Songs Of The Day

I wanted to listen to opera this morning. Started with "Mi Chiamano Mimi" again and want to go through some other arias.

The first thing I wanted to look up was roast beef. I saw this Beaver brand of cream horseradish sauce, which is one of my favorites, and it got me thinking about roast beef, one of my very favorite dishes. I wanted to look up the different kinds of roast beef and figure out what it was I made last and served to my mother and father, which they liked so much.

Roast beef, pot roast...I guess it's traditionally served in England, Canada, Australia, and one other place, for Sunday dinner. Also in certain parts of the U.S.

I can't remember what the difference is between brisket and pot roast and roast beef. If brisket is the one with a sort of sweet sauce version, I think it's the pot roast or tenderloin roast or sirloin tip round I like better.

Gheorgiu's version of "O Mi Babbino Caro" is interesting. I like Kiri Te Kanawa's version and other versions better, but this one is pretty for being dark. It's sung in a low alto almost kind of soprano, deep tones, and is, frankly, depressing. Which is maybe how it's supposed to be, but I've still heard more moving versions before and there was a sliver of light in the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul9OTShQ_rc&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_stronger_r2-HM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ8HlZNrzK4. Pretty aria, Bellini, as sung by Te Kanawa, from I Cappuleti e i Montecchi. Oh! quante volte ti chiedo, Giulietta's aria from I Capuletti ed I Montecchi.

An english song by Te Kanawa: http://www.allmusicals.com/lyrics/andrewlloydwebber/theheartisslowtolearn-kiritekanawa.html. "The Heart Is Slow To Learn".

"I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Mis by Te Kanawa. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMIDfTcMuAM&NR=1.

This is the one I like, the one that made me cry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt-IBJpEMzA&NR=1&feature=fvwp. "I Dreamed A Dream" . Crying throughout. Very well done. This is where I hear the feeling.