famous aria collections,

or great tenors of the 20 Th century,

that kind of stuff.

I never liked the German stuff,

too loud and guttural for my taste,

but, the Italian opera,

Bellisima.

I don’t speak Italian,

and I think that adds to the pleasure.

Once, and only once,

I read what the words to one of my favorite airs,

meant,

something which had been magical,

became ordinary, mundane.

I never did that again,

I’d rather pretend.

Weirdly, it works with French opera as well,

and I speak French!!

But, you can’t really make out the words.

Opera to me,

 is a succession of pretty sounds,

to which I attach no real meaning.

I like a little mystery,

in my books, in my music, in my friends,

and mostly in my,

women:-)

Later girls

BB

**one thing I would like for 2011, more comments and less Spam of the cheap Viagra variety**

Author: Bookish Butch

I am a bookish butch in my mid early fifties. I live in Montréal and always have. I used to run a small used bookstore. Reading keeps me sane. My latest jiggie is photography, book project in the works, living the dream

4 thoughts on “A succession of pretty sounds”

  1. I never heard opera until my stepdad came along when I was 9 years old or so: He used to be a music teacher, and listened exclusively to opera and classical while woodworking in our dusty basement. I spent many a long hour absorbing these sounds while hunkered down in the corner, making my own craft projects. I didn’t understand the extent to which I’d taken it in until a couple years ago, when I realized the only thing that could motivate me to finish a pile of tasks around the house and yard was to put on some opera. For me, it’s music for doing things to… I’ve never been to see a performance, and I don’t understand most of the words, and I associate it so strongly with using my hands while concentrating on skilled work that I think I’d be confused if I instead was expected to simply watch and listen.

    Having said that, check out this old episode of RadioLab about The Ring Cycle: It made me want to focus on the art of opera for its own sake.

  2. Opera and manual labour… Who’d of thought…Wow.
    I will check out the link and I’ll tell you what I think. Perhaps on an upcoming
    post on why I love things PBS and CBC radio ish, 🙂 Thanks. Your comments are always so interesting. Btw, Happy New Year!!!!

  3. Oh, are we discussing the fine points of Opera? ZzzzzzZZZzzzzz 😉 Teasing! But still…musicals I love, opera not so much.

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