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a little opera for your saturday morning

O Mio Babbino Caro is my favorite opera aria (yes, yes, doesn't everyone love it). That octave leap has got to be one of the most beautiful moments in opera lyricism. Actually, any of Puccini's arias is worth a listen.

I don't think I have heard anyone top Dame Kiri te Kanawa's rendition.

Anna Netrebko is certainly more sophisticated, but her voice seems too heavy to me. I tend to be picky when it comes to opera voices that I actually enjoy. And anyway, it was Kiri who backdropped Room with a View.

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Also of note: Thomson on Fred Astaire is a poetical yet interesting analysis.